Today’s headlines: IRA’s legacy lives on, union leaders decry wind buyouts, and more

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CLEAN ENERGY

• A new MIT report predicts the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy legacy will continue even after the Trump administration repealed much of its incentives, with tons of renewable power still on track to get built through 2035. (Heatmap, report)

• The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in southwestern Colorado moves forward with its 270-MW Foxtail solar-plus-storage project on tribal land in New Mexico despite federal hostility to clean energy. (NPR)

WIND

• East Coast state leaders fear offshore wind companies will shut down in the wake of Trump administration attacks, making it harder to achieve their clean energy goals if a new president reinvigorates the industry. (Stateline)

• Union workers and leaders call out the Trump administration’s buyouts of offshore wind leases, saying the deals are destroying good-paying union jobs. (The Guardian)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• America’s step back from EV manufacturing will put the U.S. even further behind China’s industry dominance, analysts say. (The Guardian)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The U.S. Justice Department calls on state attorneys general to join its investigation into why gasoline prices haven’t fallen dramatically as tensions ease and shipping resumes in the Middle East. (Politico)

• The U.S. Energy Information Administration now predicts the country will build 66 GW of gas plant capacity between 2026 and 2030, tripling the prediction it made at the beginning of last year. (E&E News)

EMISSIONS

• President Donald Trump pardons nine people who the White House had previously targeted for violating the Clean Air Act by helping drivers bypass vehicle emissions control systems. (Associated Press)

DATA CENTERS

• Seven new fossil fuel power plants slated to support data centers in Pennsylvania would increase greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of putting 14 million cars on the road, a new study concludes. (Inside Climate News)

NUCLEAR

• A federal judge dismisses an attempt by opponents to stop the restart of the Palisades nuclear plant in southwestern Michigan, just as owner Holtec announces the facility has entered the final stage before it can reopen. (WDIV, World Nuclear News)