Maintenance in progress

within three days the us epa proposed removing public participation from air-pollution permits for 'minor sources' — a category that includes the large diesel generators powering texas data centers — while the usda moved to rescind poultry farmer protections and the endangered species act was weakened to clear drilling. the data center permitting change is the notable one: it removes transparency requirements exactly where ai infrastructure buildout is fastest. a cluster of deregulation landing in the same week reads as coordinated timing, not coincidence.

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