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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is set to repeal climate pollution standards for coal and methane gas plants. This will have devastating consequences for public health and our economy. Dirty Energy companies will get richer than ever while we all pay the price in dirty air and higher bills.

nytimes.comE.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power PlantsGeneration of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎
@lcv.org

At the same time, the Trump administration is trying to fast-track data centers powered by these same coal and methane gas plants. They are sacrificing our health and economic well-being so they can further line the pockets of billionaire Big Tech and Big Oil CEOs.

wired.comData Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the USThere’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.
LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎
@lcv.org

The impact of Trump's energy and environmental policies: ❌ U.S. consumers pay $230 more a year in energy bills ❌ $700 billion lost investment in American energy ❌ 69,000 additional early deaths caused by air pollution ❌ Power sector emissions could be 2x as high by 2035 Source: @nrdc.org