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Data Center Permits Face Public Backlash

Data Center Permits proposal draws public health concerns as EPA weighs shifting air notice decisions to states amid data center growth.
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PFAS regulation After Wastewater Delay Claims

PFAS regulation in the United States is moving through a period of delay claims, proposed rule changes, and new exposure questions. As of September 14, 2026, the clearest confirmed federal actions ...
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EPA Data Center Permits Test Public Input

Data Center Permits proposal from EPA would shift minor-source public notice choices to states, raising questions after ...
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Natural Climate Solutions Bill HR 9217 Review

Natural Climate Solutions bill H.R. 9217 remains in House committee; here is what it would change for USDA research grants.
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EPA Data Center Permits Raise Local Concerns

EPA Data Center Permits proposal could shift air permit timing and public notice, raising community health and transparency ...
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Data Center Permits Draw Public Pushback

Community and industry reactions to Data Center Permits show a split over EPA notice changes after the Aug. 21 comment deadline.
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EPA Power Rollback Leaves Plant Rules In Limbo

The EPA Power Rollback remained a proposed rule as of September 3, 2026, not a final change in federal law. That status matters because fossil fuel-fired power plants remain subject to existing ...
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Deadly Nepal-China Flash Floods Leave Nearly 100 Dead And Hundreds Unaccounted

Flash floods tearing through the Nepal-China border region on August 26, 2026, have killed nearly 100 people and left hundreds unaccounted for, turning a Himalayan trade and pilgrimage corridor into a ...
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Georgia data centers face permit pushback

Georgia data centers have become a flashpoint in a wider dispute over how much notice communities should receive before air permits are issued for backup power systems. The immediate trigger was a ...