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I cold-called President Trump. Here’s what he told me about an oil tycoon and major donor

I was hoping the president would give me some color about his relationship with billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand. I walked away with a clearer picture of what matters in Washington right now.
www.propublica.org
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China's push for green power use in AI projects faces hurdles, experts say

Ensuring reliable electricity for AI-focused data centers has become a strategic priority, underscored in China's 2026 government work report.

www.reuters.com
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A missing piece in climate models: nature’s own emissions

Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these feedback loops are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead.
e360.yale.edu
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The White House’s energy policies are costing Americans dearly

Our wallets are taking the hit from an outdated focus on fossil fuels.
atmos.earth
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Trump administration’s coal investments breathe new life into plants with repeated violations

At least three of the 12 coal plants the Trump administration funded have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations, amplifying public-health concerns.
insideclimatenews.org
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Why coal will lead to more deaths in Colorado

Across the nation, one of the dirtiest sources of power gets a lifeline from the Trump administration and state officials.
capitalandmain.com
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Apocalypse when? ‘Earth’s Black Box’ to be installed in remote Tasmanian airfield

Rouser Lab says the steel structure will record ‘every step’ humanity takes toward climate catastrophe.

www.theguardian.com
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An EPA researcher details the agency's assault on science

In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice.

e360.yale.edu
The interior of a data center with rows of servers

The vote that stopped a data center

Concerns are growing about the high energy, water, and land demands of artificial intelligence tech hubs, while benefits for local people remain unclear.

www.climatechangenews.com
Depiction of the electronic workings of a data center with digital pathways

The cloud has sound: the unrelenting and unseen cost of A.I. data centers

As tech giants rush to build infrastructure, some residents who live near data centers say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.
www.nytimes.com
Dairy cows lined up in a concentrated animal feeding operation.

New Mexico dairy CAFOs drives hundreds of millions in health costs, study finds

Air pollution from large, concentrated New Mexico dairy farms causes an estimated $217 million annually in health costs, with most of the toll coming from ammonia emissions that form dangerous particulate matter, according to a new study.  
www.thenewlede.org
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Solar and wind try to navigate Trump’s obstacle course for tax credits

Many solar and wind projects will meet a July 4 deadline for tax credits. But to keep them, they must be built in four years — and that involves yet more hurdles.

www.canarymedia.com
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Powerful House Republican getting pressure on data centers back home

Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie's district is one of the country's data center battlegrounds. Legislation on the issue runs through him.
www.eenews.net
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Trump’s DoJ intervenes to back Elon Musk in datacenter pollution lawsuit

Justice department urges judge to throw out suit brought by NAACP over xAI’s methane-gas turbines in Mississippi.

www.theguardian.com
Land-based wind turbines against a rising sun

Trump administration abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges

The clean energy sector is showing resilience despite challenges thrown at it by a hostile White House, a recent report found. A string of legal victories has further dampened the Trump administration’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.
insideclimatenews.org
Industrial landscape, oil derricks in desert valley.

Trump EPA methane rule rollback to benefit billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand

Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane.
www.propublica.org
A coal terminal with cranes and piles of coal next to a body of water

Even $75M from Trump may not save Oakland’s embattled coal terminal

The federal funding is the latest twist in a decade-long saga to build a terminal in Oakland, California, that can export U.S. coal overseas.
grist.org
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Sucked in. The gaping maw that feeds AI mania

Data centres gobble vast capital, land, water and energy while forcing locals to endure ‘heat islands.’ Who voted for this?
thetyee.ca
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