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EPA plans weaker pollution limits for data center turbines

Tech companies using trailer-mounted, gas-powered combustion turbines to power data centers may soon be able to avoid clean air permit requirements.

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Courthouse News Service· Oct 20, 6:50 PMEPA plans weaker pollution limits for data center turbines

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Desert wildflower protections settlementLAS VEGAS — The Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to move the Tecopa bird’s beak, a rare desert wildflower, closer to Endangered Species Act protections because it is threatened by industrial groundwater pumping. By Sept. 13, 2028, the Fish and Wildlife Service must decide whether the Tecopa bird’s beak will be…

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Federal Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wild Sloth ImportsFederal lawmakers want to ban imports of wild sloths to the United States, a move experts say could have global implications for the conservation of the tree-dwelling species. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) is set on Tuesday to introduce a bill, co-sponsored by Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), known as the “SLOTHS Act”—Stopping Legalized Organized Trafficking and…

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Sen. Curtis says all ideas are on the table to save the Great Salt Lake — including Trump’s budget

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Judge likely to extend block on golf course tree clearing in a clash over Trump’s redesignThe judge said the administration’s argument that the downing of hundreds of trees at the golf course was unrelated to Trump’s renovation plan wasn’t credible.

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Trump calls judge 'crazed lunatic' as she scrutinizes DC golf overhaulA federal judge is scrutinizing Trump's proposed overhaul of a historic DC golf course as he calls her a 'crazed lunatic.'

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Trump admin reignites battle over salmon, dams in Columbia RiverA coalition of tribes, conservation groups and states first sued federal agencies over Columbia River operations 25 years ago.

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Where the EPA IG chooses to look often tells you where the risks are growing"The farther the money gets down the chain, the farther it is from the agency to the sub-recipient," said Nicole Murley.

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