CNBC: NAACP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Memphis data center air pollution. “The NAACP filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI on Tuesday, accusing the artificial intelligence company of violating the Clean Air Act with its use of natural gas-burning turbines to power data centers in and around Memphis, Tennessee.”

NAACP Lawsuit Targets xAI Over Pollution in Black Memphis Neighborhoods

NAACP sues xAI on April 14 2026 for illegal pollution from unpermitted gas turbines in Black Memphis neighborhoods, worsening health risks.

#MemphisPollution, #NAACP, #xAI, #EnvironmentalJustice, #CleanAirAct

https://newsletter.tf/naacp-sues-xai-for-memphis-pollution-april-14-2026/

The NAACP is suing xAI for using 35 unpermitted gas turbines. This is more than the 15 initially requested, adding to pollution in Black neighborhoods.

#MemphisPollution, #NAACP, #xAI, #EnvironmentalJustice, #CleanAirAct
https://newsletter.tf/naacp-sues-xai-for-memphis-pollution-april-14-2026/

undefined | Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule by Matthew Daly, Associated Press

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin used the keynote address at a Heartland Institute conference to applaud the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding,” a scientific determination that had served as the legal foundation for federal climate‑change regulations. Calling the move a “moment to celebrate vindication,” Zeldin said the reversal undid “decades of unthinking adherence” to policies he described as driven by liberal politicians and environmental groups. The 2009 finding had classified carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a threat to public health, underpinning emissions standards for power plants, vehicles and other sources.

The speech provoked sharp criticism from environmental organizations, which accused Zeldan of “rallying climate deniers” and promoting disinformation. Joe Bonfiglio of the Environmental Defense Fund denounced the Heartland Institute as a “disinformation factory” and said Zeldan’s appearance signaled the Trump administration’s abandonment of its duty to protect the public from pollution. EPA spokesperson Carolyn Holran defended the agency, claiming it had returned to “gold‑standard science” and was no longer a vehicle for radical ideology, while also emphasizing that the agency’s focus remains on protecting human health and the environment.

The repeal eliminates federal greenhouse‑gas emission standards for cars and trucks and opens the door to broader rollbacks of climate regulations on power plants and oil‑and‑gas facilities. Legal challenges have already been filed by dozens of states, cities and environmental groups, arguing that the action violates the Clean Air Act. Critics warned that the rollback occurs as extreme weather events—such as record‑breaking heat domes, stronger hurricanes, and more intense wildfires—become increasingly common, underscoring the growing risks of unchecked climate change.

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#climatechange #environmentalprotectionagency #heartlandinstitute #leezeldin #cleanairact

undefined | EPA chief Lee Zeldin tells climate skeptics to "celebrate vindication"

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin used the keynote address at a Heartland Institute conference on April 8 to celebrate the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding,” the scientific determination that had underpinned federal rules to curb greenhouse‑gas emissions. Zeldin told the largely climate‑skeptical audience that the repeal marked “a day to celebrate vindication,” positioning the move as a correction of decades‑long “unthinking adherence” to what he called liberal alarmism about climate change.

Environmental groups slammed the appearance, calling it a platform for “disinformation” and accusing the EPA of rallying climate deniers at a time when extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. Joe Bonfiglio of the Environmental Defense Fund described the Heartland Institute as “a disinformation factory” and said Zeldin’s speech was “tone‑deaf” and “insulting” to Americans facing rising gasoline prices and heat‑related disasters. An EPA spokeswoman dismissed the criticism, saying the agency had shifted away from “radical ideology” and was now guided by “gold‑standard science” rather than “doomsday models.”

The repeal eliminates the legal basis for nearly all climate‑related regulations under the Clean Air Act, including greenhouse‑gas standards for cars, trucks, power plants and other stationary sources. Experts warn the change could trigger a broader undoing of climate protections, while nearly two dozen states, cities, and health‑environment groups have already filed legal challenges. The controversy highlights the stark contrast between the Trump administration’s aggressive rollback of environmental rules and the growing urgency of climate impacts such as stronger hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and record‑breaking heat events.

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#epa #heartlandinstitute #trumpadministration #cleanairact #climateskeptics

Health Care Professionals, Scientists, and Children Sue the EPA Over Recent Move

https://murica.website/2026/02/health-care-professionals-scientists-and-children-sue-the-epa-over-recent-move/

So we’re doing the un-science thing now? According to the article, six environmental/health groups (via Earthjustice) sued the EPA in the D.C. Circuit after it moved to kill the 2009 endangerment finding—arguments it says the Supreme Court rejected in 2007 (Massachusetts v. EPA). Who’s minding the litter box? 😼

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/02/19/0034254/epa-faces-first-lawsuit-over-its-killing-of-major-climate-rule

#EPA #Climate #CleanAirAct

HT @rmblaber1956

#EnvironmentalGroups sue #Trump’s #EPA over repeal of landmark #climate finding

Lawsuit from #health and #EnvironmentalJustice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’

Dharna Noor
Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.10 EST

"More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.

"Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the '#EndangermentFinding', which states that the buildup of heat-trapping #pollution in the atmosphere endangers #PublicHealth and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from #vehicles, #PowerPlants and other #industrial sources since 2009. The rollback was widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the #ClimateCrisis.

"The suit was brought by the American Public Health Association [#APHA], #AmericanLungAssociation, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, the #EnvironmentalDefenseFund, the #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil [#NRDC], the #SierraClub and 11 other public health and environmental organizations. The lawsuit was filed by green legal organizations #CleanAirTaskForce and #Earthjustice and it names the EPA and the agency’s administrator, #LeeZeldin, as defendants.

" 'EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and #safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the #CleanAirAct,' said #GretchenGoldman, president and CEO at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, another one of the groups behind the lawsuit. 'This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.' "

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/trump-epa-environment-climate-lawsuit

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/kp4pY

#USPol #ClimateChange #EPAFail #ClimateCrisis #GreenhouseGas #FossilFools #FossilFuelIndustry #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CorporatePolluters