States sue after Trump cancels state EV sales rules

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Massachusetts and Vermont join a 10-state lawsuit against the federal government’s attempt to cancel state rules requiring increasing EV sales over time, saying Congress ​“blithely disregarded” independent arbiters who concluded the body did not have the authority to undo the laws. (Boston Globe)

OFFSHORE WIND

• The planners of the Atlantic Shores wind farm off New Jersey have asked the state to terminate its current contracts, but say the move is a ​“reset,” not a cancellation, as they wait for a better political and economic climate to move forward. (WHYY)

TARIFFS

• A group of Canadian premiers hope to work with New England governors to find ways to mitigate the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on energy and other products. (St. Albert Gazette)

AFFORDABILITY

• While Gov. Wes Moore welcomes Exelon’s $19 million relief fund for Maryland households struggling with their utility bills, while advocates say it is the company’s thirst for profits that is making it hard for people to pay their bills in the first place. (Maryland Matters)

GRID

• A Pennsylvania bill backed by Gov. Josh Shapiro would create a statewide board to oversee the siting and selection of new power generation projects, a move climate advocates worry could lead to more fossil fuel fired projects. (Inside Climate News)

• The New Hampshire legislature passes a bill directing energy officials to study whether the state should withdraw from ISO New England, though the grid operator has explained that it is not a membership organization that the state can choose to leave. (InDepthNH)

TRANSMISSION

• A group of environmental organizations challenges the conservation area proposed by the developers of the New England Clean Energy Connect Transmission Line, saying the 50,000-acre parcel does not have enough mature trees and questioning the plan to allow logging on the property. (Maine Public)

SOLAR

• A residential solar loan pilot takes off in Maryland and makes more than 80 loans in the first six months — double its target for the entire first year. (Utility Dive)

UTILITIES

• Two New York utilities will return $20 million to customers as a penalty for failing to meet their customer service standards. (Rochester First)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The Delaware refinery that for three weeks released sulfur dioxide at levels above what their permits allow has repaired the broken boiler that caused the problem; state environmental officials say the emissions were not enough to impact public health. (WHYY)

NEW FROM CANARY MEDIA

• Republicans’ ​“Big Beautiful Bill” puts hundreds of gigawatts of planned clean energy projects at risk of not being built as it threatens to dismantle key tax credits, Dan McCarthy reports.

• Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico joined our live event and discussed Democrats’ push to preserve clean energy incentives in the ​“Big Beautiful Bill” with Volts’ John Roberts.