Today’s headlines: Climate denier helms reinstated federal office, oil prices jump again, and more

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MIDDLE EAST ENERGY SHOCK

• Oil prices spike after President Donald Trump declares the ceasefire with Iran ​“over” and threatens to reinstate a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz or resume strikes on the country. (Politico)

• The EU is drawing up plans to push its economy even further toward electrification as fossil fuel market instability persists. (Bloomberg)

CLIMATE

• The Trump administration reestablishes the office that produces the National Climate Assessment and places a climate change denier in charge. (Politico)

BATTERIES

• Sodium-ion battery startup Peak Energy says it’ll build a commercial manufacturing facility in Sacramento, California, to produce grid-scale storage systems. (Bloomberg)

NUCLEAR

• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes softening the environmental reviews required for nuclear reactor permits. (Reuters)

EFFICIENCY

• Arizona’s all-Republican utility commission votes to end the state’s energy-efficiency standards for regulated utilities, claiming that data centers and other emerging large power users can’t meet the rules. (E&E News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Ionna, the EV charging network founded by eight major automakers, is on track to build 30,000 high-speed stations across the country by 2030. (Axios)