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June 30, 2025

In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: New York faces electric grid reliability risks; Lawsuit: Energy companies to blame for heat-related death; Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules; Ohio at a glance

Plus: Walter: Taxpayers are funding NGOs’ partisan activism

EnergyPlatform.News [[link removed]] New York faces electric grid reliability risks [[link removed]]

New York’s electric grid faces increasing reliability concerns, according to a recent report from the state’s Independent System Operator (NYISO) that drew new attention last week, when the system buckled and thousands of residents lost power during the summer’s first heatwave.

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Lawsuit: Energy companies to blame for heat-related death [[link removed]]

Four years after a woman was found dead in her car during a Pacific Northwest heatwave, her daughter is suing seven oil and gas companies, alleging they’re responsible for the record heat that led to her mother’s death. The lawsuit represents another front in an ongoing, sophisticated campaign targeting energy companies.

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Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, are projected to combine for $1.3 billion in annual regulatory cost savings beginning in 2026.

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At a glance: Ohio [[link removed]]

A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Ohio.

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Walter: Taxpayers are funding NGOs’ partisan activism [[link removed]]

Americans are proud of our nonprofit sector, which has long led the world, because they love real charities that actually help people here and abroad. They don’t think of the nonprofit sector as the plaything of billionaires and politicians. Yet all too often, that is the reality of our nongovernmental organizations.

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High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability [[link removed]]

Feds OK new small modular reactor design [[link removed]]

SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects [[link removed]]

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