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Energy

Global Coal Demand Is Rising, and America Wants In

The CEO of Cleveland Cliffs is just the latest U.S. voice to affirm the dirtiest fossil fuel’s unexpectedly bright future.

Climate

AM Briefing: EPA Slashes Science Division

On betrayed regulatory promises, copper ‘anxiety,’ and Mercedes’ stalled EV plans

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Electric Vehicles

AM Briefing: Trump Grants Regulatory Break to Coal Plants

On presidential proclamations, Pentagon pollution, and cancelled transmission

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Climate

AM Briefing: The IRA Lives On in Obligated Spending

On IRA funds, rescissions, and EV battery technology

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NRC Expected to ‘Rubber Stamp’ New Reactors

AM Briefing: NRC Expected to ‘Rubber Stamp’ New Reactors

On the NRC, energy in Pennsylvania, and Meta AI

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Noem Defends FEMA’s Response to Texas Floods

AM Briefing: Noem Defends FEMA’s Response to Texas Floods

On FEMA’s response in Texas, climate diplomacy, and the Grand Canyon fire

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Economy

AM Briefing: A Second Wind for Lava Ridge?

On a new plan for an old site, tariffs on Canada, and the Grain Belt Express

Site of Idaho’s Lava Ridge Wind Project May Be Used for SMRs
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Current conditions: Phoenix will “cool” to 108 degrees Fahrenheit today after hitting 118 degrees on Thursday, its hottest day of the year so farAn extreme wildfire warning is in place through the weekend in ScotlandUniversity of Colorado forecasters decreased their outlook for the 2025 hurricane season to 16 named storms, eight hurricanes, and three major hurricanes after a quiet June and July.

THE TOP FIVE

1. Trump threatens 35% tariff on Canada

President Trump threatened a 35% tariff on Canadian imports on Thursday, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a deadline of August 1 before the levies would go into effect. The move follows months of on-again, off-again threats against Canada, with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau having successfully staved off the tariffs during talks in February. Despite those earlier negotiations, Trump held firm on his 50% tariff on steel and aluminum, which will have significant implications for green manufacturing.

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Climate

AM Briefing: Interior Memo Complicates Race to Qualify for Wind, Solar Subsidies

On an Interior Department memo, unstoppable wind and solar, and a lawsuit

Interior Memo Complicates Race to Qualify for Wind, Solar Subsidies
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Current conditions: Invest 93 could develop into a tropical depression and dump 3 to 6 inches of rain on southern Louisiana between now and this weekendWestern and central Massachusetts face a small tornado risk this afternoon and evening Spain attributes more than 1,100 deaths this spring and summer to extreme heat. 

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1. ‘Drastic’ Interior memo adds further bottleneck for construction of wind, solar

A new secretarial order from the Department of the Interior’s deputy chief of staff for policy, Gregory Wischer, states that “all decisions, actions, consultations, and other undertakings” that are “related to wind and solar energy facilities” will now be required to go through multiple layers of political review from Wischer’s and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s respective offices. My colleague Jael Holzman, who reviewed the document, explains that the new layer of review would apply to “essentially anything Interior and its many subagencies would ordinarily be consulted on before construction,” creating a further bottleneck for projects that need to be underway to qualify for federal tax credits under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The order lists 68 different activities that will now come under this extra level of review. In sum, the order is “so drastic it would impact projects on state and private lands, as well as federal acreage,” Jael writes. “In some cases, agency staff may now need political sign-offs simply to tell renewables developers whether they need a permit at all.” Read her full report here.

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