Matthew Daly
@matthewdalyap.bsky.social
AP reporter covering climate change, clean energy and politics. Washington, DC.
apnews.com/article/powe... Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers
Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers
Federal regulators have agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry artific...
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apnews.com/article/musk... In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center near Memphis
In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in ...
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White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, report says apnews.com/article/trum...
White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, a report says
The National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals.
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EPA chief Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule apnews.com/article/zeld...
Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change.
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Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill. Environmental groups slammed the new Marine Minerals Administration as a replay of a troubled past in which regulators were accused of lax oversight and cozy ties with industry. apnews.com/article/inte...
Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill
The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
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Sanders, AOC push bill to impose AI data center moratorium My @apnews.com story on what Congress should do to confront what Bernie calls 'the most profound technological revolution in world history.' apnews.com/article/data...
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium
A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the tec...
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Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight apnews.com/article/trum...
Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight
Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had...
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Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil My @apnews.com story apnews.com/article/oil-...
Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil
The Iran war is underscoring the risks of President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on fossil fuels as he pursues what he calls American energy dominance.
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EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment apnews.com/article/epa-...
EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening air pollution limits for a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment.
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apnews.com/live/iran-wa... Energy Department blames staffer for Sec. Wright's inaccurate social media post on oil tanker escort in Strait of Hormuz
Live updates: About 140 US troops wounded in Iran war, 8 severely, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said Tuesday that about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of the war. It said the “vast majority” of the injuries were minor, with 108 service members having alre...
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Feds give record $27B in loans for electric plant expansions in Georgia and Alabama. Southern Co. says loans will lower cost of investments in the grid, enhance reliability. Critics say it's a taxpayer-funded bailout. My @apnews.com story with @jeffamy.bsky.social apnews.com/article/geor...
Feds give record $27B in loans for utility expansion in Georgia and Alabama
Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $27 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply. U.S.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
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apnews.com/article/trum... Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections
Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections
A coalition of health and environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, challenging its determination last week that revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis f...
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Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues My @apnews.com story apnews.com/article/slav...
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
Conservation and historical organizations are suing the Trump administration over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.
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EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm apnews.com/article/wint...
Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm
The Trump administration says its emergency orders keeping coal-fired plants running helped prevent blackouts during the recent cold snap.
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Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume. 5 court cases, 5 losses for Trump administration apnews.com/article/trum...
Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume
A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction.
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ICYMI: Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states apnews.com/article/trum...
Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 el...
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EPA says it will stop calculating economic savings to health in key air pollution rules on soot, ozone apnews.com/article/epa-...
EPA says it will stop calculating the economic savings to health in key air pollution rules
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating the economic savings of health benefits from air pollution rules.
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'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation Our @AP look at a transformational year at EPA where the agency’s mission and staffing were challenged as never before apnews.com/article/epa-...
'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation
The Trump administration has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, reversing pollution limits and promoting fossil fuels.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast, citing national security concerns
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy apnews.com/article/trum...
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “a...
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Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap apnews.com/article/immi...
Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap
The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump.
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EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers. New 'Waters of the US' rule responds to 2023 Supreme Court decision and is intended to help farmers, ranchers. Critics call it a giveaway to industry. My @AP story apnews.com/article/epa-...
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
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Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signs budget deal that includes Republican demand to undo state participation in regional climate change efforts. PA was only major fossil fuel-producing state w plan to force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on HFCs, a harmful pollutant used in refrigerators, air conditioners My @apnews.com story apnews.com/article/hfc-...
Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on a harmful pollutant
The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies and others to reduce powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
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apnews.com/article/alas... Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling #ANWR
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one...
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Trump administration renews push to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
