As the data center sector swells, much of the electricity demand is being met by polluting fossil fuels.
Causes
The American Lung Association’s annual report finds that climate change is making dirty air worse, especially for communities of color. The Trump administration keeps targeting rules meant to help.
The Trump administration recently renewed its push to ease clean up requirements for the toxic ash that is leftover from burning coal.
Conservative justices focused on industry costs when blocking the Clean Power Plan, the first climate rule proposed for the power sector.
Opponents of the project, known as Kaskida, say an accident could be even worse than the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company says it’s learned from the past.
FERC is pushing to get data centers onto the grid, and fast. The high-stakes move could tip the balance of regulatory power against the states.
At Heartland’s climate conference, fossil fuel allies warn MAHA chemical rules could threaten the oil industry, exposing a rift in Trump’s base.
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two rivers that communities rely on for water.
The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts — but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse.
Jackie Chesnutt, who lives outside San Angelo, is tired of pollution from wells she says should have been plugged years ago. Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.
As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutions.
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New York farmers say the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of greenhouse gas regulations will make it harder for them to grow food.
Climate lawsuits are a largely nonexistent threat to farmers in the state of Iowa, but ethanol producers could benefit from the law.
Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
From the state Capitol to utility commission dockets, Texas officials are moving to derail solar plans as they brace for a surge in electricity demand.
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