Today’s headlines: Another endangered species protection slashed, House passes ratepayer protection act, and more

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FOSSIL FUELS

• The Trump administration moves to strip another core protection from the Endangered Species Act — a decision that could have massive implications for energy development on federal land. (New York Times)

• Analysts say the war in Iran is moving toward a new, more economically devastating phase, with massive gasoline and diesel price hikes a likely consequence. (Washington Post)

• House Republicans fail to gather enough support to suspend the federal gasoline tax ahead of the midterm elections. (Politico)

DATA CENTERS

• The U.S. House approves a bill to require state regulators to consider making data centers pay for the power and transmission upgrades utilities would have to make to serve them. (Associated Press)

NUCLEAR

• Holtec suspends plans for an IPO as investors scrutinize the amount of money being spent to build power supplies for an uncertain AI boom. (Bloomberg, Reuters)

WIND

• Vineyard Wind reaches a settlement with GE Vernova over the turbine supplier’s attempt to exit the project. (Reuters)

POLITICS

• Democrats are poised to claim political trifectas in a handful of states this fall — wins that would allow them to take strong action on clean energy, climate, and emissions reductions. (Inside Climate News)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Clean energy developers are earning federal tax credits at a faster rate than companies are looking to buy them. (Utility Dive)

• Skyrocketing clean energy development has helped India keep its carbon emissions flat for the past two years, marking the first time in decades that the country hasn’t expanded its coal power use for two years straight. (Carbon Brief)

CARBON CAPTURE

• Google signs on to back a Brazilian carbon removal project, marking its biggest deal in the industry yet. (Reuters)