AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoClimate Policy: The Supreme Court heard a major challenge to climate lawsuits against oil companies as the Trump administration moves to roll back oil and gas rules. A federal court also blocked New York’s climate superfund law, setting up an appeal. Energy and Data Centers: Georgia’s Plant Scherer, the nation’s largest coal plant, is set to keep running despite neighbors’ concerns about pollution and groundwater. Across the Midwest, communities are pushing back on data centers’ rising power and water demands. Water and Cleanup: U.S. households now pay 62% more for water than a decade ago, amid aging infrastructure. In Iowa, the EPA is doubling down on inaction as a cancer-linked water pollution lawsuit proceeds; Michigan, meanwhile, is funding cleanup of a contaminated Pontiac site ahead of a shelter project. Extreme Weather and Conservation: Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to strengthen before reaching the Gulf Coast. In Idaho, a proposed Grand Targhee expansion faces objections over impacts to bighorn sheep habitat and local water, traffic and housing. Voters: 41% say environment and climate policy are very important to their midterm vote, with a sharp partisan divide.
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