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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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Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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March 14, 2013

Can Journalists and Bloggers Report on Science when Access to Federal Scientists is Still a Challenge?

Francesca Grifo
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March 13, 2013

Deflating the Wall Street Journal's Hot Air on Electric Cars

David Friedman
Former contributor

March 12, 2013

Three Datasets Agree: Amazon Deforestation Has Been Reduced

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

March 12, 2013

Climate Change Impacts To Our Surf and Turf

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

March 12, 2013

Fission Stories #132: For Whom the Bells No Longer Toll

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

March 11, 2013

Dear Mr. President: UCS Letter Outlines Concrete Steps Obama Can Take to Address Climate Change

Kevin Knobloch
Former contributor

March 11, 2013

Surprising Research on Bicycle Helmet Laws — and Why It Matters for Gun Research

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

March 8, 2013

Two Years After Fukushima: Status of NRC Safety Reforms

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

March 8, 2013

The American Community Survey: It's Common Sense!

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

March 8, 2013

We Know How to Fix Farming

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

March 8, 2013

Have We Restored Science to its Rightful Place?—The Scientific Integrity Memo Turns Four Years Old

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

March 7, 2013

UCS 3rd Annual NRC Review

Dave Lochbaum
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March 6, 2013

Time to Reduce Nuclear Dangers

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

March 5, 2013

Into Africa: Palm Oil’s Next Frontier?

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

March 5, 2013

Nuclear Energy Activist Toolkit (NEAT) Series

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

March 1, 2013

Containment Venting is Cool(ing)–But Needs Filters

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 26, 2013

White House Memo Asks Agencies to Figure Out Open Access Publishing

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

February 26, 2013

Fission Stories #131: You Can’t Fix Stupid

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 25, 2013

Weaker Antibiotic Regulation: Another Problem with FDA's Voluntary Cooperation Program

Margaret Mellon
Former contributor

February 25, 2013

Will Clean Energy Research and Development Be Sequestered?

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

February 22, 2013

Markus Schiller’s Analysis of North Korea’s Unha-3 Launcher

David Wright
Former Contributor

February 22, 2013

PTC Extension Already Making a Big Difference for Wind

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

February 22, 2013

Tradition of Transparency at EPA

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor

February 20, 2013

Putting the Interests of Patients First: Conference Endorses Science-Focused Health Care

Celia Wexler
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