While many big name philanthropists are backing away from climate giving, Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and founder of Bloomberg L.P., has announced $590 million in new environmental commitments. Some $285 million will go to efforts accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy at a moment when the Iran conflict is rattling energy markets. Bloomberg Philanthropies said it would do this by supporting renewable energy industry associations, providing data and analysis on the industry and advising regulators and grid operators. NY Times

The Trump administration announced a plan for billions of dollars in federal loans aimed at spurring the country’s largest build-out of nuclear power plants in more than three decades. The complex and unusual strategy, which would be overseen by the Energy Department, would provide up to $17.5 billion in low-cost loans to help electric utilities buy expensive components that could be used in up to 10 new AP1000 nuclear reactors, a large type of reactor designed by Westinghouse. NY Times