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During the recent heatwave, PJM (our grid operator) was allowed to relax air pollution standards and power up dirty diesel-powered backup generators, threatening the health of those downwind. This is unacceptable.

PJM Data Center Waiver Raises Health Concerns in Heat Wave - MyChesCo PHILADELPHIA, PA — A federal order allowing data centers on the PJM electric grid to use backup power during this week’s heat wave is drawing opposition from PennEnvironment Research & …

There's a lot of talk about carbon capture as the key to solving climate change. But this explainer from ProPublica shows why that won't work. What we really need is to embrace abundant clean, renewable energy that shows up for free and doesn't pollute!

False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t Work As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work.