Great Rivers Environmental Law Center

One of our favorite ways to commute to work.

From last year’s Bike to Work Day in our old office to this year’s ride in our new space with Bruce Morrison, the bikes are still rolling.

Happy National Bike to Work Day from Great Rivers Environmental Law Center! 🚲

As demand for data centers continues to grow, federal regulators are reportedly considering changes to air permitting processes intended to speed development.

These discussions have significant implications for communities, especially as many areas are already raising questions around air pollution and cumulative impacts, energy demand and utility costs, water use, and the role of public participation and local decision making in shaping these projects.

As these conversations continue, it will be important to carefully balance growth with meaningful environmental review, public input, and accountability.

EPA Seeks to Loosen Air Permit Rules to Speed Up AI Data Centers The EPA is trying to change a key regulatory definition to let companies more quickly build AI data centers under a proposed rule it plans to issue.