Justine Calma

22 pts Just as new data centers face growing backlash from neighboring communities, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to make it harder for people to weigh in on any pollution those centers create. The EPA plans to toss out a federal rule requiring public notice and an opportunity to comment when…

Data center developers typically have to apply for permits to install generators that create local air pollution. The DataOne facility in New Jersey is the latest project accused of violating federal law by running on gas-fired generators without approval. [Link: One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law'

Cook nudged Apple in a more sustainable direction, but the company may struggle to stay on that path.

It's launching an updated weather model that makes forecasts based on real-time satellite observations.

It says in a new report that global temperatures are probably going to climb 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial averages soon. We’ll have to cope with catastrophes the UN had previously hoped to avoid, like the “submersion of Small Island Developing States and low-lying coastal cities,” while continuing to cut down and capture CO2 emissions to prevent even worse damage. [Link: Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has worked to send tailpipe pollution policies to Congress to repeal. US District Judge Beryl Howell accused the EPA of “Orwellian doublethink.” [Link: US judge bars EPA effort to send California vehicle emissions rules to Congress

The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are made with 50 percent renewables. Apple Watch, which Apple has had to stop describing as carbon neutral, reaches 100 percent renewable electricity. The company has a 2030 target for its suppliers to use “100 percent clean energy” for Apple production.

It’s to finance the restart of an Iowa plant that’s been closed since 2020. Last year, Google announced a partnership with NextEra Energy to reopen the site to help power the company’s AI data centers. But you won’t see that tidbit in the Energy Department’s press release today. [Link: Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government | TechCrunch | https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/googles-revived-nuclear-power-plant-gets-1-9b-loan-from-us-government/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky | TechCrunch]

Water from the Colorado River is getting scarce — and more expensive for everyone. Arizona's lifeline for chip manufacturing is drying up

20 pts Water intake towers at the Hoover Dam stand next to a bleached "bathtub ring" on the banks of Lake Mead on September 1st in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona. The reservoir has hit historic lows as the Colorado River experiences unprecedented drought. | Photo: Getty Images Arizona, an epicenter for…