Greenwire headlines — Thursday, May 28, 2020 — 1:21 PM

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SPOTLIGHT

1. PANDEMIC

EPA plans return to offices. What does that look like?

EPA is sharing guidelines with staff as it prepares to begin a phased reopening of some of its offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2. ENERGY MARKETS

Renewables beat coal for first time in 130 years

3. INTERIOR

Department eases toward reopening

4. AGRICULTURE

Key ingredient in pesticides up for EPA approval: Sheep fat

POLITICS

5. EPA

IG to review contractors' paid leave during pandemic

6. CHEMICALS

Watchdog faults EPA offices on PFAS enforcement

Congress

7. OBITUARY

Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson dies at 89

Natural Resources

8. INFRASTRUCTURE

Mich. governor orders investigation of failed dams

9. NATIONAL PARKS

Petrified Forest to begin phased reopening

10. EXTREME WEATHER

Bertha makes a hasty exit after hitting S.C.

Law

11. AIR POLLUTION

Court grants request to drop suit over power plant emissions

Business

12. RECYCLING

When baseball resumes, Brewers aim to turn trash into cleaner

States

13. NEVADA

Heat sets records; Death Valley could approach 120 degrees

14. PUERTO RICO

Board suspends budget cuts for struggling territory

15. KANSAS

2 companies each fined $1M in chlorine leak

16. HAWAII

Board rejects review in another blow to aquarium fishing

International

17. BRAZIL

Indigenous leader: Illegal miners, loggers spreading virus

18. GERMANY

Police investigate discovery of ape body parts in forest

1. ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Tesla's 'Battery Day': Business as usual or an EV coup?

Energywire: Tuesday, May 26, 2020

2. MEDIA

YouTube removes Michael Moore film on clean energy

Climatewire: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

3. COURTS

Big Oil suffers pivotal losses in 2 climate cases

Climatewire: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

4. ENERGY TRANSITIONS

Coal spiral deepens with 13 plant closures announced in 2020

Climatewire: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

5. REGULATIONS

States lead court fight against Trump. They're winning

Greenwire: Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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Thursday, May 28, 2020 — 4:12 PM

PIPELINES

9th Circuit won't thaw Army Corps permit freeze

PANDEMIC

U.N. climate talks postponed until 2021

CAR RULES

Oversight Dems probe oil industry influence on rollback

ENFORCEMENT

Company fined $500K for Texas explosion

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Energywire

Thursday, May 28, 2020 — 7:38 AM

POLITICS

ARPA-C? Biden's 100% clean energy plan questioned

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Court blocks Trump solar tariff plan

PANDEMIC

U.S. shale investments to nosedive in 2020 — report

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar protests erupt in FERC net metering war

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Thursday, May 28, 2020 — 7:22 AM

CAMPAIGN 2020

What Biden can do if Congress balks at his green agenda

POLITICS

House Republicans go to war against proxy voting

HOUSE

Pelosi says infrastructure package coming soon

NATURAL RESOURCES

'I refuse to partake': GOP shuns oil and gas well briefing

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Climatewire

Thursday, May 28, 2020 — 6:39 AM

TRANSPORTATION

Saudi Aramco has a plan to extend oil: CO2-catching cars

BUSINESS

BlackRock sends climate signal to Big Oil

CAMPAIGN 2020

A peek into Biden's climate task force

TRANSPORTATION

Europe offers bicycle subsidies. Why not the U.S.?

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