Proposed Illinois coal rule favors cost-cutting over emissions control

Enlarge / The Dynegy Inc. E.D. Edwards Power Station in Bartonville, Illinois, in 2014. (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The owner of eight coal-fired power plants in central and southern Illinois lobbied the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose rules that would loosen pollution regulations, according to the Chicago Tribune. Instead of limiting the rate […]

Steam Summer Sale’s best discounts, chosen by Ars’ cost-cutting braintrust [Updated]

Enlarge / Ooh, AND stickers?! Those are fun, but we’re here for the savings. (credit: Steam) Sun? Beaches? Rooftop parties? Pish-posh! It’s time to hide with your favorite acronyms—WASD, AC, 4K—as a discount-minded, summer-vacationing PC gamer. The annual Steam Summer Sale has returned just in time to keep you occupied and indoors. Sam walks you […]