Today’s headlines: A climate-policy repeal looms, a Chinese EV giant sues over Trump tariffs, and more

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CLIMATE POLICY

• The Trump administration prepares to this week repeal the endangerment finding, which determines that greenhouse gases threaten public health and which serves as the legal basis for federal regulation of planet-warming pollution. (Wall Street Journal, New York Times)
• European manufacturers push back on the European Commission’s proposal to weaken the EU’s just-launched, world-first carbon border tax. (POLITICO)
• Democrats in Congress urge a federal appeals court to block the Trump administration from suspending nearly $20 billion in Biden-era green bank grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. (E&E News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• The world’s biggest EV manufacturer, Chinese company BYD, sues the U.S. government over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing they exceed presidential authority and asking for a refund for levies paid since last spring. (Reuters, Proactive)
• Red states, especially Texas and Florida, will see the deepest cuts to EV charging funds under the spending package passed by Congress last week. (E&E News)

GEOTHERMAL

• Geothermal could theoretically displace 42% of the EU’s coal and natural gas electricity generation, at the same cost, finds a new report by think tank Ember. (Grist, Ember)
• Next-generation geothermal startup Fervo Energy says it has drilled its hottest well yet at a site in Utah, reaching temperatures above 555 degrees Fahrenheit. (Renewables Now, press release)

DATA CENTERS

• The White House reportedly drafts a pact with tech giants that would have them make public commitments to ensure their data centers don’t raise household power prices, stress water supplies, or hurt grid reliability. (POLITICO)
• In a rush to build energy for data centers, hyperscalers are turning to natural gas, locking in years of additional fossil-fuel use. (Grist)

EMISSIONS

• The International Energy Agency predicts that while global electricity demand will surge 3.6% annually through 2030, emissions will remain relatively flat thanks to the rapid expansion of renewable energy. (Semafor)