ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Wealthy, urban buyers are dominating electric vehicle sales, but the vehicles would have a larger emissions impact in rural, suburban, or exurban areas where people tend to drive more and in less efficient vehicles, a report finds. (Axios)

CLEAN ENERGY: The Biden administration’s goals of developing a domestic clean energy supply chain sees support from some U.S. manufacturers, but opposition from lawmakers who’d rather leave the transition up to market forces. (E&E News)

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GRID:
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chair Richard Glick suggests establishing an independent transmission monitor to protect consumers amid a nationwide grid buildout. (E&E News)
• Federal regulators reject a proposal that would have allowed incumbent transmission line owners in grid operator MISO’s territory to profit on upgrades to high-voltage lines. (Utility Dive)

COURTS: Environmental law experts fear the Supreme Court’s draft decision on abortion bodes poorly for a case regarding the EPA’s power to regulate power plant emissions, as it signals the court is willing to reject past precedent. (E&E News)   

EMISSIONS: The Tennessee Valley Authority reports it has reduced carbon emissions by 57% from 2005, but generated more in 2021 than in 2020 due to power demand rebounding from the pandemic. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

OIL & GAS:
• The former owner of a northern Wisconsin refinery for years was aware of issues with equipment that investigators believe caused a 2018 explosion, according to documents from federal workplace safety regulators. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
• New Mexico’s oil and gas industry wages a public relations campaign implying that drilling regulations could harm public schools. (Guardian)
• Republican U.S. lawmakers block land conservation bills that would have restricted drilling in parts of Washington state and Colorado. (E&E News, subscription) 

CARBON CAPTURE: A nonprofit outlines how it thinks the federal government should implement its $3.5 billion plan to build four direct-air carbon capture hubs. (Axios)

WORKFORCE: A North Carolina clean energy youth apprenticeship program that serves community colleges and high schools across eight counties seeks to fill thousands of clean energy jobs. (Energy News Network)

SOLAR: Construction begins on a nearly 9 MW floating solar array that will be installed on a New Jersey water treatment facility’s reservoir, reportedly the second such floating farm in the state. (PV Magazine)

HYDROPOWER: Federal officials will hold back water in Lake Powell this summer to keep water levels above the minimum needed for hydropower production. (New York Times) 

BIOMASS: North Carolina residents complain about worsening quality of life near a wood pellet manufacturer that’s part of a Southeast-dominant industry rapidly growing to meet European demand. (Al Jazeera)

HYDROGEN: Pacific Gas & Electric prepares to launch a demonstration facility to study the feasibility of blending hydrogen and natural gas in pipelines. (Green Car Congress)

COMMENTARY: Elon Musk’s conservative tilt could help sell skeptical Americans on electric vehicles, a columnist writes. (Bloomberg)

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