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New Executive Order Aims to Accelerate Development of Data Centers | JD Supra
The White House has issued an executive order dated July 23, 2025, aimed at accelerating the federal permitting process for data center infrastructure. This latest directive from the US administration is intended to facilitate the rapid and efficient buildout of data centers and their necessary infrastructure, including infrastructure necessary to power data centers.
New Executive Order Aims to Accelerate Development of Data Centers
The White House has issued an executive order dated July 23, 2025, aimed at accelerating the federal permitting process for data center infrastructure. This latest directive from the US administration is intended to facilitate the rapid and efficient buildout of data centers and their necessary infrastructure, including infrastructure necessary to power data centers.
NRC More than Doubles Duration of Reactor Design Certifications | JD Supra
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued a direct final rule extending the duration of design certifications (DCs) for nuclear reactors from 15 to 40 years. The rule will automatically go into effect on September 15, 2025, unless the NRC receives significant adverse comments from the public. DCs can be used as an important step in the licensing process for a new reactor.
Failure to Connect: Grid Challenges Persist as Demand Rises | JD Supra
An imbalance has emerged between the amount of energy needed to meet demands in the United States and the ability to quickly bring energy projects online to supply that need. As generative AI continues to advance and become more mainstream, so too do announcements that AI developers are investing in data centers and energy generation projects to help fuel their technological innovations.
Failure to Connect: Grid Challenges Persist as Demand Rises
An imbalance has emerged between the amount of energy needed to meet demands in the United States and the ability to quickly bring energy projects online to supply that need. As generative AI continues to advance and become more mainstream, so too do announcements that AI developers are investing in data centers and energy generation projects to help fuel their technological innovations.
Energy Regulators Race to Keep Up with Data Center Power Demand | JD Supra
Electric utilities across the country are forecasting higher than normal power demands in their service territories, driven in large part by the power needs of data centers. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates that data center load growth has tripled over the past decade and is projected to double or triple by 2028.
Licensing Microreactors The Small Guy Might Be the Most Nimble | JD Supra
Surging demand for generative artificial intelligence and data centers, among other drivers, in recent years has led to a revived interest in nuclear energy. While large nuclear power plants provide about 20% of our country’s electricity, progress is being made by the federal government and the private sector to bring small nuclear reactors, namely microreactors, to market. What Are Microreactors? Microreactors are a subset of nuclear reactors distinguished by their size.
Licensing Microreactors: The Small Guy Might Be the Most Nimble
Surging demand for generative artificial intelligence and data centers, among other drivers, in recent years has led to a revived interest in nuclear energy. While large nuclear power plants provide about 20% of our country’s electricity, progress is being made by the federal government and the private sector to bring small nuclear reactors, namely microreactors, to market. What Are Microreactors? Microreactors are a subset of nuclear reactors distinguished by their size.
US Reliability Executive Order Directs Broad Use of DOE Emergency Powers | JD Supra
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order titled Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid, which aims to bolster electric grid reliability and address the national energy emergency declared by the administration earlier this year.
Biden Executive Order to Fast Track AI Data Centers and Energy Infrastructure on Federal Lands | JD Supra
On January 14, 2025, with just days remaining before a presidential administration change, President Joseph R. Biden issued an Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure (EO) that directs federal government agencies to solicit proposals for the development of “frontier” artificial intelligence (AI) data centers on federal lands.[1] While the EO remains for now, it could soon be rescinded by the new administration.
Latest Sher Edling Climate Lawsuit Further Exposes Anti-Energy Activist Network
Another nuisance climate lawsuit has been filed against the fossil fuel industry, and all elements of the case resemble those cities and counties across the country have brought over the past year and a half, except for one aspect of it: the plaintiffs. On Wednesday, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association (PCFFA) sued 30 energy companies, alleging their operations caused climate change, which has damaged the ocean and forced closures of several crab fisheries on the west coast.
