** In the coming days, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to revoke a determination that has underpinned the federal government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.That scientific conclusion, known as the endangerment finding, determined that carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases are supercharging storms, wildfires, drought, heat waves and sea level rise, and are therefore threatening public health and welfare, reports the New York Times.
** The EPA has clarified that the Clean Air Act does not restrict farmers’ ability to repair their own diesel-powered equipment.
** The U.S. installed around 4.2 GW of natural gas capacity last year from January through November, more than double the 1.9 GW installed in the same period in 2024, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reported Utility Dive.
** A Michigan judge rules in favor of DTE Energy in its lawsuit against a county that attempted to use the public health code to restrict solar development over concerns about noise and visual pollution.
** Xcel Energy has proposed large-load tariffs in four states to limit data centers’ impacts on customers as the utility forecasts up to 20 GW of new load in its data center pipeline.
** Iowa State University professors receive $459,000 in state economic development funding to develop grid batteries made from accessible materials like sodium, waste glass, and sulfur.
World
** Japan switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a minor glitch. A problem with a monitoring alarm in January forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
** Taiwan’s government has rejected calls from U.S. officials to shift a large portion of semiconductor manufacturing to America, stating that relocating 40% of the island’s chip production is not feasible, reports Reuters.
** Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has reversed most of the output cuts it had ordered at its own oilfields and joint ventures in the country’s main crude region, the Orinoco Belt, boosting the nation’s total production close to 1 million barrels per day (bpd), sources close to operations said.
** India has scrapped a planned concession for small cars in upcoming fuel-efficiency rules after automakers including Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra argued it would benefit only one company, a government document shows.