NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Trump Rejects Calls for an A.I. Slowdown
Also, the E.P.A. erases limits on climate pollution from power plants. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - EPA to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions for coal, natural gas power plants
The EPA estimates that the repeal of the rule would eliminate roughly $300 billion in energy costs.
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - AI is making critical infrastructure easier to attack
Years of warnings about the digital vulnerabilities lurking inside basic utilities are colliding with a new reality: AI is making those weaknesses easier for hackers to exploit. Why it matters: AI is lowering the barrier for state-backed hackers looking to disrupt or manipulate water systems, power plants and other critical infrastructure. Driving the news: A recent wave of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure is raising new questions about the preparedness of U.S. water systems and a British power plant. - The Telegraph reported that Iran-backed hackers broke into a U.K. power plant, prompting a four-day shutdown around the time a series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems began. - U.S. officials warned last week that…
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - How extreme weather is shaping tomorrow's electric grid
A series of dangerous heat waves this summer — including one that has left 17 states under an emergency federal order — are putting the electric grid under an intense real-world stress test. Why it matters: Successive summer heat waves are forcing utilities to rethink how they prepare the grid for longer and more frequent periods of extreme stress. - They're raising questions about whether the electric grid can keep pace with surging demand from both climate change and the AI-driven electricity boom. State of play: Heat waves create a double challenge by increasing electricity demand for air-conditioning while reducing the efficiency of some power plants. Zoom in: Texas has become one of the nation's biggest proving grounds for…
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Trump announces $700M plan for coal plants
President Donald Trump announced a nearly $700M plan to support coal facilities on Thursday.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Trump gives remarks on new coal investment
President Trump on Thursday afternoon will give remarks from the White House on the administration’s moves to bolster coal power, including a $700 million investment. In addition, Trump is expected to announce $185 million in grant funding from the Energy Department to build two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia and restart a plant in Maryland. The administration is also set to use wartime authority under the Defense Prevention Act to dole out $425 million to 13 existing coal plants and $75 million for an export terminal in California. #trump #coal #trumpadministration
ABCNEWS - Trump may tout coal as clean, but experts say there's no such thing
President Donald Trump is expected to announce the allocation of over $700 million federal dollars to upgrade coal power plants and U.S. exports.
HUFFPOST - Trump Administration Wants Power Plants To Be Able To Pour More Poison Into Drinking Water
The power demands of AI mean that coal-fired power plants need relaxed rules on dumping toxic heavy metals into groundwater, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin argued.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Nick Mitrovich) - Federal court weighs Trump's push to keep coal plants as costs mount
Consumers Energy has reported $180 million in expenses tied to operating the Michigan plant since last May.
NYTIMES (Irena Hwang and Hiroko Tabuchi) - As Coal Rebounds, More Mercury, a Potent Toxin, Is in the Air
Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.