(ENVIRONMENTAL) RACISM: Buffeted by weather, a historic Black town strives to endure (AP), Elon Musk’s Twitter is a scary place for many Black users (Bloomberg $)
LANDBACK: Indigenous climate efforts vital to fight against environmental destruction (ABC), The only road to Net Zero runs through Indigenous lands (Indian Country Today)
FOSSIL FUELED WAR: Oil middlemen fueled Putin's war machine. Now they’re getting out. (Wall Street Journal $), Can heat pumps free Europe from Russian gas dependency? (Energy Monitor), Russia’s war will boost solar demand this year, China giant says (Bloomberg $), Total steps up buybacks despite $4.1bn Russia-related charge (FT $), War forces Germany to put G-7 coal phaseout push on hold (Bloomberg $)
- BLACKMAIL: Europe faces recession if Putin fully shuts off the gas taps (CNBC), Europe scrambles for natural gas solution as Putin squeezes supply (CNBC), Russia’s halt of European gas could see ‘catastrophic’ winter pricing, veteran trader warns (CNBC)
- LNG: As Europe thirsts for natural gas, US, EU signal support for long-term deals (Wall Street Journal $), Biggest US gas driller eyes investing in exports as war in Ukraine roils supply (Bloomberg $)
- GERMANY: Germany drops opposition to embargo on Russian oil (Wall Street Journal $, OilPrice, E&E $)
THE WORST IN A QUARTER-BILLION YEARS: Ocean animals face a mass extinction from climate change, study finds (Washington Post $), Warning on mass extinction of sea live: 'An oh my god moment' (New York Times $, USA Today, The Guardian, Inside Climate News, Gizmodo)
USPS: 16 states, DC, climate activists sue USPS to block its truck purchase (Washington Post $, AP, Canary Media, The Hill, E&E News), Environmentalists, auto union sue to stop Postal Service fleet purchase plan (Politico Pro $)
KIDS THESE DAYS: For Gen Z, climate change is a heavy emotional burden (Yale Environment 360)
- IT'S REAL. IT'S US. IT'S BAD. EXPERTS AGREE. THERE'S HOPE.: High school teaching program targets climate misconceptions (E&E $)
DEFORESTATION: Where forests disappeared last year, in one chart (Vox), Global forest loss kept rising in 2021 (The Hill), North American boreal forest fires could emit huge amounts of greenhouse gasses, study finds (The Hill), Wet weather dampens rainforest loss in 2021 but world far off ending it (Thomson Reuters Foundation), How deforestation is pushing the Amazon toward a tipping point (Washington Post $)
SCOTUS: Supreme Court returns to landmark Oklahoma tribal lands dispute (E&E $)
AGENCIES: Can Alondra Nelson remake the government’s approach to science and tech? (Politico), Raimondo urges NOAA budget hike to address climate change (E&E $)
- SOCIAL COST OF CARBON: GOP-led states ask Supreme Court to block key Biden climate accounting measure (The Hill), Red states ask Supreme Court to block Biden's social cost of carbon (Politico Pro $)
EPA: Time is running out for Biden’s EPA to act on climate (Vox), Inside EPA’s contract ban for a Trump-era appointee (E&E News)
DOE: Biden energy chief voices ‘deep concern’ about tariff impact on US solar goals (The Hill), DOE advances $2.3B grid resilience funding program for states, tribes (Utility Dive), House panel scolds DOE for lowball science budget request (E&E $), Republicans ratchet up energy price attacks on Granholm (E&E News)
DOI: Interior to kick off comment period on new offshore wind leasing areas in mid-Atlantic, Pacific (Utility Dive), Haaland defends Interior spending hike, drilling plans (E&E $), Haaland says Interior has no immediate plans for offshore oil lease sale (Politico Pro $), Interior moves forward on 3 Western transmission projects (Politico Pro $)
NAVY OIL SPILL: Following 14,000-gallon fuel spill, Pacific representatives call for UN investigation (Indian Country Today / Grist / High Country News)
WHITE HOUSE: White House makes last push to save some of Build Back Better bill (FT $), Biden stuffs mining money into Ukraine aid request (E&E News)
