Trump Wants To Put A $75M Coal Terminal In Oakland. Residents Resist.
"Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, rally against a coal export facility"
Source: Guardian, 06/17/2026
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Trump DOJ Supports Musk-Owned Data Center In Suit By NAACP
"The Trump administration urged a federal court on Monday to dismiss an environmental lawsuit against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, saying the company’s Grok government model and the data centers that power it are crucial to national security. The NAACP alleges that xAI has rushed to build and continue expanding its Colossus Gas Plant in vulnerable and heavily Black communities near the Tennessee-Mississippi border without legally required permits or pollution controls."
Source: E&E News, 06/17/2026
Billionaire Donor Benefits as Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Wells
"Trump’s EPA is planning to weaken restrictions on oil and gas wells that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane. Oil billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand, a major Trump donor, is set to reap the benefits. Society as a whole will deal with the environmental costs."
Source: ProPublica, 06/17/2026
As Energy Demand Rises, More States Turn to Virtual Power Plants
"An executive order in Massachusetts and a regulatory commission action in Minnesota are among the big moves this year that highlight the growing role of virtual power plants in grid management."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/16/2026
Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff
"Some day in the next 12 months – maybe in late-August, maybe not until next spring – Lake Mead will drop below the critical threshold of 1,035 feet above sea level. That is the water-level elevation at which hydropower generating capacity at Hoover Dam, the largest in the Colorado River basin, will be cut by 70 percent."
Source: Circle of Blue, 06/16/2026
Trump DOE Issues Emergency Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running
"The Orlando plant had been scheduled for retirement in 2025. The order cited an energy emergency related to a shortage of facilities and proliferation of data centers."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/16/2026
Pentagon Reviews Are Blocking Wind Farms, Putting Jobs At Risk: Lawsuit
"Renewable energy groups are suing the U.S. military because they say national security reviews for new wind farms on private land have been effectively frozen for months. The groups say this logjam jeopardizes $47 billion in investments and thousands of jobs in 21 states."
Source: AP, 06/16/2026
What Most Battleground House Districts Have In Common: Data Centers
"More than 200 data centers are going up in dozens of competitive House districts — and neither party knows how to handle their political fallout heading into the midterms."
Source: Politico, 06/16/2026
"Solar Beat Coal On The US Grid In May — A New Milestone"
"The U.S. just hit a big milestone: It got more power from solar panels than from coal plants in May."
Source: Canary Media, 06/15/2026
EPA Sends California Emissions Rules To Congress, Hoping For Reversal
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it was sending the Republican-controlled Congress landmark California vehicle emissions rules for potential repeal, its latest effort to prevent tougher state tailpipe requirements."
Source: Reuters, 06/15/2026
