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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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July 23, 2012

China in Focus #7: Remembering the Beijing Olympics

Gregory Kulacki
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July 20, 2012

Lochbaum and Lyman Address NAS on US Response to Fukushima

David Wright
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July 19, 2012

Michigan Open Letter on Clean Energy and Green Jobs

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

July 19, 2012

Albert Einstein Gets Yarn-Bombed

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

July 19, 2012

China in Focus #6: China is Not the Soviet Union

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

July 18, 2012

Nuclear Books

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 18, 2012

White House Messes with Air Pollution Science AGAIN

Michael Halpern
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July 17, 2012

Fission Stories #101: “Watch This”

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 16, 2012

California Gives a Boost to Electric Vehicles, Approves $27 Million in Consumer Rebates

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

July 16, 2012

Evidence Check: Which Extreme Weather Events Are More Linked with Climate Change – Heat Waves or Hurricanes?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

July 14, 2012

ICD 630 and the “Avatar” Syndrome

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

July 13, 2012

Easy-Baking and Sock-Darning: What to Do with Incandescent Bulbs (Hint: Anything but Lighting)

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

July 13, 2012

Woody Guthrie’s Birthday and the War on Cynicism

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

July 11, 2012

UCS Files in Support of FERC’s Groundbreaking Transmission Rule

Ellen Vancko
Former contributor

July 10, 2012

Beach Daze: With Rising Seas, Sand Now Bad Place to Hide Head

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

July 10, 2012

Fission Stories #100: Diablo Canyon: A Waity Matter

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 9, 2012

Solar for You and Me (Not Just the 1%)

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

July 6, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service Scientists Get Some Clarity on Communicating With the Press

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

July 5, 2012

China Assesses the Value of Human Spaceflight

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

July 3, 2012

A Senate Leader Lights the Way

Kevin Knobloch
Former contributor

July 3, 2012

Monsanto Improves its Bottom Line…But Not Agriculture

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

July 3, 2012

Beef, Tropical Forests, Our Climate, and Our Health

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

July 3, 2012

Fission Stories #99: Seabrook’s Blews

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

July 2, 2012

Energy Elsewhere: What's Happening in Clean Energy Outside the Continental United States?

Laura Wisland
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