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The
lawsuit challenges
Alabama Power’s plans
to leave more than 21
million tons of coal
ash in an unlined pond
at the head of the
Mobile-Tensaw Delta,
an area sometimes
called “America’s
Amazon” for its rich
biodiversity.
By
Dennis Pillion
A
yearslong court battle
over the 21.7 million
tons of coal ash
sitting in one of
Alabama’s most
ecologically sensitive
areas will continue
after an appeals court
ruling handed down
Monday.
 
Authorities
in Sinton won’t
confirm or deny Corpus
Christi’s suggestion
that the small town is
hoarding its precious
groundwater for data
centers. Across Texas,
a booming buildout of
server farms is adding
strain to water
resources that are
already stretched to
their limit.
By
Emily Salazar, Dylan
Baddour
This
story was produced
in partnership by
Inside Climate News
and the Texas
Newsroom, the
state’s network of
public radio
stations.
The
move comes as the
American Petroleum
Institute and
Republicans in
Congress push
legislation in the
U.S. to shield the oil
and gas industry from
climate
accountability.
By
Dana Drugmand
New
Zealand’s government
has announced that it
plans to amend the
country’s signature
climate law to
prohibit liability
arising from climate
change damages, a
controversial move
that critics say would
shield polluters from
climate lawsuits and
undermine the rule of
law. It comes amidst
recent legislative
action from Republican
lawmakers in the U.S.
to similarly restrict liability for climate-related
harms.
NextEra’s
blockbuster deal with
Dominion means the
largest electricity
company stands to
benefit even more from
AI growth. But what
does it mean for
ratepayers?
By
Dan Gearino, Amy
Green, Charles Paullin
A
proposed merger of the
largest utility in the
country by market
value, NextEra Energy,
with the
sixth-largest,
Dominion, would create
a megacompany at a
time when data centers
and rapid increases in
electricity demand are
reshaping the
industry.
A
proposed rule would
give auto
manufacturers until
2029 to meet smog and
particulate matter
emissions standards
while the agency
reconsiders the
requirements
altogether.
By
Anika Jane Beamer
After
eliminating the electric vehicle tax credit, rolling back fuel economy standards and
blocking California’s stringent vehicle emissions rules,
the Trump
administration is now
citing slowed electric
vehicle growth as its
rationale for
loosening automobile
air pollution
standards.
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