CLEAN ENERGY: Eighteen House Republicans urge Speaker Mike Johnson not to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act if they win a majority, saying it would undermine projects already in the works and “create a worst-case scenario where we would have spent billions of taxpayer dollars and received next to nothing in return.” (E&E News)

ALSO: While billions of dollars in tax credits have sparked new manufacturing operations in swing states like Pennsylvania, it remains unclear whether voters will connect the dots with federal policy that former President Trump has dubbed the “Green New Scam.” (E&E News)

ELECTRIFICATION: 

WIND: 

  • A new report examining 70 countries says the U.S. ranks the worst on progress toward an international goal to triple wind generation by 2030. (Associated Press)
  • Offshore wind opponents from around the U.S. are forming a national coalition, which they say will not accept donations from fossil-fuel interests. (Reuters)

SOLAR: A Chicago-based consultancy works to ensure clean energy is responsibly developed on the Osage Nation and in other Indigenous communities scarred by fossil fuel extraction. (Energy News Network)

CLIMATE: A majority of Americans say extreme heat has impacted their utility bills and outdoor activities over the past five years. (Associated Press)

CARBON CAPTURE: Using captured carbon dioxide to extract more oil and gas releases more carbon into the atmosphere than it puts underground by prolonging the use of fossil fuels, environmental groups say in a new report. (States Newsroom)

OIL & GAS: 

LITHIUM: The Hualapai Nation sues the federal Bureau of Land Management for approving a lithium exploration project in western Arizona, saying the agency failed to consider potential impacts to groundwater. (Inside Climate News)

TRANSPORTATION: Ford announces that a hybrid drivetrain will now be standard in its popular police SUV, enabling on-board equipment to run without the need for constant idling. (Green Car Reports)

More from the Energy News Network: Midwest | Southeast | Northeast | West

Ken is the director of the Energy News Network at Fresh Energy, and has led the project from its inception as Midwest Energy News in 2009. Prior to joining Fresh Energy, he was the managing editor for online news at Minnesota Public Radio. He started his journalism career in 2002 as a copy editor for the Duluth News Tribune before spending five years at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, where he held a variety of editing, production, and leadership roles, and played a key role in the newspaper's transition to digital-first publishing. A Nebraska native, Ken has a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master's degree from the University of Oregon.