McClellan, Whitehouse Investigate EPA’s Decision to Exempt Data Center Power Plants from Acid Rain Protections

This press release from Representative Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA) was published on 2026-10-15 and titled "McClellan, Whitehouse Investigate EPA’s Decision to Exempt Data Center Power Plants from Acid Rain Protections".

McClellan, Whitehouse Investigate EPA’s Decision to Exempt Data Center Power Plants from Acid Rain Protections

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), last month launched a bicameral investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guidance exempting data center power plants from the Acid Rain Program (ARP). By EPA’s own admission, the decision to issue new guidance [ ]