Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic, environmental, and social justice. If you enjoy this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague and tell them to subscribe. EPA Proposal Would Let Data Centers Skip Public Comment A proposal from the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency could make it significantly harder for residents to learn about — or weigh in on — plans to build AI data centers in their communities, the Associated Press reports. The EPA plan would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and accept comment before issuing air pollution permits for data centers and other industrial facilities, leaving it to individual states to decide whether to seek public input at all. Critics say the move is especially dangerous in Southern and Midwestern states that currently rely on the federal floor as their only meaningful public notice requirement. “Data centers and other industrial sources should not be able to get their air pollution permits in secret,” said Keri Powell of the Southern Environmental Law Center. The proposal comes amid a bipartisan, urban-rural backlash against data center proliferation that has reshaped local politics across the country. Data centers have emerged as a flashpoint in state legislative races and local elections in Virginia, Georgia, Texas, and beyond. The EPA is expected to finalize the rule next year. Trump Administration Destroying Fair Housing Enforcement The 1968 Fair Housing Act bans discrimination in housing accommodations based on protected categories, including race, disability, gender, and religion. But enforcement of the law is almost entirely outsourced by the government to third-party nonprofits that carry out investigations of potential violations. These fair housing organizations have been hobbled by delays in