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environment27 days ago•2 min saved

EPA Finalizes Repeal of Power Plant Climate Rules, Citing Legal Authority Limits

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the repeal of 2024 greenhouse gas emission limits for coal and gas-fired power plants, a move that overturns a major Biden-era climate rule. The agency argues it lacks authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate these emissions for climate change purposes and claims the repeal will save the industry over $300 billion. This action follows the earlier rollback of vehicle emissions standards and is expected to face significant legal challenges from environmental groups.

via NBC News|

#clean-air-act #climate-policy #environment

environment28 days ago•1 min saved

EPA Scraps Power Plant Emission Limits, Citing Lack of Climate Impact

The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to repeal the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards, effectively removing all limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants. The agency argues these emissions have no material impact on climate change and that the rules exceeded its legal authority. This move follows the earlier revocation of the foundational 2009 endangerment finding, which had justified climate regulations. While the administration projects $310 billion in savings and lower electricity prices, critics warn of 123 million metric tons of additional carbon emissions and severe public health consequences.

via The Guardian|

#clean-air-act #climate-policy #environment

environment28 days ago•0 min saved

EPA Repeals Power Plant Climate Rules, Proposes Blocking Future Carbon Limits

The EPA has finalized the repeal of Biden-era carbon emission standards for power plants and proposed a new rule that would block future federal regulations on the sector. The move, announced at a G20 energy meeting, aims to lower electricity costs but faces legal challenges and criticism over public health risks.

via Politico|

#clean-air-act #climate-policy #environment

environment29 days ago•78 min saved

EPA Finalizes Repeal of Power Plant Emission Limits

The EPA has finalized the repeal of Biden-era rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin argues this deregulation will lower electricity costs and boost energy production, while environmental groups warn it will increase health risks and climate pollution.

via AP News|

#clean-air-act #climate-policy #environment

environment1 month ago•134 min saved

EPA proposal could keep data-center plans from public view

The EPA proposes a rule to align state permitting for minor pollution sources with the Clean Air Act, keeping states in the lead and avoiding new federal standards or mandatory public hearings; while data centers are included in the scope, critics warn the change could leave communities in the dark about siting and pollution, even as President Trump promotes data-center growth and supporters say the move reduces red tape while preserving protections.

via AP News|

#clean-air-act #data-centers #environment

politics2 months ago•9 min saved

GOP targets California-emission waivers to curb cross-state rules

Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Cynthia Lummis, are using the Congressional Review Act to nullify EPA waivers that let California set stricter vehicle and small-engine emissions standards, arguing this curbs California’s outsized regulatory influence; supporters say repealing the waivers would stop a backdoor climate agenda without Congressional approval, while opponents warn it would weaken California’s authority under the Clean Air Act.

via Fox News|

#california #clean-air-act #congressional-review-act

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

SpaceXAI to Phase Out Unpermitted Turbines, Replacing With 1.2GW Plant by 2027

SpaceXAI will begin removing 69 unpermitted gas turbines powering its Memphis-area data center, replacing them with a new 1.2GW plant in Mississippi; removal starts August 2026 and is slated to finish by July 2027 under a Clean Air Act permit, amid an NAACP lawsuit alleging pollution; SpaceXAI says air quality currently meets EPA standards, while the DOJ seeks dismissal of the case.

via Engadget|

#clean-air-act #mississippi #naacp

politics3 months ago•6 min saved

Trump Grants Clemency to Nine Diesel-Emissions Tampering Convicts

President Trump pardoned nine individuals convicted of tampering with diesel emission-control systems (defeat devices), including several mechanics who sold or installed them; the pardons follow a shift in the administration’s stance on defeat devices and are framed by supporters as relief from overreach.

via Fox News|

#clean-air-act #defeat-devices #diesel-emissions

politics3 months ago•184 min saved

Trump Grants Clemency to Six in Clean Air Act Cases After White House Meeting

President Donald Trump announced he pardoned six people he says were persecuted by the Biden administration for Clean Air Act violations, posting the move on Truth Social without naming those pardoned. A White House official said the pardons relate to individuals convicted of violating emissions laws. The piece notes the Justice Department previously instructed prosecutors to drop cases involving defeat devices used to bypass emissions controls. Trump’s clemency process is led by a small team of aides, and he has increasingly used pardons to advance his political goals.

via CNN|

#biden-administration #clean-air-act #justice-department

politics3 months ago•10 min saved

Trump DOJ Moves to Shield Musk’s xAI From Environmental Scrutiny

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice has asked to intervene in a NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI over its Colossus gas plant, seeking to dismiss the case on national-security grounds and arguing that enforcing the Clean Air Act is not in the public interest. The piece argues the DOJ is misapplying law to shield corporate polluters, undermining citizen enforcement and environmental justice for Black communities near Memphis, while highlighting the ongoing tension between corporate power and environmental protection.

via Talking Points Memo|

#clean-air-act #department-of-justice #elon-musk

law3 months ago•7 min saved

DOJ Backs SpaceX's xAI in NAACP Clean Air Act Challenge

The Justice Department moved to dismiss the NAACP's Clean Air Act lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, arguing the case could threaten national security by hindering AI development; the NAACP contends xAI operates dozens of unpermitted gas turbines in Black communities in Mississippi and near Memphis, Tennessee, violating environmental law and harming residents, with a preliminary injunction hearing pending.

via Democracy Now!|

#clean-air-act #department-of-justice #elon-musk

politics3 months ago•187 min saved

DOJ seeks dismissal of pollution lawsuit against xAI on national-security grounds

The U.S. Justice Department urged a federal court to throw out the NAACP‑filed pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, arguing national-security concerns and potential harm to energy and AI innovation. The suit accuses xAI of operating gas turbines near homes and a school in Southaven, Mississippi, to power its Colossus 2 data center in nearby Memphis without proper air permits. Legal experts warn the DOJ’s intervention could undermine citizen-suit protections that allow communities to hold polluters accountable, with broader implications for environmental enforcement.

via CNN|

#clean-air-act #doj #naacp

technology3 months ago•3 min saved

DOJ moves to dismiss NAACP pollution case against xAI over Tennessee data center

The US Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit accusing xAI of operating unpermitted natural gas turbines powering the Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, Tennessee, arguing that blocking the power project could threaten national security and energy supply; Earthjustice and other critics call the move a power grab, while xAI has not commented, and the article notes Grok’s use in Pentagon AI initiatives.

via Al Jazeera|

#clean-air-act #doj #memphis-data-center

technology3 months ago•3 min saved

DOJ Sides with xAI in Mississippi Pollution Lawsuit

The Department of Justice urged a federal court to dismiss a NAACP lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting a Southaven, Mississippi neighborhood with 57 gas turbines, arguing the facility is essential for national security and that the Clean Air Act allows termination of citizen suits; advocates say polluters must follow environmental laws and challenge the defense.

via The Guardian|

#clean-air-act #doj #mississippi

technology3 months ago•6 min saved

White House moves to derail NAACP suit over xAI gas turbines powering Grok

The Trump administration asks a Mississippi federal court to dismiss the NAACP’s Clean Air Act suit against xAI and its unit over alleged unpermitted gas turbines at the Colossus Plant powering the Grok data center, arguing federal enforcement isn’t needed after the Mississippi DEQ deemed some turbines mobile sources not subject to permits. The NAACP contends the turbines threaten health in Black communities, while SELC warns that blocking citizen enforcement could undermine environmental justice. The case, in the Northern District of Mississippi, also touches on national security claims tied to Grok’s military data-center uses.

via Ars Technica|

#clean-air-act #gas-turbines #grok