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Day: January 16, 2026

Analysis: 3 things to watch in EPA’s CO2 endangerment repeal

https://www.eenews.net/articles/3-things-to-watch-in-epas-endangerment-repeal/ By JEAN CHEMNICK The agency is close to finalizing its rollback of the endangerment finding. Legal experts say its success could hinge on these details. EPA is on the verge of finalizing its sweeping rollback of the endangerment finding — the scientific cornerstone that allows it to regulate climate pollution — in a move […]

Trump wants tech companies to foot the bill for new power plants because of AI

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/trump-wants-tech-companies-to-foot-the-bill-for-new-power-plants-because-of-ai.html The Trump administration and several states are urging PJM Interconnection to make tech companies pay for the power needed for their data centers. They are also calling for PJM to hold an emergency auction to secure more generation. Electricity prices have exploded on PJM due in part to data centers. PJM serves more than […]

Canada now the poster child for politically driven climate data corruption

https://www.americaoutloud.news/is-canada-now-the-poster-child-for-politically-driven-climate-data-corruption/ By Tom Harris According to scientists at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and regularly repeated by politicians and media across the board, “Canada is warming at roughly double the global average rate.” But a new report demonstrates that the data ECCC has been relying on may be hopelessly corrupted by fundamental mistakes that are responsible […]

Trump admin redirects carbon capture funds to prop up old coal plants

https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-admin-redirects-carbon-capture-funds-to-prop-up-old-coal-plants/ By HANNAH NORTHEY The Energy Department says it’s legally sound to shift more than half a billion dollars to help revive old and closed coal plants. Department officials, legal experts and lawmakers disagree. The Energy Department is planning to prop up old and shuttered coal plants using more than half a billion dollars that […]