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• Jan 30, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - January 27, 2025

  The U.S. Congress has enacted the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.6938), signed into law by the President.

  • Main action: The appropriations minibus (H.R.6938) was signed into law, providing FY2026 funding for agencies including the U.S. Department of Energy, EPA (including ENERGY STAR®), NASA, and the Forest Service; bill summaries for Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment appropriations are linked in the newsletter.
  • Other legislative and policy items referenced:NFIP Extension Act of 2026 (H.R.5577) advanced in the House to extend NFIP authorization through September 2026; Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act (H.R.2860) was reported out with $10 million annually through 2031 for the Northwest Straits Commission; the Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (H.R.7142 / S.3637) was reintroduced to reauthorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. The newsletter also announces an EESI briefing postponed (wildfire briefing) and lists upcoming briefings (dates, rooms, and RSVP links).
• Jan 29, 2026

  Town hall meeting to discuss environmental impact of proposed data centers in Montgomery County

  Montgomery County community members will host a town hall meeting Thursday regarding a proposed 5,000-acre mega site for two data centers.

  • Main announcement: The town hall will be held Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Montgomery County High School to discuss environmental concerns and present research by environmental geologists and community members; the forum responds to recent local controversy after the Montgomery County Commission confirmed the proposed site near I-70 and Highway 19 and approved a tax break for the Green Amazon data center project earlier this month.
  • Background and project details: The proposal includes Amazon planning a 1,000-acre facility starting with four buildings and potential expansion up to 13 buildings; New York-based Spade Property proposes approximately 850 acres including three primary buildings, a security guard station, and a visitor center; community concern centers on water and energy usage and local utility pressures.
• Jan 28, 2026

  Comment on Where Ohio’s front-runners for governor stand on ag, energy and the environment by Yolanda Runte

  Ohio Corn & Wheat and the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy, while front-runners Vivek Ramaswamy, Amy Acton and Casey Putsch outlined positions on agriculture, energy and environment ahead of the May 5 primary.

  • Endorsements & campaign commitments: Ohio Corn & Wheat (OCW) and Ohio Cattlemen’s Association endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy (OCW endorsement announced July/August 2025; OCA endorsement in November 2025). Candidates committed to continuing or building on H2Ohio, addressing water quality, supporting or rethinking biofuels, proposing energy cost reforms (PUCO oversight, consumer protections, PJM reform) and raising concerns about data centers and their grid/tax impacts.
  • Background & concrete details:H2Ohio had 2.5 million acres enrolled and $270 million invested before the program was defunded by 40% in the 2025 biennial budget; the Republican primary is set for Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The article documents candidate positions on E15/biofuel policymaking (federal debate delayed until a February commission) and specific utility/transmission concerns tied to data centers.
• Jan 28, 2026

  United States Data Center Electricial Distribution Equipment Company NYSE IPO Forgent Power Solutions to Raise $1.6 Billion at $8.8 Billion Valuation with Expected IPO Listing on 4th February 2026, Founded in 2023 as Parent of 4 Companies MGM Transformers, PwrQ, States Manufacturing & VanTran

  Forgent Power Solutions has announced an NYSE IPO to raise $1.6 billion at an $8.8 billion valuation with an expected listing on 4 February 2026.

  • Main announcement: Forgent Power Solutions is raising $1.6 billion via a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) IPO at an $8.8 billion valuation, with an expected IPO listing on 4th February 2026.
  • Background and details: Forgent was founded in 2023 as the parent of four companies (MGM Transformers, PwrQ, States Manufacturing, VanTran) and is described as a U.S. designer and manufacturer of electrical distribution equipment for data centers, the power grid and energy-intensive industrial facilities.
• Jan 27, 2026

  Meta Inks $6B Fiber Optic Deal with Corning for US Data Centers

  Meta Platforms has announced a $6 billion multi-year fiber-optic supply agreement with Corning to accelerate expansion of its US data center infrastructure.

  • Main announcement: Meta has agreed a $6 billion multi-year supply deal with Corning for optical fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions; Corning will ramp up manufacturing at its Hickory, North Carolina facility where Meta will serve as an anchor customer, and Corning said it will add up to 20% more workers in North Carolina (Hickory and Durham). The companies noted Meta has agreed to pay for optical fiber through 2030.
  • Background and details: Meta currently has 26 data centers planned or under construction in the US as part of its $600 billion AI strategy; the deal will supply fiber for major projects including the 1 GW Prometheus (New Albany, Ohio) and 5 GW Hyperion (Richland Parish, Louisiana) sites. Corning reported $1.65 billion in third-quarter optical communications revenue (up 33%) and said enterprise optical communications sales rose 58%.
• Jan 26, 2026

  EPA moves toward changing particulate matter standard as manufacturers urge action

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to revisit and ask the court to vacate the Biden-era annual PM2.5 standard of nine micrograms per cubic meter.

