Good morning! We’ve got a lot of new Canary reporting today. Let’s get to it.
First, Jeff St. John’s data center series continues. Today’s topic? Figuring out how to power data centers in a way that doesn’t cause grid emissions to soar.
Also, Alexander Kaufman reports on big nuclear plans in Michigan, and shares new details from the EU’s industrial decarbonization plan. And in Illinois, Kari Lydersen reports on how electric school buses are getting a summer job helping out the grid.
U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly pushing the White House to strike down a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health, which drives much of the federal government’s climate efforts. (Washington Post)
Legal challenges against state laws in New York and Vermont requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by greenhouse gas emissions could undermine the federal “Superfund” law on which they are modeled, legal experts say. (Tech Brew)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Advocates say the rise of AI and power-hungry data centers will likely extend the lives of polluting fossil fuel power plants, which disproportionately burden Black communities. (Capital B)
POLITICS:
House Republicans say they’ll aim to slash federal EV subsidies and weaken vehicle emissions regulations as they look to reduce Medicaid cuts in their budget package. (E&E News)
High electricity prices will be front and center this week as utility commissioners come to Washington, D.C., for their annual meeting and a nonprofit utility industry group starts a lobbying push for permitting reform. (E&E News)
OFFSHORE WIND
Offshore wind experts say the industry is facing a “worst-case scenario” as the Trump administration targets permitting and research. (Heatmap)
GRID
Grid planners across the Eastern Interconnection say a North American Electric Reliability Corp. study inadequately maps the costs and benefits of building transmission lines between grid regions. (Utility Dive)
U.S. power generators will retire an estimated 8.1 GW of coal power generation this year, double last year’s pace, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. (Reuters)
CRITICAL MINERALS
Ukraine’s president says he and President Trump have reached a deal that will give the U.S. access to the country’s critical mineral supply in exchange for security funding. (NBC News)
CLEAN ENERGY
Air Products cancels a green hydrogen facility in New York, citing its ineligibility for a federal tax credit, and exits a partnership to expand a sustainable aviation fuel operation in California. (Morning Call)
PIPELINES
Trump says he wants plans for the Keystone XL pipeline to resume and pledges quick regulatory approval, even though the original developer says it has moved on from the project. (Reuters)
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