** Two South Korean electric vehicle battery makers resolve a long-running trade dispute with a $1.8 billion settlement that will allow SK Innovation to complete construction of sprawling factories in Georgia.
** The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will allow the Dakota Access oil pipeline to continue operating without a federal permit as the agency conducts a new environmental review for the project.
** Connecticut has the highest electricity prices in the country due to a combination of high transmission costs, low demand and a rising renewables penetration, among other factors.
** Rep. Ilhan Omar and tribal attorney Tara Houska urge President Biden to take action to stop the Line 3 pipeline project in Minnesota.
** Industry and elected officials hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Iowa’s largest solar farm, a 128 MW facility southwest of the Quad Cities.
** A hearing is set this week for a proposed California bill aiming to institute 2,500-foot setbacks for new and repermitted wells and ban fracking.
** Colorado auto dealers are skeptical that consumer demand will be strong enough for the state to meet its electric vehicle targets.
** Emails obtained by a watchdog group reveal state superintendents from Alaska, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming may have helped with attacking President Biden’s moratorium on new federal oil and gas leases.
** John Kerry, President Biden’s special climate envoy, is expected to travel to China this week for meetings with officials aimed at boosting collaboration, the Washington Post reported.
** Uganda, Tanzania and oil firms Total and CNOOC on Sunday signed agreements that will kickstart the construction of a $3.5 billion crude pipeline to help ship crude from fields in western Uganda to international markets.