Good morning! The Trump administration is looking to retract promised funding from the Loan Programs Office, but at least one project is still getting what it’s due. Maria Gallucci has the latest on a $1.44 billion loan just released to help expand a sustainable aviation fuels refinery in Montana.
Plus, Jeff St. John on the EPA’s green bank clawback, and Sarah Shemkus on a bipartisan clean energy win in New Hampshire.
The federal Bonneville Power Administration could lose up to 20% of its workforce to the Trump administration’s job cuts and hiring freeze, raising concerns about grid reliability in the Northwest. (OPB)
FUNDING FREEZE
Farmers across the country are taking a hit from the funding freeze as money stops flowing to a program supporting solar installations for agricultural and rural businesses. (Associated Press)
A Michigan State University researcher says arguments to build solar projects on already developed land instead of greenfields is a false dichotomy: “We should be doing all of the above.” (Bridge)
POLITICS
From looking to buy Greenland to proposing to make Canada the 51st state, many of Trump’s outrageous foreign policy ideas in the last few weeks have revolved around places rich in minerals and energy resources. (Politico)
Advocates call out the Trump administration for shutting down the federal government’s environmental justice departments, saying the decision will “create challenges and impacts that will last well beyond the current administration.” (Inside Climate News)
Bill Gates’ climate organization says it won’t be renewing grants for many of its nonprofit funding recipients this year, though its climate tech investment arm won’t change its strategies. (Heatmap)
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