POLITICS: The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Sen. Joe Manchin’s energy permitting bill as an amendment to a defense spending bill, though observers say it faces slim chances of passing. (E&E News)

ALSO: “Hot FERC Summer” creator Rep. Sean Casten is back with another regulatory remix, this time parodying Rihanna to draw attention to a looming staff shortage at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (New Republic)

OIL & GAS:
• A recent, almost two-week-long gas leak in Pennsylvania created enough methane emissions to cancel out the emissions reductions associated with about half the electric vehicles sold in the U.S. last year. (Bloomberg)
• The Tennessee Valley Authority plans nearly 1.5 GW in natural gas to replace a coal plant slated for closure, but landowners and experts question its true cost and potential effect on climate change. (WPLN)
• Environmental groups step up calls urging the Biden administration to reject ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska. (Time) 

STORAGE: Developers and power plant owners will add as much as 22 GW of utility-scale battery storage by the end of 2025, up from 7.8 GW today, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts. (Utility Dive)

FINANCE: Republican officials in West Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Florida and other states have withdrawn billions of dollars from global asset manager BlackRock because of its support for reaching net-zero emissions. (Vox)

CARBON CAPTURE: The U.S. Energy Department releases guidelines it’ll follow as it selects four regional hubs that aim to develop and build direct-air carbon removal systems. (E&E News)

PIPELINES:
• The Keystone pipeline’s operator has started recovering at least a small portion of the crude oil spilled from a 14,000-barrel leak last week. (Associated Press)
• Federal regulators have not set a timeline for reopening the pipeline as the operator sends more resources to ramp up the cleanup effort. (S&P Global)

NUCLEAR: The developers of a proposed advanced nuclear reactor in a Wyoming coal town say completion of the facility will likely be delayed by two years, citing fuel supply chain constraints. (Casper Star-Tribune)

EMISSIONS: A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family agrees to pay $925,000 and follow air monitoring requirements after it’s cited for air quality violations in Alabama. (ProPublica)

SOLAR: U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona urge the Biden administration to extend its pause on solar equipment import tariffs. (KYMA)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: The Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association hires an electric vehicle specialist to support members even as it continues its legal fight against the state’s clean car standards. (Energy News Network)

COMMENTARY: Inflation Reduction Act incentives for domestic clean energy production risk alienating U.S. allies, an editorial board writes. (Washington Post)

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