"Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than A Nearby Data Center’s"
"As electricity prices climb, an unusual disconnect is emerging between what regular people pay — and what data centers pay."
Source: Washington Post, 01/16/2026
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"New York Offshore Wind Project Allowed to Restart Construction — for Now"
"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing the developer of Empire Wind, an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, to resume construction after the Trump administration suspended work there in late December."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/16/2026"Built To Last: The Enduring Legacy Of The Endangered Species Act"
"As the son of a popular Michigan Congressman, John Dingell, Jr., grew up accustomed to being around power brokers and deal-makers. In 1938, at the tender age of 12, he began working as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives, long before he would succeed his father and launch his own distinguished Congressional career. But it was the time he spent with his father in the woods, not the U.S. Capitol, that had the most lasting impact."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 01/16/2026Kitchen Countertop Workers Are Dying. Lawmakers Want To Ban Their Suits
"An epidemic of a deadly lung disease among hundreds of workers who cut kitchen and bathroom countertops has regulators on opposite sides of the country considering two drastically different responses this week."
Source: NPR, 01/15/2026"What A Fracking-Waste Dispute Says About Ohio’s Energy Double Standard"
"Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic waste underground despite community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents of clean energy."
Source: Canary Media, 01/15/2026Kennedy and Fluoridated Water Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Sources
"Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to supplements as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products."
Source: ProPublica, 01/15/2026"Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World"
"What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland. Turns out, the fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet. That’s because of the one thing that Greenland is quickly losing: ice."
Source: NYTimes, 01/15/2026House Passes Bill Codifying Trump Order To Rinse Away Showerhead Rule
"The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s long-running desire to “make showers great again” by voting to loosen federal efficiency standards for showerheads."
Source: AP, 01/15/2026"EPA Plans To Curb States’ Clean Water Act Permitting Power"
"The Trump administration issued a proposal Tuesday that would clamp down on state water quality reviews and veto authority under the Clean Water Act."
Source: E&E News, 01/14/2026"Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments"
"Nearly one-quarter of the associate justice’s $1 million in individual stock holdings are in fossil fuel companies."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2026"Gaza’s Living Conditions Worsen As Strong Winds And Hypothermia Kill 5"
"Strong winter winds collapsed walls onto flimsy tents for Palestinians displaced by war in Gaza, killing at least four people, hospital authorities said Tuesday."
Source: AP, 01/14/2026Coal Communities Protest House Cutting Abandoned Mine Lands Clean Up Funds
"The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2026"North Carolina Pushes Back as EPA Moves To Scale Back PFAS Reporting"
"After decades of PFAS contamination, North Carolina’s attorney general is challenging an EPA proposal to narrow reporting requirements for toxic 'forever chemicals.'"
Source: WRAL, 01/14/2026"Republicans Resurrect Failed Public Land Sell-Off Scheme"
"The Republican Study Committee on Tuesday published a framework for a second reconciliation package that calls for selling off federal public lands to build housing, adopting a contentious proposal previously championed by Utah Sen. Mike Lee."
Source: Public Domain, 01/14/2026Megacity Lagos Reshapes Its Coast By Dredging And Puts Environment At Risk
"Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest city and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of its poorest people."
Source: AP, 01/14/2026
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