US Gas & Iran Fallout: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged data-center backers to push back on critics, calling concerns about water, power use, and AI job impacts “overblown,” as only 1 in 3 Americans approve of the fast pace of data-center construction. Oil Market Signals: Oil prices eased after a U.S.-Iran truce, but retail pump declines are slower than crude, while Trump pressures gas stations to cut prices. Europe Gas: Dutch and British wholesale gas prices rose on uncertainty around U.S.-Iran talks and Strait of Hormuz transit risk. Canada Energy Policy: Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Canada’s emissions will be higher in the next few years under his pivot back toward oil and gas, framing it as an affordability and investment fix. Nuclear Cleanup Milestone: Hanford’s 222-S Laboratory turns 75, still serving as the “analytic backbone” for radioactive waste cleanup decisions. Renewables Buildout: China commissioned an ±800-kilovolt UHV DC link to move renewable power from Shaanxi to Anhui; Quebec set a 2050 target of 77% renewables in total energy consumption. Solar on the Ground: Maine’s Northport vs CMP dispute could shape municipal solar approvals; Cagayan de Oro launched a rooftop-solar affordability campaign; Solihull’s Columban Missionaries switched on 116 panels. Grid & Demand Politics: Data centers are also driving debate in the U.S. over grid capacity and who pays. Local Energy Costs: Indiana seeks refunds tied to its gas tax holiday; Singapore households face higher electricity and gas tariffs from July. Pipeline Fight: Louisiana fishermen and groups sued over a coastal permit for the Marais methane pipeline feeding an LNG terminal.