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Former EPA Officials Warn Data Center Rush Is Eroding Air Protections
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (526+ words) Former Environmental Protection Agency officials are warning that the Trump administration is dismantling pollution safeguards to accelerate construction of AI data centers, putting public health at risk. The Verge reported this week that a group of EPA alumni released a…...
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
18+ hour, 7+ min ago (240+ words) A Notice by the Energy Department on 09/14/2026 This PDF is FR Doc. 2026-18743 as it appeared on Public Inspection on 09/11/2026 at 8:45 am. Notice of open meeting. This notice announces an in-person/virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM…...
Court rejects DOE ‘emergency’ order delaying coal plant retirement as overstep
2+ day, 1+ min ago (548+ words) “The Department’s reading of ‘emergency’ invites frequent federal interventions that are unsupported by the statute and threaten the stability of the energy market,” the ruling said. A federal appeals court on Friday vacated the U.S. Department of Energy’s emergency…...
Coal Ash Permits: EPA Comment Period Issues
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (724+ words) The issue is narrow in regulatory form but broad in public-health reach. Coal combustion residuals, often called CCR or coal ash, are produced when coal is burned for electricity. The material can be stored in surface impoundments and landfills, and…...
EPA EIS Review Proposal Tightens Oversight
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (229+ words) EPA’s June 2026 proposal sought to cap final environmental impact statements at 150 pages, or 300 pages for actions of extraordinary complexity. The proposal also sought to enforce a maximum two-year period for completing an EIS. Those limits are tied to the agency’s…...
EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
1+ week, 1+ day ago (59+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it…...
Clean Drinking Water Not a Constitutional Right, Court Rules
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (408+ words) The case is Sterling v. City of Jackson. Priscilla Sterling, Raine Becker, Shawn Miller and John Bennett filed suit in 2022, arguing that city officials knew lead was leaching into the municipal water system and let residents keep drinking it anyway. Testing…...
EPA Seeks Input on Narrower WOTUS Options
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (321+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are seeking additional public input on alternatives that could further narrow the federal definition of “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, under the Clean Water Act. The agencies issued a…...
Analysts warn of consequences if SCOTUS doesn't toss Boulder climate lawsuit
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (605+ words) (The Center Square) – Legal analysts and advocates warn that a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could have dire consequences on climate change litigation depending on the ruling. On Oct. 5, justices on the high court will hear arguments in Suncor…...
EPA violated union contract during RIF and reorganization, arbitrator rules
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (552+ words) It’s not yet clear whether EPA will appeal the ruling, but an EPA spokesperson said the agency “is not bound by the arbitrator’s decision.” A Sept. 2 decision from Arbitrator Felice Busto orders EPA to reinstate employees who were laid off…...