Today’s headlines: Trump admin. sued over emissions deregulation, and more

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EMISSIONS

• A coalition of 21 states and four cities sue the Trump administration over its move to erase all limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants. (New York Times)

PERMITTING

• Experts say the Senate permitting deal, which would speed both clean energy and fossil fuels projects, would probably reduce greenhouse gas emissions overall. (Bloomberg)

DATA CENTERS

• County officials in Pennsylvania have launched a study to understand the cumulative air-quality and health effects of data centers built in clusters, an approach they say might set a precedent for how proposals are reviewed in other communities. (New York Times)

STORAGE

• Startup Antora announces plans for a 5.8-GWh thermal battery at a Kansas biorefinery, saying that once complete it will be one of the world’s largest battery storage systems. (Topeka Capital-Journal)

CLIMATE FUNDS

• Many federal climate grants canceled last October for projects in Democrat-led states are still in limbo, a new report finds, with even some projects that were listed as ​“retained” by the DOE struggling to access funding. (Latitude Media)