Facing Its 3rd Data Center, Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules
"Linn County has adopted some of the nation’s strictest data center zoning rules. Residents say the protections aren’t enough."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/02/2026
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Army Corps Project Could Wipe Out One Of Florida’s Last Thriving Coral Reefs
"The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades."
Source: Washington Post, 03/02/2026Enbridge Begins Rerouting Pipeline Around Wisconsin Reservation
"MADISON, Wis. — Energy company Enbridge has finally started work on rerouting an aging oil pipeline around a tribal reservation in northern Wisconsin after seven years of legal wrangling, moving ahead despite two new lawsuits that still could delay the project indefinitely.
Source: AP, 02/27/2026"Trump’s EPA Is Yanking Support For Electric School Buses"
"There’s $2.3 billion left unspent from a Biden-era clean school bus program. The Trump admin wants more of it to go to buses that run on fuels and not batteries."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/27/2026Lawyers For Cancer Victims Challenge Bayer’s $7.25B Roundup Settlement
"A group of 14 law firms representing nearly 20,000 plaintiffs is seeking to intervene in Bayer’s $7.25 billion proposed class action settlement of Roundup litigation, citing concerns that the settlement deal will not be fair to cancer victims."
Source: The New Lede, 02/27/2026"States Sue to Block Trump’s ‘Anti-Science’ Vaccine Policy"
"Climate change helps spread vaccine-preventable diseases. But the Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule 'throws science out the window,' and makes Americans more vulnerable to infections, state attorneys general charge in a new lawsuit."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/27/2026Judge Orders Changes To Columbia and Snake River Dam Operations To Help ‘Disappearing’ Salmon
"A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying the Trump administration’s plans for the massive structures would harm salmon runs that are 'disappearing from the landscape.'”
Source: AP, 02/27/2026"Power Plant Pollution Rose Last Year, Green Group Analysis Finds"
"U.S. power plant pollution rose last year, according to a green group’s analysis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data."
Source: The Hill, 02/27/2026"Illinois Cities Move To Cut Ties With A Massive Coal Plant"
"Two communities seeking cleaner, cheaper energy are resisting pressure to extend deals that bind them to getting power from one of the nation’s dirtiest plants."
Source: Canary Media, 02/27/2026Feds Give $26.5 Billion Loan For Electric Expansion In Georgia And Alabama
"Federal energy officials on Wednesday announced a record $26.5 billion loan to electric utilities in Georgia and Alabama, saying the loan will save customers money as the companies undertake a huge expansion driven by demand from computer data centers."
Source: AP, 02/26/2026"Trump’s BLM Nominee Waffles On Public Land Sell-Off Stance"
"President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to head the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, offered contradictory explanations about his record of pushing for federal land sell-offs at his nomination hearing Wednesday."
Source: Public Domain, 02/26/2026"States Snub Trump’s Plan To Ease ‘Forever Chemicals’ Limits"
"EPA’s stalled rollback of its PFAS drinking water rule has led to a patchwork of states sticking to the Biden-era regulation."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2026"Tracing Bayer’s Ties To Power In Trump’s Washington"
"From lobby firms to top officials, a look at how Bayer built access and secured favors"
Source: US Right to Know, 02/26/2026"As Electric Bills Rise, Trump Says Tech Companies Should Pay More"
"The president said he had negotiated a deal with tech giants to cover the energy costs of data centers, but offered few details. Experts said such pledges could prove difficult in practice."
Source: NYTimes, 02/26/2026"Trump To Announce Data Center Energy Deals During State Of The Union"
"President Donald Trump will announce during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that his administration has struck agreements with major tech companies to make them shoulder a greater share of the energy cost burden associated with data centers."
Source: Politico, 02/25/2026
