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From APNews: Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants

https://apnews.com/article/epa-power-plants-trump-coal-natural-gas-climate-b6421bf170e69b54a3ded2e575f1bc10

“More people will die,” said Cory Zigler, a professor of biostatistics at Brown who has studied #air #pollution #deaths from #coal-fired #PowerPlants. “More of this type of pollution that we know kills people will be in the air.”

…Virtually all the benefits from the rules come from restricting the burning of coal, #oil & natural #gas. The #FossilFuel industry was a heavy contributor to #Trump’s campaign & #Republicans overall.

#EPA #PublicHealth #law #regulations #Climate #ClimateCrisis

What #solar? What #wind? #Texas #datacenters build their own #gas #powerplants
On the old ranch across the street, developers want to build an complex of supercomputers for AI, plus a large, private power plant to run it.
The plant would be big enough to power a major city, with 1,200MW of planned generation capacity fueled by West Texas shale gas. It will only supply the new #datacenter, and possibly other large data centers recently proposed, down the road.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/what-solar-what-wind-texas-data-centers-build-their-own-gas-power-plants/

What solar? What wind? Texas data centers build their own gas power plants https://arstechni.ca/yxSr #datacenters #powerplants #syndication #naturalgas #Features #Science #AI

Documents Show #EPA Wants to Erase #GreenhouseGas Limits on #PowerPlants
Agency argues #carbon #emissions from power plants do not contribute “significantly” to #climatechange. Eliminating those emissions would have no meaningful effect on public health and welfare, agency said.
Scientists overwhelmingly concluded that #carbondioxide, #methane and other greenhouse gases from the burning of #oil, #gas and #coal are dangerously heating the planet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/climate/epa-power-plant-rules.html
https://archive.ph/nMxLC

A Shell subsidiary aims to out-Tesla Tesla in the battery-enabled virtual power plant field, in Texas no less.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/shell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/

#solarpower #solarenergy #solarpanels #rooftopsolar #vpps #virtualpowerplants #powerplants #texasgrid #ercot #energystorage #batteries #homebatteries #solarplusstorage #peakshaving #renewables #renewableenergy #energy

A Shell subsidiary aims to out-Tesla Tesla in the battery-enabled virtual power plant field, in Texas no less.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/shell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/

#solarpower #solarenergy #solarpanels #rooftopsolar #vpps #virtualpowerplants #powerplants #texasgrid #ercot #energystorage #batteries #homebatteries #solarplusstorage #peakshaving #renewables #renewableenergy #energy

…After this article was published [14 mins ago], however, #NPS spox Rachel Pawlitz said in an email that the stop-work orders would be reversed & that “contractors will be notified immediately.”🤔

…The program collects data on levels of harmful #air #pollutants, including #ozone & particulates, at the 63 #NationalParks in the US. Federal ofcls consult this data when deciding whether to grant permits to nearby industrial facilities, such as #PowerPlants or #oil refineries.

#Trump #AirQuality

#Air #pollution still plagues nearly half of #Americans. That does a number on our #health
Report comes as Trump admin is rolling back some key air quality regulations. Air quality across country has improved dramatically since regulations like #CleanAirAct in 1970s to govern sources of pollution like #coal-fired #powerplants and #emissions from #diesel trucks. In 2023, nearly half of #US -- 156 million -- lived in places heavy in smog or soot pollution that harms health.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5368131/air-quality-public-health-ozone

#EPA administrator #LeeZeldin says Trump deregulatory actions won't have adverse effects on people and the environment
As part of President's pledge to unleash American energy, Zeldin announced EPA would reconsider rules across a number of sectors, including regulations on #powerplants, on #mercury and toxix airthat target #coal and on #wastewater for development of #oil and #gas. Trump admin touted the 31 deregulatory actions as the "most momentous day" in EPA history.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lee-zeldin-epa-administrator-trump-environmental-deregulations/

Satellites underestimate power plant CO₂ emissions by 70%, study reveals https://phys.org/news/2025-04-satellites-underestimate-power-emissions-reveals.html

#environment #energy #powerplants #emissions

What happens when big #powerplants vanish from the grid? ETH Zurich researchers have found a way to keep electricity flowing—even during disruptions—using smart #algorithms and #renewables. A key breakthrough for the energy transition. Read more:

What keeps alternating current...

US President Donald Trump swings, misses at saving coal -- again.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/trump-or-no-trump-coal-is-out-and-renewable-energy-is-in/

#coal #coalpower #renewableenergy #renewables #bnef #windenergy #solarenergy #usenergypolicy #energypolicy #energy #electricity #powerplants #energytransition #greeneconomy #naturalgas #solar #wind #greeneconomy

US President Donald Trump swings, misses at saving coal -- again.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/trump-or-no-trump-coal-is-out-and-renewable-energy-is-in/

#coal #coalpower #renewableenergy #renewables #bnef #windenergy #solarenergy #usenergypolicy #energypolicy #energy #electricity #powerplants #energytransition #greeneconomy #naturalgas #solar #wind #greeneconomy

What's up with US energy policy? Everybody knows that coal is far more expensive than natural gas and renewables.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/trump-or-no-trump-coal-is-out-and-renewable-energy-is-in/

#coal #coalpower #renewableenergy #renewables #bnef #windenergy #solarenergy #usenergypolicy #energypolicy #energy #electricity #powerplants #energytransition #greeneconomy #naturalgas #solar #wind #greeneconomy

What's up with US energy policy? Everybody knows that coal is far more expensive than natural gas and renewables.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/trump-or-no-trump-coal-is-out-and-renewable-energy-is-in/

#coal #coalpower #renewableenergy #renewables #bnef #windenergy #solarenergy #usenergypolicy #energypolicy #energy #electricity #powerplants #energytransition #greeneconomy #naturalgas #solar #wind #greeneconomy

Trump’s #EPA Plans to Stop Collecting #GreenhouseGas #Emissions Data From Most #Polluters
#Climate experts expressed shock and dismay. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
The move would affect thousands of industrial facilities across the country, including #oil refineries, #powerplants and #coal #mines as well as those that make #petrochemicals, cement, glass, iron and steel.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis