Infrastructure

"Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Scrap Biden Energy Efficiency Regs"

"The Trump administration is throwing its weight behind gas providers and utilities that want the Supreme Court to strike down Biden-era Department of Energy rules that tightened standards for gas-powered commercial water heaters and consumer furnaces."

Source: E&E News, 05/01/2026

Calif. Will Soon Have 300+ Data Centers. Where Will They Get Their Water?

"A proposed data center in the Imperial Valley would need 750,000 gallons of water a day. Satisfying the thirst of 24 more facilities expected to open in the state will be challenging, experts and officials say."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/30/2026

Tribe, Enviros to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine’s Impacts on Threatened Owls

"The BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no Mexican spotted owls lived near a proposed mine site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it permitted mineral exploration. Photo evidence shows otherwise."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/30/2026

Federal Judge Could Dismiss Lawsuit Seeking Access To La. Slave Burial Sites

"Formosa Plastics asked U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its ownership of the Buena Vista burial site in St. James Parish."

Source: Verite News, 04/30/2026

"The Iran War Is Impacting the Environment in Unseen Ways"

"War had already darkened Tehran’s skies by March 8. When rain began to fall, residents said it was thick, foul-smelling and dark in color. Some described it as black rain, coating streets, rooftops, and cars in sootlike residue."

Source: WIRED, 04/29/2026

Wind Farms Bloom Along Rhode Island Coast, As Trump Wants To Stop Them

"Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region. Wind farms are taking shape and operating along the East Coast, even as President Donald Trump seeks to end the U.S. offshore wind industry. He often talks about his hatred of wind power and calls turbines ugly."

Source: AP, 04/29/2026

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