Mississippi regulators authorized xAI to build a power plant with 41 natural gas-burning turbines in Southaven to power its ...

Pollution from power plants in the United States increased significantly in 2025, according to an analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data.

EPA data shows pollution bumps that are among the largest in decades, just as the agency rolls back rules cracking down on pollution from coal-fired power plants.

Mississippi’s environmental permit board signed off on a gas turbine power plant tied to Elon Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence venture, a decision that arrived amid organized protests over air ...

The increase was a rare uptick in an otherwise long-term downward trend, partly because of more coal being burned to generate electricity.

Mississippi regulators approved xAI’s Southaven power plant permit, despite resident backlash over pollution, public health, and community input.

The Sierra Club and Southern Environmental Law Center are suing over state regulators’ approval of new gas turbines at Plant Bowen, citing concerns about worsening air quality.

Of all fossil fuels, coal emits the most carbon dioxide per unit of energy, and burning it releases deadly pollutants into ...

U.S. power plant pollution rose last year, according to a green group’s analysis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data. Emissions of sulfur dioxide increased by 18 percent in 2025, according ...

Tax legislation Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Wednesday targets the last coal-fired power plant in the Pacific Northwest. But if the coal tax and a related climate pollution fee work as the ...