  • Main action: The EPA filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking the court to vacate the March 2024 PM2.5 annual standard (lowered from 12 µg/m3 to 9 µg/m3). The agency said the Biden EPA took a “regulatory shortcut” and failed to adequately consider compliance costs; EPA urged vacatur before the initial nonattainment determinations due on Feb. 7 and states’ implementation plans due in April.
  • Background and details: Industry groups including NAM and 15 trade associations (e.g., SMA, Aluminum Association, American Cement Association) have pressed the Trump administration to revert the standard; EPA previously estimated the 2024 rule could prevent 4,500 premature deaths and 290,000 lost workdays, with monetized benefits of $22 billion to $46 billion and $590 million in estimated costs by 2032. A 2025 ACA report estimated 1 million metric tons of cement needed for AI data centers by 2028 and projects U.S. data centers rising from 5,426 to 6,000 by 2027.
• Jan 23, 2026

  Anna’s Archive Multiple Domains Blocked After Spotify Scraping, Court Orders Cloudflare, NIXI to Comply

  Spotify and major record labels (Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group) have sued the anonymous operators of Anna’s Archive and obtained a broad temporary restraining order to block Anna’s Archive domains.

  • Main action: The plaintiffs secured a temporary restraining order (issued Jan 16, 2026) from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York directing domain registries, registrars, hosting and internet service providers (including Cloudflare and the Public Interest Registry) to block access to annas-archive.org, annas-archive.li, and annas-archive.se, disable nameservers, prevent transfers, preserve evidence, and avoid notifying Anna’s Archive until blocking is implemented; the court set a hearing requiring Anna’s Archive to appear on January 16, 2026.
  • Background and details: The complaint alleges Anna’s Archive scraped over 86 million music files (~99.6% of Spotify’s listening data) and relied on Cloudflare and other US-based services for reverse proxying; registries/registrars named to implement blocking include NIXI, Tucows, Hosting Concepts BV, and proxy URLs remain accessible though downloading of Spotify-related data has been disabled. The article also references a related 2024 La Liga order that led to blanket blocking of Cloudflare and legal notices demanding payments of €261 to €450 to identified users.
• Jan 22, 2026

  Stream Data Centers Promotes Longtime Exec to CEO Post

  Stream Data Centers has appointed Michael Lahoud as CEO.

  • Appointment and timing:Michael Lahoud (previously co-managing partner; with the firm 15 years) has been named CEO, announced Jan 22, 2026; the move comes five months after funds managed by NYC-based Apollo acquired a majority interest from Stream Realty Partners and after Stream said it is positioned to execute a multi-gigawatt pipeline with Apollo potentially deploying “billions of dollars” into next-generation digital infrastructure.
  • Leadership changes and focus areas: Stream has restructured senior leadership to support larger development and operational scale: Stacey Medeiros (SVP, Hyperscale and Cloud), Santiago Suinaga (SVP, Hyperscale), Oisin O Murchu (Chief Development Officer), Rick Crutchley (COO, expanded operational responsibilities), and Amanda Abell (VP of Sustainability); Chris Bair (partner and chief commercial officer) provided a quoted statement on alignment with customer requirements.
• Jan 21, 2026

  Virginia proposes 20.78GW storage mandate as Trump, governors call for emergency PJM grid measures

  Virginia state delegate Richard C. ‘Rip’ Sullivan, Jr has introduced HB895 to raise mandatory energy storage procurement targets for Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia.

  • Main announcement: HB895 would require Appalachian Power to add 780MW short-duration by 2040 and 520MW long-duration by 2045, and Dominion Energy to add 16,000MW short-duration and 3,480MW long-duration by 2045; the bill is nearly identical to HB2537 (vetoed May 2025) but raises Dominion’s short-duration target from 5,220MW to 16,000MW within the same timeframe.
  • Background and related actions: The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors urged PJM (16 January) to hold an emergency procurement auction and to build more than US$15 billion of baseload generation; PJM responded by initiating a “Reliability Backstop Procurement” and directed immediate process discussions and deadlines to be considered at the 22 January Members Committee meeting. The bill and procurement push are motivated by rapidly rising demand in Virginia—driven largely by data centres—and recommendations from groups such as MAREC Action, NRDC, and Environment America.
• Jan 20, 2026

  Verizon Says Major Outage Caused by ‘Software Issue’

  Verizon announced that the Jan. 14 nationwide mobile network outage was caused by a software issue and that it closed its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier.

  • Main announcement: Verizon said the outage was a software issue and is conducting a full review; outage aggregator Downdetector recorded more than 2.3 million user reports on Jan. 14, Verizon resolved the outage late that night and is offering affected customers a $20 credit; the FCC is “continuing to actively investigate and monitor the situation” and Rep. Andrew Garbarino requested briefings from the FCC and Verizon by Friday.
  • Background and deal details: Verizon closed its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier after approval by the California Public Utilities Commission; Verizon absorbed roughly 9 million fiber passings and now says it passes about 30 million locations with fiber, versus AT&T’s long-term plan for 60 million passings and Verizon’s aim for up to 45 million.