Today’s headlines: A major climate withdrawal, offshore wind upheaval, and more

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VENEZUELA

• The U.S. seizes two Venezuelan oil tankers, including one flying a Russian flag. (Associated Press)

• President Donald Trump is reportedly considering seizing partial control of Venezuela’s state-run oil company. (Wall Street Journal)

• The Trump administration is looking to revive mining in Venezuela, though experts say there are no reliable accounts of what critical mineral deposits the country actually has in store. (Latitude Media)

• U.S. Senate Democrats will probe whether American oil companies knew about the Trump administration’s Venezuela operation ahead of time. (New York Times)

OFFSHORE WIND

• Orsted files a second lawsuit against the Trump administration over the federal halt to offshore wind construction, this time challenging the pause of work on the company’s Sunrise Wind project off New York. (Reuters)

• Equinor warns its Empire Wind project faces ​“likely termination” if the federal work stoppage continues. (E&E News)

REGULATION

• The Trump administration moves to roll back National Environmental Policy Act regulations. (Associated Press)

CLIMATE

• Trump announces plans to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other global collaboratives. (Politico)

• The U.S. saw 23 weather and climate disasters each causing more than $1 billion in damages last year. (Grist)

NUCLEAR

• The New York Power Authority says it received a ​“robust response” to its call for communities and companies looking to develop an advanced nuclear power project. (news release)