Today’s headlines: Permitting pause puts 92 GW of clean energy at risk, and more

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CLEAN ENERGY

• Trump administration policies holding back clean energy permitting are putting 92 GW of projects at risk, representing $121 billion in investments, a new Wood Mackenzie report finds. (Reuters)

POLLUTION

• A federal court rejects the U.S. EPA’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that aims to rein in soot pollution from coal plants and other industrial sources. (The Guardian)

ELECTRIFICATION

• Maryland’s new energy policy overhaul means it has plenty of state money to spend on heat pump incentives, even as the Trump administration prohibits the use of federal funds for switching from fossil fuels to electric appliances for heating and cooling. (WYPR)

OFFSHORE WIND

• Norwegian energy giant Equinor says it will shut down its offshore wind business in Japan by the end of the year. (Reuters)

EMISSIONS

• Virginia lawmakers adjust the state’s two-year budget plan to return 45% of funds earned through its membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to utility customers instead of funneling the money entirely to energy efficiency and flood mitigation projects. (Virginia Mercury)

COAL

• The DOE renews its emergency order keeping Colorado’s Craig coal plant online for another three months. (Mining.com)

FINANCE

• Sustainability advocates and investment managers alike criticize the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to end a Biden-era regulation that requires companies to disclose their climate-related risks, saying investors need that information to make wise decisions. (E&E News)

NUCLEAR

• The two oldest nuclear plants in the U.S., both more than 50 years old and both in upstate New York, ask federal regulators for permission to operate until 2049. (Syracuse.com)