OMNIBUS BILL RAISED BUDGETS OF DOE, DOI; CUT EPA

Omnibus Bill requires Fed to treat emissions from forest biomass as carbon neutral. Also to allow "flexibility" for metro areas struggling to meet smog standards. Funding for Great Lakes restoration left in.

EPA website removed climate science section after being on site for 2 decades.

Top GOP climate action advocate announced retirement from Congress.

US losing "tremendous" amount of money defending Saudi Arabia: Trump.

B.C. govt attacking Vancouver's attempt to limit GHG emissions. Unreported methane emissions from B.C. oil/gas ops threatening Canada's climate action commitments.

Ontario to invest $56B over next 10 years on public transit, EVs.

China enacted new rules to force their car comps to make EVs.

Deals made for 120Mw new solar in Nigeria.

India has added 2x more clean/ren power than coal since '15. They near-doubled their solar power cap in FY17, but missed their target by 54%. They expect to add ~10Gw of solar in FY18.

US clean/ren powergen cap up 6.6% this year through Feb.

Italy comp supplying inverters for Enel's 754Mw solar project in Mexico.

Philippines OK'd 30Mw solar + power storage project to assess impact on grid.

Solar could provide 30% of Australia's power: ARENA.

BRDE committed $72M for Atlantic wind farm.

Climate change fight needs $80B investment globally in nuke power: IAEA Chief.

More oil/gas wells shut down in Colorado over home explosion.

Norway regulator sounding alarm over N Sea oil/gas ops safety.

Sauds cut prices to Asia again.

New refinery to make Iran self-sufficient in gasoline.

Indonesia plans $200B new investment for oil production.

Kurds have closed down 61 illegal oil refineries since '16.

Biggest jump in US natgas production in 3 years: EIA.