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July 10, 2025

Power Hungry: Why Data Centers Are Developing Their Own Energy Sources to Fuel AI

The spread of AI data centers is larger, more numerous, and faster-growing than anything that has come before to the electric utilities. The potential for this to cause supply shortages and costs for consumers is plain to see.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

The 100-Hour Weather & Climate Livestream

July 10, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Livestreaming 100 Hours of Weather and Climate Moved Thousands to Action

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host, Union of Concerned Scientists

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July 9, 2025

The Court Has Spoken: A Healthy Climate is a Human Right

Carly Phillips
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February 4, 2019

Two Years in, and the State of Our Union Is Weakened—but It’ll Be Strong Again

Ken Kimmell
Former President

February 4, 2019

Will the Real State of the Union Please Stand Up? 7 Things President Trump Won’t Say

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

February 4, 2019

My Food and Farm Reading List for Black History Month

Rafter Ferguson
Former Contributor

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February 1, 2019

EPA’s Administrator Must Be Serious About Protecting Us From PFAS. Wheeler Is Not.

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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February 1, 2019

The State of the Union on Climate Change is Not Strong

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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February 1, 2019

Independent Science Takes Another Hit at the EPA: New Science Advisory Board Members Announced

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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January 31, 2019

Why We Can’t Separate Justice and Sustainability in the Food System

Rafter Ferguson
Former Contributor

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January 31, 2019

What to Expect—and Not to Expect—in ExxonMobil’s 2019 Climate Risk Report

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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January 30, 2019

Oregon Climate Impacts: 2019 is The Year for Bold Climate Legislation

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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January 30, 2019

The Rush to Overbuild Gas-Fired Power

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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January 29, 2019

Winter Storm Jayden, the Polar Vortex, and Climate Change: 3 Factors that Matter

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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January 28, 2019

Hans von Spakovsky Lies about Voter Fraud. Now He’s Testifying Before Congress

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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January 28, 2019

Electric Utility Resource Plans Are Critical to the Midwest’s Energy Future

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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January 28, 2019

The Game is Changing: How Two Years of Trump Has Energized the Science Community

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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January 28, 2019

Two Years of Attacks on Science are Putting Public Health and Safety at Risk

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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January 25, 2019

Newly Formed PFAS Task Force Calls for Action to Clean Up Toxic Chemicals

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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January 25, 2019

Will Washington Step Up on Climate in 2019?

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

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January 24, 2019

6 Utility Trends to Look Out For in 2019

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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January 23, 2019

Shutdown Fiasco Compounds Trump Assault on Kids’ Lunches

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 23, 2019

China and North Korea: A Viewer’s Guide

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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January 23, 2019

Offshore Wind: Four Ways You Can Help

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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January 22, 2019

Organizing a Science Policy Workshop: What we learned in Bozeman, Montana

UCS Science Network

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January 18, 2019

A Look Back at Dr. King’s Demands for Food Justice

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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January 17, 2019

Three Climate Priorities the New Congress Can Actually Deliver On

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

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