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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 24, 2013

Pesticide Use is Actually Much Greater Than Reported

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

May 23, 2013

Cautiously Open to Open Science

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

May 23, 2013

Surf, Sunscreen, and Gasoline: How Much Will Americans Spend at the Pump this Memorial Day Weekend?

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

May 22, 2013

What Is All the Fuss Over the Last Decade of Global Average Temperature?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

May 22, 2013

Evidence to Date Does Not Show Clear Link Between Tornadoes and Climate Change

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

May 22, 2013

The Sciences, the Humanities, and the Sequester: Partners in Democracy at Risk

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

May 21, 2013

Charting a Course to Transform California's Freight System – Part 2

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

May 21, 2013

How the Science of Tornado Forecasting Saved Lives in Moore, Oklahoma – and How We Can Do Better

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 21, 2013

A Look Toward Dangerous Summer Air with Asthma Awareness Month

Todd Sanford
Former contributor

May 21, 2013

Fission Stories #137: Seabrook? Nope. See, Broke

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 17, 2013

What Do Food and Fracking Have in Common? We Need Information to Make the Best Choice

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

May 16, 2013

We Don’t Have To Give Up Our Place To Special Interests: Democracy Gives Us Options

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

May 16, 2013

Scientists Agree Human-Caused Climate Change is Real: But Wait, We've Known That for Decades!

Melanie Fitzpatrick

May 15, 2013

10 Places President Obama Should Visit to See Climate Change In Action

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

May 15, 2013

Towards Open Access to Government Science: The Obama Administration Takes Some Important Steps

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

May 14, 2013

We’ve Never Been Here Before: 400ppm of CO2 Measured in the Atmosphere at Mauna Loa

Melanie Fitzpatrick

May 14, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit #6: Reactor Daily Power Levels

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 13, 2013

USDA to Tackle 2,4-D-Resistant Engineered Crops Without Needed Regulations

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

May 10, 2013

To EV or Not To EV: Are You Ready for an Electric Vehicle?

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

May 10, 2013

Climate Change Is Disrupting Nature's Calendar. Thoreau's Notebooks Are Helping Show Us How.

Adam Markham
Former Staff

May 9, 2013

Reconceiving China’s No First Use Policy

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

May 9, 2013

Margaret Atwood on the Muzzling of Canadian Government Scientists

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 9, 2013

UCS Vision for Healthy Farms in the 21st Century: Agroecology has the Answers

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

May 8, 2013

A Roundup of Editorials Criticizing President Obama’s Plan B Emergency Contraception Decision

Michael Halpern
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