THE HILL: Solar, utility groups blitz Hill on tariff probe, taxes (E&E $), Top Democrats meet to craft gasoline price package (E&E News), US lawmakers push insurers to stop underwriting fossil fuels (Bloomberg $)
HOUSE: Pelosi throws cold water on national gas tax holiday, but calls the idea 'good PR' (Politico Pro $)
SENATE: Manchin: EV tax credit is ‘ludicrous’ (Politico Pro $), The latest in the Joe Manchin party-switch saga (Washington Post $)
POLITICS: Dismal polls have Dems split over how hard to push Biden agenda (The Hill)
ELECTIONS: Ryan Zinke’s fossil fuel ties a focus in House race (E&E News)
NOMINEES & CONFIRMATIONS: Senate energy panel advances Biden nuclear nominee (Politico Pro $)
CITIES AND STATES: Solar lending program offers option to marginalized New England households (Energy News Network)
- CALIFORNIA: Calif. cap-and-trade revenues fund corporate upgrades (E&E News), California expects record $68 billion surplus after tax surge (Bloomberg $)
- IS RON DESANTIS OK?: In surprise move, Florida governor vetoes solar crackdown (E&E News), Citing cost pressures on homeowners, DeSantis vetoes bill to end solar incentives (Miami Herald), Florida Gov. DeSantis surprises with veto of solar net-metering bill (Canary Media), Gov. DeSantis vetoes rooftop solar bill, citing desire to not add to ‘financial crunch’ facing Floridians (Utility Dive), Surprisingly Gov. DeSantis does some environmental good (Gizmodo)
IMPACTS: La Niña could enter rare third straight year. Here's what that means. (Washington Post $)
WILDFIRES: Dangerous fire weather conditions again targeting Southwest and Plains (Washington Post $, AP)
HURRICANES: The most devastating hurricanes could double by 2050 in nearly all regions of world, scientists say (CNN), A nasty I of the storm: Ida is 12th I hurricane name retired (AP)
SOCAL WATER: Parts of SoCal face full outdoor watering ban by September if conditions don’t improve (LA Times $), Southern California ‘cannot afford green lawns’ as drought forces unprecedented water cuts (LA Times $), Sweeping water restrictions will change life in Southern California: A guide (LA Times $)
BOOZE: Placing a bet on Italian grapes in California (New York Times $)
RENEWABLES: We’re going on a clean energy tour of the American West. Come along for the ride (LA Times $), Outlook for solar industry is clouded by Commerce Department probe (Washington Post $, New York Times $, Reuters), China solar giant says US detainments create major disruption (Bloomberg $), Market ‘in a state of panic’ due to tariff case, interconnection delays: solar developers (Utility Dive), Sweden’s biggest solar park blocked on risks to food supply (Bloomberg $)
EFFICIENCY: Detroit nonprofit offers paid training for energy efficiency jobs (Yale Climate Connections)
NUKES: Biden’s $6B nuclear plan hits ’24th-hour’ roadblock (E&E News)
COAL: Coal is booming, but a mining company plans for its end (E&E News)
GRID: Big US energy transmission projects inch closer to approval (AP)
EVs: Electric truck leasing is open for business in the heart of Los Angeles (Canary Media), Serbia inks $200 mln deal with Stellantis to produce electric cars (Reuters)
CRYPTO: Fidelity sparks climate concern by using crypto in 401(k) (E&E $)
OBVIOUSLY: Chemical industry fights US government move to ban asbestos (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
DIRECT ACTION: Just Stop Oil protesters sabotage petrol pumps on M25 motorway (The Guardian)
AGRICULTURE: Adding rock dust to farmland could get UK almost halfway to its carbon removal goal (Yale Environment 360)
BOOKS: Atoms and Ashes — Serhii Plokhy on nuclear power’s promise and dangers (FT $)
CARBON PRICING: US public forests are cashing in on dubious carbon offsets (Bloomberg $)
CARBON REMOVAL: Carbon capture: where is it working? (Energy Monitor)
GRETA: Greta Thunberg doesn’t want you to talk about her anymore (Politico EU)
INTERNATIONAL: Australia's Origin buys large solar farm project (Reuters), Australia’s wholesale power prices double in a year as coal-fired power plants falter (The Guardian)
ACT LOCALLY: Protect the planet: stop streaming songs (Rolling Stone)