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Los Angeles Timespolitics10 hrs ago
California Bills on Data-Center Tariffs and Water Reporting Advance in Legislature
State lawmakers advance four measures on grid costs, CEQA reviews and consumption data after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2025 veto of an earlier water-reporting bill.
freepressjournal.inworld5 days ago
Officials Identify Chemical in Water Supply as Potential Fertility Concern
Federal and state officials have flagged a substance in U.S. waterways that may affect fertility. The chemical appears on a federal monitoring list and has drawn attention from multiple state attorneys general.
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Propublicascience5 days ago
Trump Administration Considers Changes to Methane Rules for Stripper Wells
President Trump met with oil executives in January 2025 to discuss investment in Venezuela. The meeting included Hilcorp owner Jeffery Hildebrand, whose company operates many low-producing wells.
theconstructionindex.co.ukworld10 days ago
Hinkley Point C nuclear plant faces potential five-year delay over fish protections
The £35 billion project could be delayed if regulators require additional compensation for fish in the Severn Estuary. EDF has already spent £700 million on three fish protection systems.
Washington Examinerpolitics11 days ago
Fourteen Republican-led states ask EPA to study mifepristone in drinking water
Attorneys general from fourteen states sent a letter Tuesday requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency add mifepristone to its Contaminant Candidate List. The request cites concerns over wastewater from at-home medication abortions.
Washington Examinerpolitics31 days ago
Republicans Introduce Bills to Exempt Small Oil and Gas Wells from EPA Emissions Rules
Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation in the House and Senate to exempt small oil and gas producers from certain Clean Air Act requirements. The bills target marginal wells and would remove EPA standards for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
upi.compolitics38 days ago
EPA Proposes Changes to Biden-Era Power Plant Wastewater Discharge Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it is reconsidering 2024 effluent limitation guidelines finalized under former President Biden. The proposal would rescind certain one-size-fits-all limits on coal-fired power plant discharges and grant permit writers case-by…
The Guardianscience40 days ago
Trump Administration Moves to Rescind 2024 Ethylene Oxide Emission Rules
The administration plans to rescind regulations issued in 2024 that required cuts of about 90 percent in emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical used to sterilize medical devices. Recent research found the gas is about 60 times more carcinogenic than previously estimated in 2006.
The Guardianscience41 days ago
PFAS Levels in Canadian Seabird Eggs Fall Sharply Over 55 Years
Levels of some PFAS compounds in northern gannet eggs from Bonaventure Island in the St Lawrence Seaway basin declined up to 74% from peak concentrations reached in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The declines coincide with regulatory actions and industry phase-outs of PFOS and P…
ai42 days ago
Australia Allocates $105.9 Million for AI Tool to Speed Housing Approvals
The federal budget to be released Tuesday evening includes $105.9 million over four years to develop an artificial intelligence tool that will assist with environmental assessments for housing and energy projects. The funding forms part of a broader package to increase housing su…
Fox Newsscience43 days ago
Regulators Allow California Solar Plant to Operate Despite Annual Bird Deaths
The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in the Mojave Desert continues to operate under existing approvals even though monitoring shows hundreds of birds found dead each year. Regulators were aware of the risks to birds and habitat before approving the project more than a decade ago. No fi…
ABC Newspolitics45 days ago
Trump Administration to Propose Changes to Biden-Era PFAS Drinking Water Standards
The EPA will soon propose delaying compliance deadlines for two common PFAS compounds while rescinding standards for rarer forms, starting a formal rollback of rules finalized under former President Biden. Jessica Kramer, head of the EPA's Office of Water, announced the move Thur…
ai45 days ago
Oracle Switches to Bloom Energy Fuel Cells for New Mexico AI Data Center
Oracle will use Bloom Energy fuel cells to generate up to 2.8 gigawatts of electricity for Project Jupiter, the New Mexico site tied to its $300 billion cloud computing contract with OpenAI. The company withdrew air-quality permit applications for a natural gas plant on April 27…
New York Postworld47 days ago
California Seeks Federal Court Order to Halt Sable Offshore Oil Operations Off Santa Barbara
California's attorney general has filed a motion in federal court to stop Sable Offshore Corp. from resuming oil pumping operations. The move challenges a federal executive order that allowed the restart, citing state environmental protections. The pipeline involved was shut down…
Cnbcbusiness53 days ago
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case on Glyphosate Labeling Regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could block thousands of lawsuits alleging the herbicide Roundup causes cancer. President Trump issued an executive order in February 2026 to promote domestic glyphosate production, citing its importance to agriculture.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewpolitics60 days ago
House Energy Committee Tours Colorado Oil Refineries and Adjacent Wildlife Refuge
Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce visited Colorado to tour oil refineries and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. The trip highlighted air quality improvements and challenges in meeting federal targets. Legislation to modernize the Clean Air A…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewfinance72 days ago
Maine Legislature Approves Temporary Ban on Data Center Construction
The Maine state legislature has approved a measure for a temporary ban on data center construction, positioning the state as the first to implement such a policy. The bill now awaits the governor's signature. This development addresses concerns over energy use and infrastructure…
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Substrate placeholder — needs reviewscience77 days ago
HHS and EPA Add Microplastics to Drinking Water Contaminant List and Launch Health Studies
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the addition of microplastics and pharmaceuticals to the EPA's Contaminant Candidate List for drinking water. The HHS is launching a $134 million program called STOMP to study mic…