Energy & Environment
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Energy & Environment
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EPA exempts data center plants from acid rain rules |
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is excluding power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain.
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The administration announced new guidance on Monday clarifying that these “islanded” power plants do not have to be part of the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program (ARP).
This program requires power plants to reduce emissions of acid rain precursors sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
Acid rain can cause environmental damage, including to aquatic wildlife, such as fish. In addition, exposure to sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can worsen respiratory issues in humans.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it was taking the action to try to help data centers flourish while also mitigating their impacts on consumer electric bills by incentivizing data centers to bring their own power plants instead of relying on the electricity that’s already on the grid.
Read more at TheHill.com.
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A federal panel on Friday voted to advance a revamp of the nation’s historic preservation rules that Trump administration officials say slow down projects.
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Saudi Arabia is sending no signals it will accept President Trump’s after-the-fact condition that Riyadh establish ties with Israel as part of a nuclear energy deal with the United States. In fact, its leaders haven’t even conceded that the deal signed last week is off.
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Oil prices were down nearly 10 percent on Monday after a break in fighting between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend.
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News we’ve flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics:
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Republican senators say that confidence is waning in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership of the U.S. armed forces as the war with Iran drags on without an end in sight. Read more
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Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci was keenly aware of the media’s interest in him early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, and considered some of the attention “flattering,” according to diary entries released by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Read more
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