Today’s headlines: Trump’s nuclear boost, a California wind lawsuit, and more

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NUCLEAR

• The Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans to spur the development of 10 Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors, with aims to begin construction by 2030 and get plants up and running in the next decade. (Associated Press)

• Walmart enters a long-term power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy to buy 176 MW of nuclear power from the electricity provider’s Illinois plant to supply an in-development distribution center. (Reuters)

SOLAR

• rPlus Energies brings online its 400-MW Green River Energy Center solar-plus-storage facility in Emery County, Utah. (Deseret News)

• Delaware advances four new community solar projects with a total capacity of more than 16 MW as part of state efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower electricity costs. (WBOC)

WIND

• California moves to file a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s deal to pay Golden State Wind to cancel its offshore lease along the state’s central coast, saying it’s a ​“strategic mistake of colossal proportions.” (Associated Press)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Chinese EV exports reached an all-time monthly high of $9.2 billion in May, and exports of solar panels, batteries, and other clean technologies also remained high as conflict in the Middle East continued to squeeze fossil fuel markets. (Bloomberg)

DATA CENTERS

• Chevron announces it will build a 2.7-GW gas-fired power plant, which will be colocated with a Microsoft data center in Texas and potentially use oilfield wastewater as a water source. (Houston Chronicle)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The Tennessee Valley Authority floats a new long-range plan that relies on coal through 2039 and could more than double its use of gas-fired power plants. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

• Coal-fired power generation is on track to rebound in China this year after falling last year, in part because the Strait of Hormuz’s closure limited natural gas imports to the country. (Reuters)

• Los Angeles’s City Council advances a proposal to halt new oil and gas drilling and phase out existing wells citywide over the next 20 years, reviving a 2022 ordinance shot down by a judge following industry challenges. (Los Angeles Times)

UTILITIES

• Utility giant Exelon is pushing states to allow utilities to own their own generation assets as the company looks to capitalize on rising data center demand. (Bloomberg)

• Minnesota Power breaks ground on a 465-mile, $900 million transmission line that will help Minnesota meet its clean energy targets with wind energy from North Dakota. (MPR)

STEEL

• Swedish startup Stegra closes a $1.6 billion funding round as it continues to build a groundbreaking green steel project in Europe. (Reuters)

• Northwest Indiana environmental advocates call on Nippon Steel to make clean energy investments at U.S. Steel facilities to protect public health. (Chicago Tribune)