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January 21, 2026

Powering Data Centers with Clean Energy Could Avoid Trillions in Climate and Health Costs

Thousands of data centers are popping up across the country, fueled by the boom of AI—and ratepayers could get stuck with the bill to make Big Tech’s dream a reality.

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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January 21, 2026

Clean Energy Can Protect Midwest Families From Data-Center Driven Energy Bill Spikes

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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January 20, 2026

Colorado EV Battery Recycling Bill Showcases Leadership

Jessica Dunn
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May 15, 2014

Of Manatees and Mandates: Celebrating Endangered Species Day

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

May 14, 2014

Creating Order in Chaos, Or Why I Study EV Battery Recycling

UCS Science Network

May 13, 2014

Fed Up and Sugared Out with the Food Fight over Facts

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

May 13, 2014

How Monsanto Supersized a Problem in Under Three Minutes

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

May 13, 2014

Nuclear Steam Cleaning at Oyster Creek

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 12, 2014

How Green is your Data? Tech Companies and Energy Use

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

May 9, 2014

Fed Up about Food? New Film Highlights Concerns around Sugar, Science, and Democracy

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

May 9, 2014

Peat Soils vs. the Forests Above: Which Holds More Carbon?

Lael Goodman
Former contributor

May 7, 2014

More Progress for Offshore Wind: DOE Awards and Whale Protections

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

May 7, 2014

Half the Oil, Not Crude-by-Rail: Lynchburg Oil-Train Accident is Fifth in Ten Months

Paul Baer
Former contributor

May 7, 2014

Farms, Forests, and Climate Change: Few Opportunities, Many Challenges

Jason Funk
Former contributor

May 6, 2014

Blind Faith vs. Insight: Employing Media Literacy to Reject Policies that Harm Human Health

UCS Science Network

May 6, 2014

The Human Toll of Sea Level Rise: What the 2014 National Climate Assessment Doesn't Say about It (But We Can)

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

May 6, 2014

Sugar-coating Science: How the Food Industry Misleads Consumers on Sugar

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

May 6, 2014

The Silent Killer: Extreme Heat in the Western U.S.

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

May 6, 2014

The National Climate Assessment and Opportunities to Cut U.S. Emissions

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

May 6, 2014

If Climate Science Were Your Doctor, You’d Quit Burning Fossil Fuels Immediately

Paul Baer
Former contributor

May 6, 2014

Water, Climate, and You: the 2014 National Climate Assessment

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

May 6, 2014

NRC Pen Pals

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 5, 2014

The Koch Brothers Can’t Switch Off Renewable Electricity

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

May 5, 2014

#ActOnTrucks: Cutting Truck Fuel Consumption 40% by 2025

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

May 2, 2014

How Much Did Sea Levels Rise Over the Past 50 Years? A Lot If You Live on the U.S. Gulf or East Coasts

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

May 2, 2014

California is Filling Up the Hydrogen Station Map

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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