Researchers propose using abandoned mines for Pennsylvania data centers

Pennsylvania has the most abandoned coal mines in the country, totaling around 5,586 sites across the state, which researchers see as an opportunity for data centers.

Bobby Hughes, Executive Director of EPCAMR, led a celebration on September 19 attended by 100 partners and sponsors marking 30 years of reclaiming legacy abandoned mine lands and addressing mine water pollution across northeastern Pennsylvania.

⚡NJ DEP fines Microsoft-backed data center $1.07M for unpermitted gas plants

DEP Commissioner Ed Potosnak said the $1.07 million fine issued Tuesday to a Vineland data center sends a clear message that facilities will not be constructed or operated with impunity in the state.

⚡NJ fines data center owner $1.07M for unpermitted gas generators

Gov. Mikie Sherrill praised the NJ DEP air-quality order fining DATAONE $1.07 million for operating 62 natural-gas generators without permits at its Vineland data center.

Premiums for Pennie, the state's insurance marketplace, will see an average increase of nearly 16% for individuals and 10% for small businesses next year, WHYY reports.

Clearfield County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to approve a six-month contract extension for the operation of Moshannon Valley Processing Center, an immigrant detention facility.

Chobani’s $1.2 billion expansion in the Lehigh Valley is a historic investment in Pennsylvania's ag sector, but dairy leaders question how far its benefits will reach, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) angrily denounced a ProPublica report saying the Justice Department investigated allegations made by a convicted defense contractor claiming the Maine Republican helped him get millions of dollars in federal contracts in return for campaign donations.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges public hearing on prediction markets

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to hold a public hearing on prediction markets, according to a letter obtained by Punchbowl News, citing reporting from last week that Banking Republicans would hold a GOP-only roundtable with representatives from Kalshi.

Blue states sue Trump administration over offshore wind lease buyouts

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul challenged the administration's agreements with Bluepoint Wind and Invenergy, arguing the cancellation deals misuse taxpayer dollars.

N.J. Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said the administration is paying developers to abandon new energy sources as eight states sue to halt $1.4 billion in payments for conventional energy projects instead of offshore wind.

War with Iran has cost $43.6 billion according to Pentagon

The war with Iran has cost $43.6 billion, according to the Pentagon, as reported in a chart detailing how the money breaks down.