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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

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

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Nuclear Plant Safety’s 3 R’s

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The Opportunity for Agricultural Residues and Manure to Fuel a Sustainable Future

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July 17, 2014

Capitalist Manifesto: Major Palm Oil Companies Try to Rewrite the Book on Forest Conservation

Calen May-Tobin
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July 17, 2014

Brilliance from Sea to Shining Sea: Which States are the Clean Energy Superstars?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

July 16, 2014

Too Many Food Companies Still Attack Science, Despite Push for Greater Transparency

Aaron Huertas
Former Contributor

July 16, 2014

Fracking, Chemicals, and Our Health: EPA Considers a Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosure Rule

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

July 15, 2014

Clinton Nuclear Plant in Hot Water

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 11, 2014

5 Steps to Decode a Cereal Box—or, Where Hidden Added Sugar Lies

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

July 11, 2014

On Cars, Trucks, and Beauty in the Backcountry: 4 Lessons from a Summer Roadtrip

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

July 11, 2014

Pentagon Changes Its Assessment of Iran’s ICBM Prospects

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

July 10, 2014

What Do Ice Cream and Electric Vehicles Have in Common?

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

July 10, 2014

New Jersey, Come Back! An Open Letter to Governor Christie on RGGI

Ken Kimmell
Former President

July 9, 2014

Will Climate Change Embolden the Environmental Justice Movement?

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July 8, 2014

NRC Region I is Number 1

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July 7, 2014

Openness Effort Trumps Partisan Gridlock in Congress

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

July 3, 2014

Three Reasons Why America Has a Shot at Leading on Global Warming

Ken Kimmell
Former President

July 3, 2014

Women, Independence Day, and Our National Landmarks at Risk

Deborah Bailin
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July 3, 2014

Climate Change is Turning up the Heat on July 4th in our National Parks

Adam Markham
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July 3, 2014

GOP State Senator Defends Marijuana Researcher Fired by the University of Arizona

Michael Halpern
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July 2, 2014

Now What? Scientists Call for a Better Way to Invest in the Future of Agriculture

Ricardo Salvador
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July 2, 2014

Fires in Indonesia and Accountability in Singapore: What to Expect This Summer in Southeast Asia

Lael Goodman
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July 1, 2014

Cape Wind Gets a Big Boost: Clean Offshore Wind Power on the Way

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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Five Things Sugar Interests Get Wrong about FDA Added Sugars Labeling

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