Today’s headlines: Trump’s latest wind attack could ​“blow up” the permitting deal, and more

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PERMITTING BILL

• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who’s leading discussions on the Senate permitting bill, says the Trump administration’s renewed attacks on offshore wind could ​“blow up” the bipartisan legislation. (Politico)
• Industry, conservation, and clean energy groups, as well as major companies, are all filing lobbying disclosures as negotiations over the permitting bill heat up. (Axios)

BATTERIES

• Chinese battery firms have invested close to $90 billion in foreign factories since 2023 as other countries’ opposition to Chinese EV imports force companies to produce elsewhere. (Financial Times)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The Trump administration will release up to a third of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve as rising fuel costs threaten to drive up heating expenses this winter. (Politico, press release)

GRID

• Solar and home batteries connected to the grid, along with vehicle-to-grid technology, are helping California weather heat waves that usually strain power supplies. (Grist)