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EnergyPlatform.News(letter)
June 23, 2025
In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability; Feds OK new small modular reactor design; SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects; As EPA delays Biden-era PFAS standards, New Jersey scores major settlement; Kentucky at a glance
Plus: Skrmetta: Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South
Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in its latest Summer Reliability Assessment.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
New Jersey recently finalized a $450 million settlement with 3M over PFAS contamination linked to the company’s facilities – one of the largest such settlements to date.
A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Kentucky.
The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and unaccountable our current energy framework has become. With rolling blackouts, skyrocketing costs, and regulators sidelined, states like Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and others must urgently chart a new course rooted in local control, reliability, and common-sense energy leadership.
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