That cleaner ship has sailed

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FEDERAL FUNDING

• The Trump administration cancels more than $700 million in funding for battery and manufacturing projects, including $316 million intended to help battery recycler Ascend Elements build a manufacturing facility. (E&E News)

• The relationship between Energy Secretary Chris Wright and the White House is reportedly strained, as tensions rise about how the agency has enacted its billions of dollars worth of cuts to energy projects. (Politico)

• U.S. Sen. John Curtis, a Utah Republican, says he has ​“concerns” about the Trump administration cancelling $7.5 billion in federal funding for clean energy projects, saying ​“we need every electron we can get.” (Utah News Dispatch)

OFFSHORE WIND

• The mayor of Ocean City, Maryland, wonders who will be responsible for removing infrastructure already installed if courts decide the Trump administration can go ahead with plans to revoke permits for the US Wind project. (Baltimore Sun)

AFFORDABILITY

• Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory find correlation between utilities’ increasing spending on distribution and transmission infrastructure and rising utility rates. (Inside Climate News)

• Maine consumers are likely to see an estimated 15% increase in electric supply rates next year, in addition to the possible, widely opposed distribution price hike now pending before regulators. (Maine Monitor)

• Virginia Democrats campaign against high electric bills and rising demand from data centers in the home stretch of this year’s gubernatorial and legislative elections with a ​“The Energy Bills are Too Damn High” tour. (Virginia Mercury)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Dozens of Indiana counties have bans or strict regulations on utility-scale wind and solar development, drawing concerns from the state’s top energy official as leaders seek to attract more manufacturing and data centers. (Indianapolis Star)

• Delayed federal rulemaking for handling an oncoming wave of solar panel waste leaves states to devise their own policies, though 15 states still lack any policy framework. (Inside Climate News)

FOSSIL FUELS

• North America’s liquefied natural gas export capacity could more than double by 2029, driven by major U.S. projects in the works. (E&E News)

STORAGE

• Some 600 residents of a Massachusetts town attend a hearing about the siting of a proposed battery energy storage system, with most opposing the plan. (Tewksbury Town Crier)