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EPA Exempts Off-Grid Data Centers from Acid Rain Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced July 27 it issued permitting guidance earlier this month exempting “islanded” power generators, or facilities with no connection to a utility grid, from the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain program.

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Construction Economics for August 3, 2026

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Rattles Southern Japan

Cracked highways and a report of fatalities at a partially collapsed shopping mall in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture followed the July 28 quake.