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Good
morning. If you’re
like me, you’re probably sipping a
cup of coffee to start your day —
and Michael
Grunwald’s new column has me
thinking twice about it. Farms and
transportation fulfilling the
world’s massive coffee habit are
eroding ecosystems and spewing
emissions, meaning it’s high time
for companies to clean up their
supply chains.
Next, we
head to Ohio, which is already one
of the hardest places in the
country to build wind and solar
power, and it soon may get even
tougher. A bill making its way
through the state legislature
would boost gas and nuclear while
adding new hurdles for renewables,
Kathiann
M. Kowalski reports, and
similar legislation is making
inroads across the country.
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ELECTRIC
VEHICLES
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Luxury
EV maker Lucid Motors will lay
off 1,500 employees, or 18% of
its workforce, marking its
second round of layoffs this
year as the company installs a
new CEO and as the U.S. EV
market remains slow. (TechCrunch)
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A
Brookings Institution analysis
finds state action is key to
promoting EV sales after the
collapse of federal tax
credits, although incentives,
charging infrastructure, and
other policies vary widely
from state to state. (Brookings
Institution)
FOSSIL
FUELS
- The
Trump administration claims
fossil fuel shipping is nearly
back to prewar levels in the
Strait of Hormuz, though Iran is
still threatening to retake
control of the crucial shipping
lane. (The
Hill, Associated
Press)
- The
U.S. Interior Department moves
to encourage oil and gas
drilling on public land by
proposing loosening rules that
aimed to reduce methane
pollution and hold drillers
accountable for abandoned wells.
(The
Hill)
SOLAR
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Three
U.S. solar manufacturers ask
federal trade officials to
investigate cell imports from
South Korea, claiming Hanwha’s
Qcells and other producers are
routing Chinese-made products
through the country. (Reuters)
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Tim
Pawlenty, the new head of the
Solar Energy Industries
Association, says the White
House has so far
“underappreciated” solar’s
power-generating potential and
aims to unite Democrats and
Republicans behind a
permitting reform bill that
boosts the industry. (Semafor)
UTILITIES
- The
Trump administration names
former Montana utility regulator
Travis Kavulla to lead the
public hydropower distributor
Bonneville Power Administration.
(E&E
News)
- U.S.
power utilities are backing away
from their emissions reduction
commitments under the Trump
administration, but long-range
planning documents reveal
they’re still preparing for a
future administration that may
restore climate regulations. (E&E
News)
DATA
CENTERS
- Some
congressional Democrats and tech
companies are hesitant to lend
their support as a bipartisan
House group rolls out a
“Ratepayer Protection Act” that
aims to shield residential
utility customers from data
center-induced power price
spikes. (E&E
News)
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