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Health and Green Groups Tell EPA: Don't Let Data Centers and other Major Polluters Build Before Getting Permits

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
A coalition of health and environmental organizations submitted comments – in addition to tens of thousands of individual public comments – urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed rule, “Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review…

“Chemical Recycling” Facilities Pose Risks to Workers and Communities

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
“Chemical recycling” facilities have large amounts of carcinogens and other toxic chemicals on site, according to a new analysis from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council),

PJM Membership Votes on New Policies to Handle Data Center Load

Press ReleasePennsylvania
PJM membership has voted on two consequential proposals related to managing the explosion in electricity demand from data centers: the Reliably Backstop Procurement (RBP) and Connect and Manage (CAM).

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Deadly Heatwave Hits Both Sides of Atlantic 

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
A dangerous heat dome is settling over much of the United States this week, with "feels-like" temperatures expected to top 100–110°F for more than 200 million people through the July 4th weekend

Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Home Energy Choice Act

Press ReleaseSacramento
A bill that gives households the option to receive a financial incentive to electrify their homes instead of utilities defaulting to replacing aging natural gas service lines passed unanimously (11-0) out of the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications.

Trump’s War on Wind, Part Four

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Trump administration announced it would be paying off another company not to produce offshore wind energy, the fourth time it has wasted taxpayer funds this way. 

NRDC: California’s Coastal Management Authority Is Under Attack

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Trump administration has formally initiated a federal review of California's Coastal Management Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). It is holding public meetings to specifically solicit comments on the state's oversight of offshore oil production, spaceport infrastructure…

U.N. Secretary-General Sounds Alarms on Global Data Center Impacts

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called on the tech industry and global data center developers to embrace clean energy and be transparent about the energy, water and land impacts their projects would have in a speech during London Climate Action week…

FERC Jump-Starts Plan to Get Data Center Connections Right

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered regional grid operators to accelerate efforts to better handle surging electricity demands from new data center construction and let customers know how much that new demand is costing them. 

Before the Storm

Ed Board MemoUnited States

The disaster safety net is coming apart.

Trump’s War on Wind Energy Intensifies

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of Interior announced a third taxpayer-funded payoff to a company so that it will not produce much-needed offshore wind energy.

The Hollowing of the Forest Service

BackgrounderUnited StatesGarett Rose

This administration has accelerated its efforts to fundamentally break national forest management.