** General Motors’ $4 billion plan to move vehicle production from Mexico to the U.S. includes making gasoline-powered vehicles at a Michigan plant that was previously retooled to produce electric vehicles.
** The U.S. Justice Department finds the 1906 Antiquities Act authorizes the president to alter or eliminate national monuments designated under the law, opening the door for the Trump administration to reverse bans on drilling, mining, and other energy development on millions of acres of Western lands.
** The federal Bureau of Land Management applies the Trump administration’s accelerated 14-day “emergency” environmental review process to the proposed natural gas pipeline running from Helena to Three Forks in Montana.
** U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat, says voters will hold Republicans accountable if their “Big, Beautiful Bill” leads to higher energy prices as expected.
** A major mining project in Arizona remains on hold this month even after the Supreme Court declined to consider a faith-based plea to block it. The justices said on May 27 that they wouldn’t hear a religious freedom case aimed at preventing federal officials from transferring Oak Flat, a site that’s sacred to the Western Apache, to Resolution Copper.
** An expert says Houston-based solar provider Sunnova and California-based solar lender Solar Mosaic both had financial problems that predated the Trump administration, but their issues were exacerbated by market conditions making it more difficult for every solar company.
** An industry group reports Texas gas production hit a record high between January and May, accounting for 42.2% of total U.S. crude oil production and 29.2% of U.S.-marketed natural gas production.
** Three workers have died and another 15 have been seriously injured during construction of Hyundai’s 3,000-acre electric vehicle and battery factory in Georgia, raising concerns about safety oversight and the pace of construction.
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** The Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security has approved Terna’s proposal to build a new 132 kV underground transmission line between the municipalities of Bricherasio and Luserna San Giovanni, located in the Metropolitan City of Turin. The estimated cost is $20 million.
** Denmark is taking a fresh look at nuclear power after 40 years of saying no, marking a huge shift for this renewable energy leader, the Guardian reported. The Danish government plans to study the benefits of new small nuclear reactors despite already generating over 80% of its electricity from wind, solar, and other renewables.
** India has extended a complete waiver of inter-state transmission charges for electricity storage projects until June 2028, the power ministry said on Tuesday, as the country races to meet its ambitious clean energy targets and boost energy storage.
