"‘Forever Chemicals’ Industry Aims To Capitalize On AI Boom"
"Semiconductor production is impossible without PFAS, spurring fresh concerns about increased contamination tied to the toxic substances."
"Semiconductor production is impossible without PFAS, spurring fresh concerns about increased contamination tied to the toxic substances."
"Companies plan to build more than 100 new gas-fired power plants in Texas in the next few years amid a race to meet enormous electrical demand from energy-hungry industries, according to a report released Wednesday by the Environmental Integrity Project, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit."
"Federal tax breaks have fueled a boom. The House bill would end that immediately."
"The EPA announced proposals to significantly loosen Biden-era regulations on pollution from power plants, including mercury and carbon dioxide."
"The president hasn't directly targeted the nascent industry, but his clean energy rollbacks could hurt it."
"The agency plans to weaken limits on toxic emissions from power plants while also scrapping restrictions on planet-warming greenhouse gases."
"A plan to build a wood-burning power plant in a Massachusetts city once dubbed the asthma capital of the country could be springing back to life years after state and local officials struck it down — and opponents are ready to renew their fight against what many call a “zombie project.”"
"In Cedartown, Ga., a solar recycling company’s plan to hire 1,200 people could be upended by Republicans in Congress."
"The cost of electricity is rising across the country, forcing Americans to pay more on their monthly bills and squeezing manufacturers and small businesses that rely on cheap power. And some of President Trump’s policies risk making things worse, despite his promises to slash energy prices, companies and researchers say."
"The Trump administration on Friday greenlighted the expansion of a scandal-hit underground coal mine in Montana, one of the nation’s largest, cutting short a federal environmental review and putting into action a key element of President Trump’s plan to revive America’s coal industry."