** After five years of aggressive legal maneuvering, Georgia Power has lost its battle to stop Nestlé Purina from choosing a different Georgia utility that could deliver better renewable energy options to its factory.
** Anti-wind power advocates urge the Trump administration to rescind a $426 million federal grant aimed at upgrading a northern California marine terminal to facilitate planned offshore floating-turbine development.
** Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urges the U.S. Senate to reject proposed clean energy tax credit cuts, saying the incentives have created jobs and sparked economic growth in his state.
** The Trump administration revokes a $500,000 federal grant for a nonprofit program aimed at helping Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation households upgrade wood stoves, install heat pumps, and weatherize residences.
** A Maryland grand jury has indicted AeroVanti founder Patrick Britton-Harr on federal wire fraud and other charges related to his operation of the former private aviation membership club and a separate healthcare company.
** Missouri regulators are assessing potential wildfire risks posed by the state’s electric and gas infrastructure, and whether utilities have mitigation plans in place.
** A growing number of Nebraska fuel retailers are selling fuel with higher blends of alcohol, which backers say aids local jobs as critics raise land use and habitat loss concerns.
** A lab buried deep beneath South Dakota could help unlock a clean energy source so reliable it could power over 65 million homes and businesses, reported Renewable Energy Magazine.
World
** Iranians are fleeing the capital as long lines form at gas stations while Israeli attacks could worsen an energy crisis. Fresh attacks targeted Iran’s energy infrastructure, including fuel supplies and a top natural gas field. Reduced electricity supplies could worsen an energy crisis that had already been hitting Iranians for months.
** Two crude oil tanker vessels collided and at least one caught fire early Tuesday in an area of the Persian Gulf that is seeing disruptions of ship navigation systems. One of the ships was a “darek fleet” ship with no recognized insurance registered in Antigua and Barbuda.
** Britain’s electricity grid operators will attempt to keep the country’s lights on without burning gas for the first time ever this summer. The National Energy System Operator (Neso) – which manages the network – confirmed it was looking at “potential opportunities” for a short period of gas-free generation later this year.