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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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Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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February 12, 2014

Comparing Electric Vehicles: Hybrid vs. BEV vs. PHEV vs. FCEV

Josh Goldman
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February 11, 2014

Diesel vs Hybrids: The Costs and Benefits of Both (And a Shiny Calculator!)

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

February 11, 2014

TVA’s Bad Nuclear Report Cards

Dave Lochbaum
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February 10, 2014

How a (Farm) Bill Became a Law

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

February 7, 2014

Scientific Integrity, Beetles, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 6, 2014

Wind Turbines and Property Values: More Information from a Massachusetts Study

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

February 6, 2014

Electric Vehicle Emissions: 4 Lessons Learned from the Literature

Rachael Nealer
Former Contributor

February 5, 2014

Fracking around the Web: New Findings, New Laws, Not-so-new Questions

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

February 4, 2014

Best of Both Worlds: Preserving Agriculture on the Urban Fringe

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February 4, 2014

Do EVs Matter? Four Takeaways from a Study on Electric Vehicle Emissions

Rachael Nealer
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February 4, 2014

Invaluable Reactor Safety Reference

Dave Lochbaum
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February 3, 2014

A Hole in the Regulation of GMOs that Kudzu Could Fit Through

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

February 3, 2014

Overreliance on Natural Gas: Risky for the Climate and the Economy

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

January 29, 2014

President Obama’s State of the Union: the Good, the Not-So-Good, and the Missing

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

January 29, 2014

Thanks to You, We Won The "Sound Science" Battle

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

January 29, 2014

Why Support a Flawed Farm Bill?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 29, 2014

The Biggert-Waters Act: Fix It, Don't Abandon It

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

January 28, 2014

Defense Science Board Off Point on Open Source Intelligence Reform

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

January 28, 2014

Climate Change and Nuclear Power

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 28, 2014

Alabama Scientists Drive 900 Miles to Fill Information Gaps in West Virginia Water Crisis

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

January 28, 2014

Electric Buses: How Plugs and Batteries are Replacing Wires and Diesel

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

January 28, 2014

Nuclear Licensing: Two-step, One-step, Tap-dance

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

January 27, 2014

Federal Trade Commission Pushes Back Against Counterfeit Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 27, 2014

Powering California with 50% Renewable Energy by 2030: New Analysis Shows It Can Be Done

Laura Wisland
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