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Echoes of Past in Pennsylvania Coal Towns’ Fight Against Data Centers [1]

"As the data center buildout escalates, rural Pennsylvanians urge lawmakers not to repeat past mistakes."

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 07/06/2026
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House Committee Sets Vote On Data Center, Grid Bills [15]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote on bipartisan legislation this week to shield utility customers from the costs associated with data centers, while also advancing legislation aimed at bolstering the nation’s transmission system to meet surging demand."

Climate Change [3]
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Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [20], 07/02/2026
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House Releases Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Bill [21]

"The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee proposed bipartisan legislation Friday that would authorize infrastructure and studies addressing flood risk and other water challenges, but the package is slimmer on new projects than past versions."

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Source: E&E News [27], 06/30/2026
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Databases on Data Centers, Brockovich and Beyond [28]

An explosion of new artificial intelligence data centers means potential trouble, as they hoover up power and water, and spew global warming gases. It’s a story with national and global ramifications, certainly. But it’s also one that can be reported locally. Reporter’s Toolbox offers up some handy databases for environmental journalists to find data center stories in their communities. 

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Trump Wants To Put A $75M Coal Terminal In Oakland. Residents Resist. [31]

"Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, rally against a coal export facility"

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California [33]
Source: Guardian [34], 06/17/2026
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Shrinking Strip Of New Orleans Marsh Helps Protect 1.5 Million People [35]

"There’s an increasingly narrow strip of New Orleans marshland that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people will face far greater risks from storms and floods."

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Source: Verite News [37], 06/17/2026
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Pentagon Reviews Are Blocking Wind Farms, Putting Jobs At Risk: Lawsuit [38]

"Renewable energy groups are suing the U.S. military because they say national security reviews for new wind farms on private land have been effectively frozen for months. The groups say this logjam jeopardizes $47 billion in investments and thousands of jobs in 21 states."

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Source: AP [40], 06/16/2026
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What Most Battleground House Districts Have In Common: Data Centers [41]

"More than 200 data centers are going up in dozens of competitive House districts — and neither party knows how to handle their political fallout heading into the midterms."

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Air [42]
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Economy & Business [24]
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Laws & Regulations [7]
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Planning & Growth [9]
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Source: Politico [43], 06/16/2026
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Brussels Presses Albania As Kushner Resort Flouts EU Green Law [44]

“On Monday, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama ​told Reuters in an interview that his country will press ahead with ⁠a luxury resort planned by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his ​daughter Ivanka Trump on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite protests over ​its environmental impact.”

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Source: Reuters [49], 06/10/2026
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Debate Over Preservation Law Tripping Up Permitting Talks [50]

“Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee wants to overhaul the National Historic Preservation Act. That may be a step too far for many Democrats.”

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Source: E&E News [52], 06/10/2026
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