The Energy Department said Friday it's canceling over $3.7 billion in awards for 24 projects through its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations created under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.
Why it matters: It's among the biggest and most specific cases yet of Trump 2.0 officials pulling the plug on the Biden administration's unprecedented subsidies for low-carbon energy.
Here are three takeaways from Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that put new limits on federal reviews of infrastructure and energy projects.
Why it matters: Narrowing the National Environmental Policy Act's scope has giant implications for President Trump's pro-fossil "energy dominance" agenda.
The White House moved Thursday to correct false citations and other errors in a high-profile report from a panel led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS confirmed.
The big picture: The Make American Healthy Again commission report on causes of chronic illness in children cited hundreds of studies and sources, some of which didn't exist, NOTUS first reported.
The Energy Department on Thursday authorized liquefied natural gas exports to major markets from the planned second phase of the Port Arthur LNG project in Texas.
Why it matters: These approvals are vital for companies and investors to move ahead with building multi-billion dollar export terminals.
The Supreme Court unanimously decided Thursday to limit environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects in a case that has profound implications for President Trump's "energy dominance" agenda.
Why it matters: The justices' decision reduces the scope of reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act to focus only on immediate impacts.
Businesses closed, canceled or downsized over $14 billion worth of U.S. low-carbon manufacturing and energy generation projects so far this year, per a new summary of tracking data from the nonprofit group E2.
Why it matters: The pullback comes amid "rising fears over the future of federal clean energy tax credits and policy," as budget legislation advances, the group said.
Chevron's young business to build gas-fired plants that directly supply data centers is "moving very quickly," and final agreements with hyperscalers could come soon, Chevron New Energies president Jeff Gustavson tells Axios.
Why it matters: Chevron's — and rival Exxon's — plunge into behind-the-meter power for data centers shows how the oil supermajors are moving to capitalize on AI's powerful energy thirst.
Texas, Florida and Oklahoma are America's lightning capitals, per weather data firm Vaisala Xweather.
Why it matters: Aside from the immediate danger to people, aircraft and infrastructure, lightning can spark wildfires — and the number of strikes is predicted to increase amid climate change, researchers have found.
