Headline News:

• Judge Hands Offshore Wind Another Victory Against Trump, Clearing Way For NY Project”” • A federal judge cleared the way for the Empire Wind project to resume construction. District Judge Carl J Nichols, a Trump appointee, ruled construction could go forward while he considers the merits of the federal order to suspend the project. [ABC News]

Empire Wind construction (Equinor image)

• “Trump Redirects Pollution-Control Funding to Prop Up More Polluting Coal Plants” • The Trump administration will use funds legally directed by Congress instead to reduce pollution to help build new and prop up aging, expensive, polluting coal plants, Politico reported. Utilities retired 158 coal plants over the last ten years due to their high cost. [CleanTechnica]
• “Damage To The Ocean Nearly Doubles Economic Cost Of Climate Change, New Study Finds” • Scientists have factored damage to the ocean into the social cost of carbon for the first time, finding it nearly doubles the economic impact of climate change. The additional cost of $46.2 per ton of carbon dioxide brings the total to $97.2 per ton. [ABC News]
• “Ireland Tells Data Center Developers To Bring Their Own Clean Energy” • Ireland has a new policy that says any data center wanting a grid connection must install on-site generation or battery systems capable of meeting its full electricity demand. Also, data center operators will be required to provide power to the national grid when needed. [CleanTechnica]
• “Over 22 GW Of Renewables Are Canceled Or In Limbo Under Trump ​‘Blockade’” • As the Trump administration wages a public attack on the US offshore wind farms, it has also been fighting a brutal battle with renewable energy projects on land. Over 22 GW of large wind and solar projects on public lands have been canceled or are held up. [Canary Media]

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