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COAL: Dozens of coal-fired plants nationwide are preparing to shut down in the coming years due to stricter federal wastewater pollution controls. (Associated Press)

ALSO: A West Virginia community has had decades to transition its economy from coal but still struggles with the decline of the industry. (Mountain State Spotlight)

OIL & GAS:
• The Biden administration announces it will tap the U.S.’s strategic oil reserves as other countries do the same amid an increase in gasoline prices. (Politico)
• Boston Mayor Michelle Wu bans the use of city funds for fossil fuel investments and sets a divestment deadline of 2025 for existing assets. (Boston Globe)
• The Keystone XL pipeline developer seeks to recoup $15 billion from the U.S. government after the Biden administration canceled its permits. (Bloomberg)
• Minnesota police officials invoiced Enbridge more than $3 million for expenses related to surveilling Line 3 protests. (VICE)

CLIMATE: President Biden renominates Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve, disappointing some climate activists who hoped for the elevation of a Fed governor focused on climate risk mitigation. (E&E News)

FINANCE: Jigar Shah, the head of the Energy Department’s loan office, lays out how companies and financiers can use government loan guarantees to make grid-responsive, energy-efficient appliances more affordable. (Canary Media)

WIND:
• An Iowa company uses a large wood chipper to grind old wind turbines to be recycled, though the process has drawn opposition from wind energy opponents. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
• Danish wind developer Orsted buys a 302 MW Illinois wind project that has long-term power purchase agreements with Facebook’s parent company and McDonald’s. (Bloomberg)
• Conservationists and Indigenous groups intensify calls for the Biden administration to designate a national monument on southern Nevada land targeted by wind power developers. (Las Vegas Sun)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:
• Hyundai announces plans to make electric vehicles at its U.S. factories in Alabama and Georgia but hesitates due to a potential tax credit for U.S.- and union-made EVs. (Korea Herald)
• A General Motors official calls on the U.S. government to speed up mine permitting to supply materials to domestic electric vehicle manufacturing plants. (E&E News, subscription)

UTILITIES: Federal regulators seek comments as PJM Interconnection utilities propose they be allowed to profit from transmission upgrades needed to bring more power online. (Utility Dive)

HYDROGEN: Environmental groups pan New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s bid to create four hydrogen hubs that would produce the fuel from natural gas. (Capital & Main) 

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Kathryn brings her extensive editorial background to the Energy News Network team, where she oversees the early-morning production of ENN’s five email digest newsletters as well as distribution of ENN’s original journalism with other media outlets. From documenting chronic illness’ effect on college students to following the inner workings of Congress, Kathryn has built a broad experience in her more than five years working at major publications including The Week Magazine. Kathryn holds a Bachelor of Science in magazine journalism and information management and technology from Syracuse University.