Today’s headlines: AGs join wind lawsuit, gas prices rise again, and more

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WIND

• Nineteen attorneys general form a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to freeze routine reviews of land-based wind projects across the country. (CT News Junkie)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The national average gas price in the U.S. has once again climbed above $4 per gallon amid the re-escalating war in Iran. (Axios)

• Elon Musk quietly purchased mobile gas and diesel turbine firm APR Energy in May amid mounting scrutiny of Musk’s choice to run dozens of unpermitted mobile turbines to power an xAI data center near Memphis. (Electrek)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• U.S. EV sales plummeted in the first half of 2026, making up only 6% of new car sales as the expiration of federal tax credits takes its toll. (Inside Climate News)

• A new law in California will create a $3,500 discount for first-time EV buyers, so long as the car retails for less than $50,000. (KQED)

SOLAR

• Distributed solar saved utility customers in New England more than $130 million during this month’s heatwave, a report found. (Maine Morning Star)

• SEG Solar announces plans to build a 4.6-GW solar module manufacturing facility in Houston and open it by next spring. (Houston Business Journal/​KHOU)

GRID

• The results of grid operator PJM’s latest capacity auction, which fell short of its reliability target, sound ​“alarm bells” for the region, says Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chair Laura Swett. (Utility Dive)

• FERC directs the North American Electric Reliability Corp. to set reliability standards for data centers by the end of this year. (E&E News)

ELECTRIFICATION

• The European Union wants to get nearly half of its total energy consumption from electricity by 2040 — an ambitious but non-binding goal that comes as the region also seeks to weaken decarbonization targets. (E&E News, New York Times)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Clean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost, despite, well, everything — Kathryn Krawczyk

• An old-school geothermal giant rides the tech’s newfound popularity — Maria Gallucci

• Massachusetts bill would end a costly gas pipeline repair program — Sarah Shemkus