apnews.com/article/powe... Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers

apnews.com/article/musk... In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center near Memphis

White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, report says apnews.com/article/trum...

EPA chief Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule apnews.com/article/zeld...

Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill. Environmental groups slammed the new Marine Minerals Administration as a replay of a troubled past in which regulators were accused of lax oversight and cozy ties with industry. apnews.com/article/inte...

Sanders, AOC push bill to impose AI data center moratorium My @apnews.com story on what Congress should do to confront what Bernie calls 'the most profound technological revolution in world history.' apnews.com/article/data...

Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight apnews.com/article/trum...

Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil My @apnews.com story apnews.com/article/oil-...

EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment apnews.com/article/epa-...

apnews.com/live/iran-wa... Energy Department blames staffer for Sec. Wright's inaccurate social media post on oil tanker escort in Strait of Hormuz

Feds give record $27B in loans for electric plant expansions in Georgia and Alabama. Southern Co. says loans will lower cost of investments in the grid, enhance reliability. Critics say it's a taxpayer-funded bailout. My @apnews.com story with @jeffamy.bsky.social apnews.com/article/geor...

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits apnews.com/article/supr...

apnews.com/article/trum... Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues My @apnews.com story apnews.com/article/slav...

EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change apnews.com/article/trum...

Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm apnews.com/article/wint...

Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume. 5 court cases, 5 losses for Trump administration apnews.com/article/trum...

ICYMI: Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states apnews.com/article/trum...

EPA says it will stop calculating economic savings to health in key air pollution rules on soot, ozone apnews.com/article/epa-...

'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation Our @AP look at a transformational year at EPA where the agency’s mission and staffing were challenged as never before apnews.com/article/epa-...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast, citing national security concerns

My @AP story

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy apnews.com/article/trum...

Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap apnews.com/article/immi...

EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers. New 'Waters of the US' rule responds to 2023 Supreme Court decision and is intended to help farmers, ranchers. Critics call it a giveaway to industry. My @AP story apnews.com/article/epa-...

Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signs budget deal that includes Republican demand to undo state participation in regional climate change efforts. PA was only major fossil fuel-producing state w plan to force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on HFCs, a harmful pollutant used in refrigerators, air conditioners My @apnews.com story apnews.com/article/hfc-...

apnews.com/article/alas...  Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling #ANWR

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Trump administration renews push to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

Energy Department offers $1.6B loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across 5 states. Ohio-based AEP plans upgrades on 5,000 miles of power lines in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma and W. Virginia apnews.com/article/trum...

Associated Press disputes Trump's false characterization of its legal fight over access apnews.com/article/ap-t...

RIP: Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, dies at 91. apnews.com/article/jane...

apnews.com/article/epa-...  Trump EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions

apnews.com/article/trum...  Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue

Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere. Debate over higher electric bills could become key 20026 issue. apnews.com/article/trum...

A look at how Trump's AI data center expansion plan takes aim at the 55-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by @melinawalling.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social apnews.com/article/nati...

apnews.com/article/trum...  Trump's Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation

ICYMI: EPA eliminates Office of Research and Development, begins layoffs apnews.com/article/epa-...

apnews.com/article/geor...  A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts

apnews.com/article/publ...  GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules. Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he is not giving up on land sale plan. Democrats vow to block him.

‘Roadless rule’ in national forests to be repealed, Trump admin says apnews.com/article/logg...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company over air pollution from Memphis supercomputer

apnews.com/article/epa-...  Trump EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants

apnews.com/article/epa-... Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives. My @apnews.com story with @borenbears.bsky.social @melinawalling.bsky.social @joshuabickel.bsky.social and MK Wildeman

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO analysis says

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... Maryland county may pay $57M for upkeep of high-polluting trash incinerator it wants to close. News you can use in my home county

apnews.com/article/clim... $14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says