Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Line 5 Permit
"Michigan’s highest court has ordered state energy regulators to redo their environmental review of Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project beneath the Straits of Mackinac."
Source: E&E News, 08/04/2026
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Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
"Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians."
Source: New York Times, 08/03/2026
California Was Mostly Solar-Powered In May — A Global First
"Solar panels produced 51% of California’s electricity in May, the first time the clean energy source surpassed the halfway mark for an entire month. The data counts both large-scale installations and the state’s bounty of rooftop arrays."
Source: Canary Media, 08/03/2026
Clean Energy Group Targets State Races
"The renewable energy industry is turning its attention to state-level races in the run-up to November’s midterm elections."
Source: E&E News, 08/03/2026
Trump DOE To Turn Ky. Uranium Plant Into Gas-Powered AI Data Center
"The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site, tapping private equity to fund a $100 billion data center complex that will include its own new natural gas and battery storage power plant in Kentucky."
Source: AP, 07/31/2026
Amid AI Boom, Coal Returns — With a Familiar Cost To Black Neighbors
"Trump’s order keeping an Orlando coal plant online renews environmental justice concerns over who pays AI’s pollution bill." "The fight over Stanton Unit 1 illustrates how America's AI boom could prolong coal pollution that has historically fallen hardest on Black communities."
Source: Word in Black, 07/31/2026
Louisa, Va., Homeowner Sues Amazon Over Data Center Construction
"Round-the-clock disruptions drive a Central Virginia man to file a lawsuit against the tech giant as it seeks to build its latest digital warehouse in the commonwealth."
Source: Virginia Mercury, 07/30/2026
Data Center Boom Sparks Lobbying Surge
"The number of companies, associations and advocacy groups lobbying around data center issues more than doubled this spring compared to the same time last year as Congress and the Trump administration sought to address the industry’s rapid growth."
Source: E&E News, 07/30/2026
EPA Halted Study On Gas Stoves And Asthma. Results Were Striking.
"Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took office."
Source: Washington Post, 07/30/2026
In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground
"The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back."
Source: New York Times, 07/30/2026
