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Regulation2026-08-25

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to drop a federal requirement that states publish and take public comment on air pollution permit applications for industrial facilities, including data centers and the gas-fired power plants built to run them. Residents could learn of a project only after permits are granted. Nearly 200 advocacy groups and more than a dozen states have objected to the proposal.

What changed

Federal rules required states to publicize air pollution permit applications and take public comment.

  • nearly 200 advocacy groups opposed
  • more than a dozen states opposed

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