** President Trump is threatening more tariffs on Russian oil.“If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,” Trump said in an early-morning phone call with NBC News on Sunday. “That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States,” Trump said. “There will be a 25% tariff on all oil, a 25- to 50-point tariff on all oil.”
** Rising costs for screws are disrupting manufacturing supply chains due to new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, The Wall Street Journal reports.
** The U.S. Department of Energy recently postponed three home appliance mandates from the Biden administration. The action pushes back the effective dates of mandates regarding efficiency standards and test procedures for air conditioners, water heaters and freezers.
** California Gov. Gavin Newsom waives state environmental laws for utilities rebuilding after the deadly Los Angeles-area fires in January, sparking advocates’ concerns, and also urges them to underground power lines.
** Idaho National Laboratory recently debuted a new molten salt test loop that will support the development of advanced reactors using molten salts. Molten salt reactors use molten salt as a coolant, and in some instances as a liquid fuel too.
** The Trump administration plans to unfreeze at least some Biden-era funding for Colorado electrical cooperatives’ grid upgrades, but only after they remove “harmful DEIA and far-left climate features” from proposed plans.
** A Wyoming rule allowing decommissioned wind turbine blades to be buried in surface coal mines goes into effect.
** It’s been nearly a month since hydropower company Hydro‑Québec sent electricity into the New England grid over its main transmission line, raising questions about how the region would deal with a longer-lasting or more widespread stoppage of Canadian energy.
** President Trump abruptly fires a Biden-nominated member of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, drawing criticism from energy and environmental organizations for creating “uncertainty.”
** Tennessee and 17 other states end their investigation of Wells Fargo after it drops its greenhouse gas reduction goals.
World
** Millions of people could be affected by a significant acid spill that contaminated a major river in Zambia, and authorities are concerned about the potential long-term impact.
** The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has discovered an oilfield in the South China Sea with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. The newly found Huizhou 19-6 oilfield is not in a disputed part of the South China Sea and lies within China’s Exclusive Economic Zone, which runs for 200 nautical miles or 370 km from its coast.
** China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. The comments came after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the Asian export powers brace against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.