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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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October 5, 2012

Fact Check: Koch-Funded Group Misleads Michigan Voters on Clean Energy

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

October 5, 2012

Online Course on CTBT Verification Technologies

David Wright
Former Contributor

October 4, 2012

Michigan’s 25 Percent Renewable Electricity Standard is Good for Consumers

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

October 4, 2012

UCS Satelllite Database Update: Passing the 1,000 Mark

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

October 4, 2012

Clean Energy Blurs Political Lines (Despite What You Hear on TV)

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

October 2, 2012

Fission Stories #112: If I Only Had a Drain: Trouble at the Wolf Creek Spent Fuel Pool

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

October 1, 2012

Garwin Comments on National Academies’ Missile Defense Report

David Wright
Former Contributor

September 28, 2012

Energy-Water Collisions Hit Washington's Radar

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

September 27, 2012

Signed, Stamped, and Delivered: Nearly 20,000 Postcards Call on News Corporation to Stop Misleading on Climate Science

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

September 27, 2012

If You Can’t Take the Heat: How Summer 2012 Strained U.S. Power Plants

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

September 27, 2012

New Guide for Scientists: Responding to Criticism and Personal Attacks

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

September 26, 2012

China in Focus #8: Snippets of Chinese Political History

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 26, 2012

California Strives to Remain Ahead in Zero Emission Vehicles

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 26, 2012

Reactors in Hot Water

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 25, 2012

The CMRR: Not Dead Yet

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 25, 2012

Fission Stories #111: Lordy Byron! Another Wakeup Call for the NRC

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 24, 2012

Are Some Californians Paying Too Much to Charge their Plug-in Vehicles?

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

September 20, 2012

The Risk of Nuclear War with China

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

September 20, 2012

What the World Needs Now Is Arctic Oil… Like I Need a Hole in My Head

David Friedman
Former contributor

September 20, 2012

Carbon Measurements on the Chopping Block

Todd Sanford
Former contributor

September 19, 2012

Is NRC Hiding an American Fukushima?

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 18, 2012

A Third Era for Nuclear Weapons?

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 18, 2012

Burning Coal, Burning Cash in Michigan

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

September 18, 2012

Solar Power Gets Down to Business

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

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