Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for blocking new data centers in rural areas. He proposed a regulatory plan requiring data centers to add power generation, cover infrastructure costs, reuse water, and meet setback rules to reduce impacts on nearby communities.

BREAKING NEWS: Environmental Groups Take Legal Action Against Illegal Data Center and Power Plant Projects in San Antonio Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/environ... @sierraclub.org @publiccitizen.bsky.social

These 8 locations have exceeded EPA action levels: Marathon - Galveston Bay Refinery (TX), Beaumont Refinery (TX), Exxon Beaumont Chemical Plant (TX), Valero - Texas City Refinery (TX), Deer Park Refinery (TX), Big Springs Refinery (TX), Pasadena Refinery (TX), & Westlake Chemical Lake Charles (LA).

Since 2018, U.S. oil refineries have been required to monitor benzene at their fencelines and reduce emissions if concentrations exceed EPA action levels.

A proposed legal settlement would require the Keystone Pipeline system operator, South Bow, to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty for a December 2022 oil spill in Kansas and spend another $40 million to prevent future accidents. apnews.com/article/keys...

NEWS ALERT: Trump Administration Hands Out Unlawful Air Pollution Exemptions to More Petrochemical Facilities Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/trump-a...

The Trump Administration issued a final rule that weakens protections for endangered species by eliminating any significant "modification or degradation" to habitat that kills or injures animals by impairing their ability to...

The Trump Administration is proposing changes to what it calls "unnecessary and unworkable" Biden-era environmental rules designed to cut pollution from heavy-duty vehicles, including buses and large trucks. www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...

The Trump Administration gave pardons to 9 violators of the Clean Air Act who sold or installed devices on diesel trucks that defeated emissions controls, allowing the trucks to release far more pollution. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/u...

In a reverse-course decision, for the next five years, EPA will not require public water utilities to test drinking water for microplastics or pharmaceuticals. www.latimes.com/science/stor...

By 2028, data centers could consume up to 12 percent of total electricity in the United States, up from 4.4 percent in 2023. Read our report The Power Behind AI: environmentalintegrity.org/news/74-gas-...

About 89% of the proposed plants with known locations, 62 of 70, are planned or under construction in counties where life expectancy is already below the U.S. average of 77 years. To learn more and read our report, The Power Behind AI, visit: environmentalintegrity.org/news/74-gas-...

We’re hiring an Executive Assistant! Deadline to apply is July 21, 2026. To apply visit: environmentalintegrity.org/who-we-are/j...

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump EPA's attempt to invalidate a 2024 Biden-era rule that set tougher standards for soot pollution. Trump's EPA argued that under previous administrations, the agency exceeded...

NEWS ALERT: Cancer Alley Residents Challenge Industrial Construction That Threatens Gravesites of Their Enslaved Ancestors Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/cancer-...

The Bureau of Land Management announced it intends to loosen Biden-era oil and gas regulations. The changes would lower fees that firms must pay for future cleanup costs and allow companies to release more methane. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

NEW REPORT: 74 Gas Plants Proposed for U.S. Data Centers Could Release as Much Climate Pollution as Australia Read the report: environmentalintegrity.org/news/74-gas-...

At least 3 of the 12 coal plants receiving Trump Administration grants to remain open have repeatedly violated the Clean Air Act or Clean Water Act. Some were slated for retirement after years of pollution violations. But the administration is using taxpayer dollars to keep these aging plants open.

NEWS ALERT: Groups Sue EPA Over U.S. Steel Gary Works Air Permit Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/groups-...

The Department of Justice is backing Elon Musk's xAI in a lawsuit against the company that alleges its Southaven, Mississippi data center is operating methane gas turbines without required permits and polluting nearby communities in violation of the Clean Air Act.

A coalition of industry lobbyists, called the “Fix the EPA Veto Coalition,” is urging President Trump to limit EPA's ability under the Clean Water Act to veto wetlands destruction permits for pipelines, industrial plants, and other development projects. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

A federal judge in South Carolina found that EPA's decision to cut the $2.8 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant program was unlawful and voided the action. The program was set up under the Inflation Reduction Act...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the administration will not set national environmental standards for the fast-growing data center industry, arguing that states and local communities know what works best for them and are better positioned to determine pollution and water-use requirements.

The Trump Administration recently announced it will spend nearly $700 million to revive the coal industry. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, a 1950 law that grants presidents broad authority over national security-related industries and said...

Trump’s EPA is distributing $1 billion to address drinking water contaminated by PFAS and another $2.9 billion to help find and replace lead pipes as part of its promise to “Make America Healthy Again.” grist.org/buildings/bi...

In 2023, the Supreme Court stripped protections from millions of acres of wetlands. Now, a new study finds that wetland destruction in the United States has increased the amount of flood insurance claims by $10 billion over the last 40 years,...

Trump’s EPA is attempting to create a misbegotten permitting program for coal ash dumps, reopening a comment period on a 2020 proposal from Trump's first term that would create a system for companies to obtain "permits for life" for coal ash dumps. www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

The waste management industry is increasingly pushing trash incinerators as a solution to waste from synthetic forever chemicals known as PFAS. A new industry trade group report alleges that Minnesota's incinerators are reducing their PFAS chemical emissions by 99.6 percent.

A tank containing 600,000 gallons of caustic “white liquor” recently exploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging paper mill in southwestern Washington, killing 11 people. The chemical is used to break down wood chips into a packaging board for products like juice cartons.

Louisiana lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would have allowed communities near oil and petrochemical facilities to access fenceline air monitoring data at more than 100 high-risk facilities. The state currently monitors air quality at less than two dozen sites. lailluminator.com/2026/05/26/a...