Richard Valdmanis

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Richard Valdmanis |Jarrett Renshaw |Ernest Scheyder |Marguerita Choy

(Reuters) - The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct...

1 month ago | arizonadigitalfreepress.com | Tim McLaughlin |Richard Valdmanis |Suzanne Goldenberg

A car drives past a building of the Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leah MillisDigital Reality Data Center buildings line the street in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leah MillisCars drive by Digital Reality Data Center buildings in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025.

1 month ago | gurutrade.com | Tim McLaughlin |Richard Valdmanis |Suzanne Goldenberg

Data center disconnections threaten grid stability, regulator says Grid operators face resistance from data centers on proposals for a fix Texas incidents highlight risks of sudden disconnections by crypto miners BOSTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston.

1 month ago | theprint.in | Tim McLaughlin |Richard Valdmanis

The plan aligns with Trump’s January 20 executive orders that directed the EPA to review measures affecting energy reliability and declared a national energy emergency to enhance government powers to boost fossil fuel and electricity production and distribution. Biden’s EPA had said it believed the tougher 2024 soot standard was reasonable because 91% of existing coal plants were already meeting it.

1 month ago | theprint.in | Tim McLaughlin |Richard Valdmanis

The White House was not immediately available for comment. Among the targets is a 2024 Biden-era rule that lowered coal plant particulate matter emissions limits by nearly 70%, according to three people briefed on the matter. Former President Joe Biden’s EPA had said it believed the tougher standard was reasonable because 91% of existing coal plants were already meeting it, federal regulatory filings show.