AI’s No-Win Choice: Using Huge Amounts Of Water Or Energy
"Tech companies face a fundamental choice with no winning answer for keeping data centers cool."
Source: E&E News, 07/10/2026
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EPA Joins DOJ’s Legal Defense of Musk’s xAI
"The Trump administration is working to correct an apparent mistake in its unusual petition to end an environmental lawsuit by the NAACP against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. Now, the Justice Department says, its motion is also backed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin."
Source: E&E News, 07/10/2026
Sea Mining Could Devastate Enigmatic Group of Creatures: Researchers
"Deep-sea mining threatens to drive to extinction more than half of the snails and other mollusks that rely on hydrothermal vents, according to the latest update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, the global scientific authority on the status of species."
Source: New York Times, 07/10/2026
EPA Moves To Cut Truck Pollution Requirements
"The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks." "The administration said the technical changes are expected to allow for more flexibility for truck companies, when compared to a Biden-era rule."
Source: The Hill, 07/10/2026
The ‘Time-Consuming’ Permits Dozens Of Data Centers Are Skipping
"A court ruling shrinking the scope of the Clean Water Act has allowed new data centers to speed through the federal permitting process. Communities are feeling the effects."
Source: E&E News, 07/09/2026
DC Records World’s Worst Air Quality After 850,000 July 4 Fireworks
"Washington DC residents breathed in “unhealthy” air for hours after a 40-minute Independence Day fireworks show over the National Mall on Saturday night, with the country’s capital briefly recording the worst air quality of any major city in the world."
Source: Guardian, 07/08/2026
Trump EPA Air Chief Heads For The Exit
"Aaron Szabo, the head of EPA’s air office who has overseen a dramatic scaling back of climate regulations, is leaving the agency."
Source: E&E News, 07/08/2026
US Power Use To Beat Record Highs In 2026 And 2027 As AI Use Surges: EIA
"U.S. power consumption, which hit its second straight annual record high in 2025, will rise further in 2026 and 2027, driven by AI-hungry data centers and electrification, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 07/08/2026
The Chickens Were Doing Just Fine. Then the Heat Wave Killed Millions.
"The birds are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures, and France’s torrid June took a heavy toll."
Source: New York Times, 07/07/2026
Union Workers Decry Trump’s War On Wind: ‘Why Take Those Jobs Away?’
"Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense"
Source: Guardian, 07/07/2026
