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Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center [1]

"Misleading Mailer: Despite locals’ health concerns, the Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote a data center, including sending a mailer with inaccurate information. 'Concierge Service': The chamber has a five-member operations team dedicated to xAI, one of Musk’s companies, as it tries to transform Memphis into a global hub of technological innovation."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: ProPublica [17], 08/27/2025
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"China Finds Buyers for Surplus Solar: Africa’s Energy-Hungry Countries" [18]

"China’s solar exports to Africa are surging." "Overproduction in China has led to slashed prices, and buyers on the continent are taking advantage to sharply increase investments in clean energy."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Technology [13]
Public [14]
Asia [19]
Source: NYTimes [20], 08/27/2025
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Scientists Flunk Trump Reports Aimed At Undoing A Key Climate Finding [21]

"Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press."

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International [23]
Source: AP [24], 08/27/2025
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"Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups" [25]

"A law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms is demanding that Brown University retract research that details links between the fossil fuel industry and anti-wind groups."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Science [22]
Technology [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [28], 08/27/2025
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New England Grid Operator Warns Trump Pause On Wind Farm Risks Reliability [29]

"The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid."

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Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [9]
People & Population [11]
Technology [13]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: The Hill [33], 08/26/2025
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"US Solar Plant Construction Is On A Record-Breaking Spree — For Now" [34]

"Solar power is having a bumper year as developers race to complete installations before Trump’s policy changes pull the rug out from under the industry."

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Consumer [35]
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Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [36], 08/26/2025
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"Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With NOAA Climate And Weather Cuts" [37]

"President Donald Trump’s administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) than the level mandated by Congress for this year, according to a budget document seen by Science."

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Science [22]
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Source: Science [38], 08/26/2025
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"China's Carbon Emissions Fell In The First Half Of 2025, Study Shows" [39]

"China's carbon dioxide emissions dropped 1% in the first half of 2025 from the same period last year, helped by growing use of renewable energy to generate power, according to a study by the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air."

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Source: Reuters [40], 08/25/2025
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"Why Power Bills Are Rising — And Why That’s Not Changing Soon" [41]

"Ending support for renewables and keeping fossil fuel power plants are the wrong tactics for addressing skyrocketing electricity rates"

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Source: Canary Media [42], 08/25/2025
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"Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built" [43]

"The Trump administration on Friday ordered that all construction stop on Revolution Wind, a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that is already mostly built."

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Source: NYTimes [44], 08/25/2025
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