Minerals news: Trump nominated Ned Mamula of @greenmetusa as director of @USGS. He’s an advocate for increasing uranium mining, which Trump wants USGS to explore putting on the critical minerals list.

RT @ChrisMarquette_: Sen. Bernie Moreno to introduce bill Tuesday that would phase out EV tax credit w/@jamepdx

NEWS: The Trump administration moved to suspend the $5 billion NEVI program to build EV chargers. The move upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and is likely to draw legal challenges.

RT @SiegelScribe: NEW: EPA funds — including all IRA money — is still frozen despite agency memo and pressure from Republicans and Democrat…

SCOOP w/ @zcolman: EPA on Tuesday lifted its spending freeze on *some* environmental funding from the IRA and infrastructure law that had been paused since Jan. 20, per an internal memo viewed by POLITICO

A brewing Trump v. Tesla tariff battle? The International Trade Commission voted today to allow the Trump administration to investigate whether China is exporting artificially cheap graphite into the US, a case opposed by Tesla. More here:

RT @Oriana0214: My latest: How years of safety warnings ended in a fiery crash above the Potomac via @politico

NEWS: The state of Alabama has suspended implementation of the NEVI program to build EV chargers, citing President Trump’s Day 1 executive order pausing spending.

RT @SiegelScribe: New: ‘Chaos and confusion’ follow Trump's order to freeze federal dollars. Capturing the early moments of the dramatic mo…

RT @kelseytam: Scoop: Former Trump official returns to oversee the Loan Programs Office at @ENERGY w/ @jamepdx

@Eleanor_Mueller @politico @semafor @burgessev @kadiagoba @eschor Congrats!!

NEW: More Republicans are speaking out in defense of IRA energy tax credits. Among others, @RepJames says "proceed with caution" on credits sparking auto jobs. More from today's Ways and Means hearing:

RT @SiegelScribe: Scoop: DOE nominee Chris Wright lines up his chief of staff — Alex Fitzsimmons, head of government affairs for Sila, a ne…

RT @kelseytam: Trump's EO kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden’s infrastructure and climate money w/ @Timothy_Cama, @Jtblaeser, @C…

RT @kelseytam: 🚨Trump executive order tonight immediately freezes disbursement of funds from Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infras…

Trump's long-promised action to end the Biden "EV mandate" is pretty light on details. It calls for terminating the CA waiver, lifting "regulatory barriers" (tailpipe rule?) and "considering" eliminating subsidies for EVs.

Trump's unwinding of Biden's clean energy and investment push begins, as the website chronicling the Biden administration's accomplishments, looks to have been taken down.

RT @HMNorthey: Hats off to @jamepdx for including this tidbit in @politico's Morning Energy 🤣 "The ITC hearing was briefly interrupted dur…

NEW: Why Biden’s $7.5 billion electric vehicle charger push is probably safe from Trump

NEWS: The trade group for top automakers urged GOP tax writers in a letter last month to preserve the full suite of EV tax credits under the IRA. It's a signal Republicans are likely to face industry opposition in rolling back Dems' EV push.