** A federal judge rules that the Dakota Access pipeline can continue operating during an updated environmental review. Attention now turns to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as it completes the court-ordered environmental impact statement.
** The world’s largest microchip maker is buying tanker trucks full of water to keep its plant going as farmers struggle to make ends meet during the worst drought in the history of Taiwan.
** White House national climate adviser Gina McCarthy called for a practical rather than idealistic approach to getting Americans to change their routines to save the planet. “Now is not the time to sit them down and say: ‘Let’s talk about climate. How can you sacrifice?’ … [I]t’s never going to be a winning strategy. Right now, it’s ridiculous.”
** Louisiana lawmakers consider a bill to end tax credits for electric and hybrid vehicles.
** Officials in Poland on Monday defied an injunction by the top European Union court that ordered the immediate closure of a major brown coal mine, saying it would shake the nation’s energy system and lead to the layoff of thousands of employees.
** The first Tesla Inc Semichargers are reportedly being installed, and it’s happening at a potato chip delivery center. Drive Tesla Canada reports the first known Tesla Semichargers are being installed at a FritoLay site in Modesto, California.
** ExxonMobil, a titan of corporate America, faces a pivotal moment this week as restive shareholders have their say on what critics call an inadequate response to seismic shifts brought on by climate change. On Wednesday, the most watched proxy battle in years will end in a vote to decide who sits on ExxonMobil’s board reported Financial Times.
** South Korea’s Hyundai Motor plans to ship a new series of fuel-cell trucks to Europe later this year, turning up the heat on rivals in a battle to test the viability of hydrogen-powered heavy goods transport.
** Commercial fishermen off the coast of the northeast U.S. say they are being ignored on wind power projects being approved in their fishing grounds.
** U.S. engine maker Cummins said on Monday it would build a plant in Spain to make electrolyser systems that will be used to produce green hydrogen, a zero-carbon fuel which advocates hope can help wean economies off planet-warming power sources.
** A cryptocurrency mining company wants to develop a 1,600 acre solar array south of Butte, Montana, less than a mile from where county officials rejected plans for a storage facility last week.
** West Virginia becomes the 29th state to allow solar power purchase agreements, opening a door for renewables in the historically fossil fuel-reliant state.
