What’s Behind Your Eye-Popping Power Bill? We Broke It Down By Region.
"The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers (yet)."
Source: Grist, 02/19/2026
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"How The NRC Lost Its Independence"
"One year ago, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was an independent agency, setting safety standards without White House interference. Those days are over."
Source: E&E News, 02/19/2026
Thermal Drone Footage Shows Musk's AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Rules
"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a Floodlight visual investigation. Thermal drone footage shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Miss., despite a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling reiterating that doing so requires a state permit in advance."
Source: Floodlight, 02/18/2026
Senate Dems Say Trump EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Rules
"Ozone and particulate matter air pollutants cause over 100,000 premature deaths per year and affect the health of millions of Americans. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said last month that his agency would stop considering those costs when drafting new regulations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/18/2026
"States Push Climate Superfund Bills Despite Trump’s Opposition"
"The legislation would make oil and gas firms pay for climate damages from burning their products. Trump has referred to such laws as 'extortion.'"
Source: Canary Media, 02/18/2026
"Trash Piles Up In Havana As US Oil Chokehold Halts Garbage Trucks"
"Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in one of the most visible impacts of the U.S. bid to prevent oil from reaching the Caribbean's largest island."
Source: Reuters, 02/17/2026
Hazardous South L.A. Oil Wells Plugged After Decades Of Community Pressure
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that state oil and gas regulators have permanently closed one of the most infamous drill sites in Los Angeles, bringing an end to a decades-long community campaign to prevent dangerous gas leaks and spills from rundown extraction equipment."
Source: LA Times, 02/17/2026
"With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules"
"The United States will essentially have no laws on the books that enforce how efficient America’s passenger cars and trucks should be."
Source: NYTimes, 02/17/2026
Trump EPA Dropped Controversial DOE Report From Endangerment Finding Repeal
"When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded its bedrock endangerment finding Thursday, it explicitly excluded a controversial report issued last year by the U.S. Department of Energy that argued the dangers of human-induced climate change were being overstated."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/17/2026
Dem Senators Launch Inquiry Into EPA’s Repeal Of Endangerment Finding
"More than three dozen Democratic senators have begun an independent inquiry into the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following a huge change in how the agency measures the health benefits of reducing air pollution that is widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the climate crisis."
Source: Guardian, 02/17/2026
