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Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts

A proposed data center in Imperial County has triggered fierce community opposition, with residents fearing impacts on air quality and rising utility bills.

www.latimes.com
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Lee Zeldin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief, to headline Heartland Institute forum

Lee Zeldin, the EPA agency administrator, will address a Heartland Institute forum in April. The organization says speakers will challenge the climate crisis “narrative.”

www.nytimes.com
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Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands. The only way to avoid the worst is to urgently ditch fossil fuels.
www.dw.com
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'Climate gaslighting': How fossil fuel giants have quietly abandoned their net-zero pledges

A new analysis warns that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have entered a ‘gaslighting’ phase to bolster their profits.
www.euronews.com
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Carbon removal hubs languish as U.S. Department of Energy audits drag on

Two megaprojects that were awarded more than $1 billion in federal subsidies have stalled under President Donald Trump.
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The first U.S. coal plant in a decade is on shaky ground

Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data center politics.
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Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days

Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutants
www.theguardian.com
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Trump's EPA is paving the way for hazier national parks, activists say

Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks.
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How Big Oil pivoted from climate-friendly messaging to normalize dependence on fossil fuels

The world’s biggest oil and gas companies have spent the last four years systematically shifting away from climate-friendly advertising to push a new message: fossil fuels are here to stay.

www.desmog.com
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Senator launches investigation into methane pollution in the Permian Basin

Recent satellite monitoring revealed that actual emissions from the West Texas and southeast New Mexico basin are four times higher than official estimates.
insideclimatenews.org
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Manure-to-energy project touted as climate fix emits thousands of tons of methane

A Wisconsin project dubbed the “world’s largest manure biogas project” emits nearly 5,000 metric tons of climate-warming methane annually, roughly equivalent to emissions from 30,000 gasoline-powered vehicles, according to state data that adds to concerns about the impacts of large-scale manure digesters. 
www.thenewlede.org
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Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions

In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open.
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As India expands coal power, a mining town suffers

The people of Jharia, home to India’s largest coal reserves, are fueling the country’s economic growth and getting sick from the ensuing pollution.
www.theexamination.org
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States challenge EPA repeal of endangerment finding in climate fight

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

apnews.com
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Duke Energy agrees to explore a cleaner way to power data centers

A settlement deal would commit the North Carolina utility to working with Google on a scheme that lets data centers pay to secure 24/7 clean energy.
www.canarymedia.com
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The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos

Data centers will swallow 14 percent of Archbald, P.A., evict a trailer park, and border many residential properties. Who's to blame is a matter of fierce debate.

grist.org
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AI power demand creates ‘high likelihood, high impact’ grid risks

The North American transmission watchdog warns of cascading outages if the largest data centers aren’t regulated.
www.eenews.net
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Why tech giants are ditching the power grid

Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting.
www.nytimes.com
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