AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEPA Rollback: The Trump administration moved to eliminate Biden-era pollution caps on coal and natural gas power plants, setting up another legal fight over Clean Air Act authority and raising alarms about higher greenhouse-gas emissions. Energy & Grid Reliability: Pennsylvania regulators warned that fast-growing data center demand could overwhelm the PJM grid’s reliability standards by 2027–2030, with risk worsening sharply by 2030. AI Policy Clash: In Washington, AI leaders and lawmakers pushed back on calls to slow or regulate AI, while Trump dismissed guardrail concerns and said the U.S. already has “guardrails.” Legal/Workplace: A software company asked the Supreme Court to pause a D.C. Circuit mandate tied to an NLRB Thryv remedy. DC Business & Travel: Marriott addressed a major business-traveler headache, while a D.C.-area lobbying group formed around streaming sports costs. Local Governance & Construction: Texas landowners sued the federal government over border wall plans in Big Bend, challenging property seizures. Trade/Industry: U.S. companies are using tariff refund windfalls in creative ways, from covering costs to boosting lower-priced product lines. Small Business: Sew Fabulous earned U.S. Chamber recognition as a top small business, with events planned in Washington, D.C.
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