With Rep. Irwin term-limited, Yousef Rabhi announces plans to run for seat
Skip to content Home » Government » With Rep. Irwin term-limited, Yousef Rabhi announces plans to run for seat Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi announced plans Friday to run for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives next year. Rabhi, a Democrat, is running to replace term-limited Rep. Jeff Irwin (D–Ann Arbor) in Michigan’s 53rd legislative district. The district includes parts of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Pittsfield Township and Scio Township.
Using these words in your application essay may get you into Harvard
A study conducted by AdmitSee, an undergraduate and graduate application-sharing platform created by University of Pennsylvania students, found students who used certain words, wrote about certain topics or even just wrote with a certain tone in their application essays were more likely to get accepted to one Ivy League school over another.
Johns Hopkins is being sued for $20 million over alleged rape case
The family of a 16-year-old girl is suing Johns Hopkins University for $20 million after the minor said she was sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity near the school. The alleged rape victim said she was sexually assaulted in the bathroom of the party at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity house last November. The two men whom she claims assaulted her are not students at the University and are facing criminal charges.
Study: Higher education can help you live longer
A study published July 8 in the scientific journal PLOS ONE that found people who receive higher education outlive those who do not. What’s more, it also found that failing to obtain a high education could be as detrimental to a person’s life as smoking cigarettes. The authors of the study include professors and research associates from the University of Colorado-Denver, New York University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
College president spends over $100K of donor funds on wine, dining, hunting
Records from the College of DuPage Foundation that recently became available to the public indicate the college’s president, Robert Breuder, spent more than $102,000 of the foundation’s funds since July 2010, according to the Chicago Tribune. More than 28,000 students attend the Glen Elyn, Ill. community college each semester, making it the second largest state high education institution in the state following the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which has over 30,000 students.
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Brian Hare, an evolutionary anthropology professor at Duke University, is teaching a free online course called “Dog Emotion and Cognition” through Coursera, a site that teams up with colleges and universities all over the world to offer free online courses. Coursera is partnered with more than 100 institutions worldwide and offers more than 1,200 classes. This includes Hare’s course, which he says already has more than 10,000 students enrolled in the two weeks since it has been active.
Sex, drugs and Harvard’s Class of 2015
On May 28, 2015, Harvard’s Class of 2015 walked across the stage. In addition to typical graduation activities, the school commemorated the group by publishing the results of a survey taken by 760 students — more than half of the graduating class. The survey was distributed and published by the school’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson.
U. of Michigan student wins national mental health award
Last week, Sonia Doshi, a junior in the University of Michigan’s School of Information, was named the winner of The Jed Foundation’s 2015 Jerry Greenspan Student Voice for Mental Health Award. According to The Jed Foundation’s website, the award is presented to a student “who is reducing the prejudice around mental illness, raising awareness of mental health issues on campus, and encouraging help-seeking among their peers.” “It was pretty incredible.
CSG votes against divestment resolution
After more than four hours of discussion and public comments, the University’s Central Student Government voted to reject a resolution calling for the creation of an ad hoc committee to investigate the University’s investments in companies that allegedly facilitate human rights violations against Palestinians. The resolution failed to pass with a vote of 15 in favor and 29 opposed. There was one abstention.
Should underclassmen focus on finding summer internships?
“What are your summer plans?” may be the most frequently asked question college students get from adults. After the ever-popular, “What’s your major?,” of course. The answer to the former question for juniors, nine times out of ten, will likely be, “I have an internship.” But for freshman and sophomores, plans are more open-ended.
CSG hears pitch for new fight song, 'Hail and Unite'
“The Victors” could soon have a modernistic younger sibling. If a resolution presented to the Central Student Government on Tuesday night passes, the body will provide funding to a group of students looking to develop an additional thematic song to play at University athletics events. In addition to discussion of the resolution, the meeting also included an interactive presentation on reacting to an active shooter.
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