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WIND

• Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., file a lawsuit asking the courts to block federal agencies from implementing President Trump’s executive order that stopped permits, approvals, and loans for wind energy projects. (Associated Press)

• The U.S. Supreme Court dismisses two lawsuits by fishing industry groups aiming to stop work on the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. (Renews)

• A delegation of Ocean City, Maryland, lawmakers travels to Washington, D.C., to press for Trump to halt U.S. Wind’s fully permitted offshore wind project off the state’s coast. (Delmarva Now)

POLITICS

• President Trump’s proposed budget cuts would slash billions of dollars from programs funding clean-energy infrastructure and helping low-income households pay for heating and cooling. (Inside Climate News)

• The Trump administration delays implementation of a Biden-era energy efficiency rule that aimed to reduce fossil-fuel use in new federal buildings. (Politico)

• Federal lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill that would preserve the Inflation Reduction Act’s 45X manufacturing tax credit, which has spurred a boom in domestic solar, battery, and wind production. (E&E News)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Federal regulators approve the terms of a deal to keep two coal-fired power plants in Maryland operating until 2029 — years after their initially planned closures — to help ensure reliable power supply to the area. (Daily Energy Insider)

• Trump’s tariffs and surging production by OPEC+ could cause a decrease in production as the price of crude oil teeters near the break-even price. (Marketplace)

• The European Commission will propose plans next month to ban new purchases of Russian gas by the end of this year and cease all imports, including under existing agreements, by 2027. (Reuters)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoes a bill that would have raised the targets for how much battery storage Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power must add in coming decades. (Cardinal News)

• The Department of Energy is asking Bank of America to assess the value of its portfolio of clean-energy loans under the Loan Programs Office, signaling potential interest in the unprecedented move of selling the low-interest loans. (E&E News)

DATA CENTERS

• A Tennessee county board calls for an update from the Tennessee Valley Authority and Memphis’ municipal utility on connecting Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer to the grid to end its need for temporary gas-fired turbines. (WATN)

NUCLEAR

• 23-year-old nuclear fusion firm General Fusion lays off 25% of staff days after hitting a technological milestone, citing a challenging funding landscape and political and market uncertainty. (TechCrunch)

HYDROGEN

• French energy giant TotalEnergies applies for a permit to build a sprawling $16 billion green hydrogen and ammonia complex in southern Chile. (Reuters)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Analysis shows that under a Republican proposal to tax EV drivers, EV and hybrid owners would pay far more in fees than those who drive gas-powered cars pay in fuel taxes. (Washington Post)

• Rivian announces a $120 million investment to build a supplier park in Illinois that’s meant to reduce shipping, logistics, and warehousing costs. (Reuters)

CLIMATE

• Maine lawmakers consider a ​“climate superfund” bill that would make oil companies pay for damages caused by climate change, but state officials urge caution as similar laws in Vermont and New York are in the midst of legal battles with the federal government. (Maine Public)