Pollution

"Controversial Dakota Pipeline Gets a Big, Belated Government Boost"

"A delayed environmental review cleared the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue operating. Separately, a North Dakota judge expressed unusual exasperation over the tangled legal battles."

Source: NYTimes, 12/22/2025

Feds Pave The Way For Big Tech To Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants

Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants, issuing a long-awaited order Thursday, as the Trump administration urges them to help the U.S. lead the world in artificial intelligence and revive domestic manufacturing.

Source: AP, 12/22/2025

Federal Judge Blocks Whitmer From Shutting Down Pipeline Under Great Lakes

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety."

Source: AP, 12/19/2025

"SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power"

"The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overcame opposition from environmentalists and many Democrats who oppose the bill’s sweeping changes to a bedrock environmental law."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/19/2025

As Trump Promotes Coal, No Respite For Communities Choking On Industry Dust

"David Jones Jr. is no stranger to treacherous work. For years, the 45-year-old South Baltimore resident made his living scaling tall buildings to install signs. But for Jones, the real danger has been in and around his home: Jones and his wife live a few hundred feet away from a large coal terminal where dust from mountainous, uncovered coal piles has blown over the community day after day for decades."

Source: The New Lede, 12/18/2025

"Data Centers Have A Political Problem — And Big Tech Wants To Fix It"

"Tech companies and lobbyists are investing millions of dollars to tackle a new political problem for the industry: Data centers, the lifeblood of the growing artificial intelligence economy, are becoming toxic with voters."

Source: Politico, 12/18/2025

Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Blue States For Energy Grant Cuts

"The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally."

Source: Washington Post, 12/18/2025

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