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A regulator rules plants serving only datacenters escape an acid rain program

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The EPA ruled that plants serving only data centers escape the Acid Rain Program, while Google, Meta and BlackRock funded apprenticeships for thousands of electricians, whose remote work pays 42% more.

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Reporting date: 2026-07-29 (not necessarily the event date)

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A regulator rules plants serving only datacenters escape an acid rain program
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Reporting date: 2026-07-29
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-07-29-plants-serving-only-datacenters-escape-a-pollution-program
Claim: The EPA ruled that plants serving only data centers escape the Acid Rain Program, while Google, Meta and BlackRock funded apprenticeships for thousands of electricians, whose remote work pays 42% more.
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