States’ lawsuit against Trump’s wind order can continue

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OFFSHORE WIND

• A federal judge says he will deny a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of 17 states and Washington D.C. challenging President Trump’s executive order blocking wind development. (Associated Press)

• Trump’s hostility to wind turbines — which he says are ​“garbage” and ​“very expensive to paint” — could delay or cancel more than $100 billion in investments, analysts say. (E&E News)

SOLAR

• The first utility-owned solar farm in New Hampshire — a 4.9-MW array developed by Unitil — comes online. (NHPR)

• After 12 years of defending itself against lawsuits by the developers, a Vermont town agrees to allow two 2-MW solar projects to go ahead, despite the longstanding objections of residents who fear the developments will disrupt the scenic character of their community. (VTDigger)

• The Maine state legislature passes a bill that aims to lower consumer electricity bills by ending the existing system for solar clean energy credits and replacing it with a yet-to-be-developed successor program. (Maine Morning Star)

• A county commissioner in Maryland vows to keep fighting solar developers getting state approval for projects on agricultural land despite a county-level prohibition on such developments. (Baltimore Sun)

POLITICS

• Two major mayoral candidates in New York City have very different records and plans that could make the upcoming election pivotal for the future of the city’s climate action. (Grist)

TRANSMISSION

• A federal judge clears the way for utility surveyors to enter more than 100 private properties in Maryland as part of a highly controversial plan to build a 70-mile transmission line, but at least one county sheriff says he will not enforce the court ruling. (Baltimore Sun)

ELECTRIFICATION

• Electric boats and solar-powered processing equipment are starting to create environmental and financial benefits for Maine’s growing shellfish industry, but uncertain federal funding could slow progress. (Maine Monitor)

CLIMATE

• A church in Salem, Massachusetts, is developing plans to use solar panels, batteries, and a geothermal network to create a climate resilience hub and provide clean heating and cooling to much of the downtown area. (Inside Climate News)

• Maine lawmakers approve a bill requiring the state to use 100% renewable energy by 2040, 10 years ahead of its previous target. (Maine Public)

FOSSIL FUELS

• A Republican congressman from New York proposes a bill that would prevent state and local governments from banning specific types of energy, a response to a recently passed New York state bill that would require homeowners to pay for their own new natural gas hookups. (WETM)

• Pennsylvania state officials and legislators ask state environmental regulators to take enforcement action against Sunoco and pipeline owner Energy Transfer for not doing enough to assess and clean up a jet fuel leak that has contaminated at least seven residential wells. (Trentonian)

DATA CENTERS

• A New York company aims to develop data centers powered by ​“stranded renewable energy” — excess electricity produced by solar, wind, and hydro that can’t be sold onto the grid. (Inside Climate News)

STORAGE

• New Jersey rolls out a plan to procure 2 GW of battery storage by 2030, citing the need to bring more resources online to meet growing power demand. (PV Magazine)

NEW FROM CANARY MEDIA

• The Senate’s version of the ​“Big, Beautiful Bill” is a little gentler on clean energy, containing positives for battery storage, but still will gut hydrogen, EV, and home electrification incentives, Kathryn Krawczyk reports.

• Colorado landscapers are making the transition to electric lawn equipment after new state regulations went into effect this month, Alison F. Takemura reports.

• Minnesota removed its community solar program from a recently passed energy omnibus bill, saving it from a repeal that likely would’ve stymied 500 MW of planned projects, Alison F. Takemura reports.