Ari Natter
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President Donald Trump is allowing chemical makers, coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes.

The US may depart the International Energy Agency without changes to forecasting that Republicans have criticized as unrealistically green, President Donald Trump’s energy chief said.

HAPPENING TODAY: What's the future of US solar, wind and EV projects under Trump's tax law? Ahead of #BloombergGreen Seattle, @AkshatRathi @HiMichelleMa @AriNatter and @markchediak will answer your questions in a Live Q&A at 1 p.m. EDT. 🎧 Tune in here: bloom.bg/4kFtEqJ
Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report that blames the expected energy shortfall on the closures of coal and natural gas power plants and overreliance on renewable energy.

Key tax incentives for US wind and solar projects would face a more aggressive phase-out in the Senate’s latest version of President Donald Trump’s spending package.

Public land sales are back in Trump’s tax bill — at least for now.

NEW: The sale of millions of acres of public land has been blocked by the Senate’s rule keeper.

Senate Republicans included a tax break estimated to be worth more than $1 billion for oil and gas producers in their version of President Donald Trump’s sprawling fiscal package.

As much as 3 million acres of public land would be sold for billions under a portion of the Senate’s tax bill unveiled Wednesday.

The EPA is poised to unveil plans to repeal Biden’s limits on power plant emissions as soon as tomorrow. w/ @jendlouhyhc bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Texas GOP Senator John Cornyn, a member of the tax writing committee, says plans to save a lucrative tax credit for hydrogen that would be killed by the House is “on the table.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…