** President Trump is expected to sign executive orders this week supporting the coal industry, including using emergency powers to force some coal plants slated for closure to stay open.
** One person was injured after a “well control incident” at a Chevron oil and gas facility northeast of Greeley, Colorado that prompted evacuations and a school closure, a Chevron spokesperson confirmed.
** A study from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association finds U.S. electricity demand will increase 2% each year by 2050, largely because of transportation electrification and new data centers, though efficiency measures will help stem power use.
** Alaska officials predict plummeting oil prices will lead to as much as $160 million less in revenue than expected.
** North Dakota lawmakers pass a bill that would give state regulators authority to override local regulations on transmission zoning, which supporters say is needed to meet the state’s energy goals.
** California regulators consider ozone-emission reduction rules that would require firms to phase out gas appliance sales and pay nominal mitigation fees after industry opposition killed a stricter proposed regulation.
** Tribal nations and Indigenous advocates push back on Hilcorp’s proposal to drill oil and gas wells on Native Alaska land in the Yukon Flats.
World
** The world used clean power to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year, with hydropower leading among carbon-free sources, a new Ember report finds.
** Experts say the growing trade war between the U.S. and China could reroute liquified natural gas trade routes in ways that could potentially benefit coal and renewables while threatening Trump’s goal of boosting oil and gas.
** Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday that the majority of automobile executives with plants in Mexico have said that, as of now, they have no plans to move their factories.