Today’s headlines: Inside ExxonMobil’s climate deliberations, and more

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FOSSIL FUELS

• Documents filed in a Massachusetts lawsuit against ExxonMobil reveal the company’s internal deliberations about dealing with climate change: ​“This is the playbook all in one place.” (Inside Climate News)

• U.S. trucking industry groups say the Trump administration’s order allowing more companies to buy tax-exempt diesel will do little to alleviate sky-high fuel prices. (Politico)

• Minnkota Power Cooperative plans to build a roughly $1 billion natural gas plant in North Dakota to take advantage of a new gas pipeline from the Bakken region to the eastern part of the state. (North Dakota Monitor)

POLITICS

• An 18-year veteran of the Interior Department and self-described ​“conservative Christian” resigns from the department over the Trump administration’s ​“one-of-the-above” energy strategy focused on fossil fuels, dismantling of the offshore wind industry, and ​“assault on the rule of law.” (The Guardian)

DATA CENTERS

• Developers have canceled at least $260 billion worth of data center projects in the U.S. so far this year after facing strong local opposition. (Heatmap)

NUCLEAR

• Google’s investment in Constellation Energy’s nuclear fleet marks just the latest attempt by nuclear power plant owners to upgrade and squeeze more power out of their facilities. (New York Times)

CLEAN ENERGY

• South Korea announces a $747 billion plan to add 100 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and bolster the green steel, battery, hydrogen, nuclear, and other cleantech industries through 2035. (Reuters)

UTILITIES

• As Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy move toward a merger, a Virginia examiner rules that they must release concealed documents, including one detailing alleged illegal activity by NextEra subsidiary Florida Power & Light in the state. (Virginia Mercury)

GRID

• MISO’s proposal to speed up its long-delayed interconnection queue, which has about 71 GW of projects, receives widespread support from renewable energy developers and state regulators. (Utility Dive)