Today’s headlines: A clean school bus ​“revamp,” a mysterious nuclear contract, and more

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TARIFFS

• President Donald Trump announces, but doesn’t officially establish, a blanket 15% tariff after the Supreme Court rules Trump’s implementation of reciprocal tariffs via an emergency order was unconstitutional. (Politico)

• The U.S. Commerce Department will announce today whether it will impose tariffs on solar cell and panel imports from India, Laos, and Indonesia. (Reuters)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• The U.S. EPA will ​“revamp” the Clean School Bus program and shift $2.3 billion in remaining funds away from electric buses and likely toward natural gas-, biofuel-, and hydrogen-powered vehicles. (Inside Climate News)

• Madison, Wisconsin, improves the performance of its electric bus fleet with a system of overhead chargers on key routes and increased vehicle battery capacity. (Grist)

NUCLEAR

• The Trump administration is considering awarding a $25 billion contract to little-known nuclear power company Entra1 Energy, which has fewer than five employees, to build new energy infrastructure using money pledged by Japan to avoid tariffs. (Politico)

SOLAR

• The Energy Information Administration predicts the U.S. will add 86 GW of utility-scale power generation capacity this year, with more than half of it coming from solar. (EIA)

BUILDINGS

• If New York City buildings decarbonize as planned, it could massively disrupt utilities’ business model and lead to ​“unacceptably high” prices for customers who continue to use natural gas. (Inside Climate News)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Filings show Williams Cos. and Mountain Valley Pipeline want to begin construction on their projects to expand pipelines in the same areas of Virginia and North Carolina as soon as next month, despite concerns about redundancy. (E&E News)

• A small Pennsylvania town founded for coal mining is on the verge of collapse under the pressure of noxious, smoldering underground fires; pollution; and economic challenges: ​“Once the town’s benefactor, coal has become its curse.” (Morning Call)

WIND

• While five offshore wind farms won recent court victories over the Trump administration, experts say dozens more projects in earlier stages have little chance of moving forward under current policies. (Stateline)