"EPA declared Monday that power generators that don’t sell power to the grid aren’t beholden to Clean Air Act acid rain standards."

"Bipartisan dealmaking to fund energy, water and environment programs has ground to a halt in the Senate as top appropriators butt heads over spending levels and policy riders."

"A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities."

"In San Francisco Bay, new AI-powered technology aims to help ships dodge whales whose long-haul migration is being disrupted by climate change."

"The Forest Service remains stretched on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho — a place with ties to key agency leaders — and is leaning on volunteer groups for help."

"Internal emails obtained by POLITICO through a public records request paint a portrait of an agency that moved quickly to defend the only data center in Virginia that is powering itself — in what former officials and environmental health advocates described as an unusual effort to shape the debate around an industry whose global epicenter is in the state."

"The latest wildfires in southern Europe this week have displaced more than 250,000 people, including some 70,000 people who were evacuated in central Spain."

"About 70 million people in the US are set to face excessive heat advisories as dangerously hot temperatures scorch much of the country’s southern and central states."

"Two data centers in San Antonio face a looming legal challenge from environmental groups over their air pollution."

"Ohio has made $100 million available for new energy projects in the state, but critics are pushing back on the decision to bar renewable energy projects from accessing the funds — and on the lack of transparency around the process."