CleanPowerDaily

TODAY'S LEAD: The EPA has locked in record-high biofuel mandates for 2026-2027, a rare Trump administration move that expands a renewable energy requirement — aiming to displace 300,000 barrels of foreign oil per day while generating over $10 billion in rural economic benefit. Meanwhile, clean energy companies across the sector are scrambling to adapt their business models to survive a federal policy environment that has turned sharply hostile to wind power and increasingly uncertain for solar.