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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 21, 2012

Gleick’s Actions Don’t Excuse Heartland’s Anti-Science Campaign

Kevin Knobloch
Former contributor

February 21, 2012

Fission Stories #80: Brunswick’s Headache

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 17, 2012

Washington Times Is Wrong on China and Nuclear Arms Control

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

February 17, 2012

Muzzling scientists in Canada on AAAS agenda

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 17, 2012

Reporting From the Front Lines of Economics

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

February 16, 2012

Living in a Glass House in the Heartland

Kevin Knobloch
Former contributor

February 16, 2012

Doing Your Homework

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

February 14, 2012

Valentine's Day Is a Perfect Time to Share Your Love for Science

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 14, 2012

Fission Stories #79: Crossing the Line at Zion

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 13, 2012

A North Korean Mobile ICBM?

David Wright
Former Contributor

February 10, 2012

CMRR-NF: Delay Makes Sense

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former UCS Global Security Program Co-Director

February 9, 2012

Two 16-year-old Girl Scouts Win First Ever UN Forest Heroes Award

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

February 9, 2012

New Update of UCS Satellite Database

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

February 8, 2012

Clean Energy Prices (Not the Sky) Falling in California

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

February 8, 2012

Dear Climate Deniers, Meet California Scientists and Engineers with the Facts and Solutions to the Pollution

David Friedman
Former contributor

February 8, 2012

The Great ShakeOut: Earthquakes Affect Reactors, Too

David Wright
Former Contributor

February 7, 2012

Monsanto’s (Still) Failing Grade

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

February 7, 2012

Fission Stories #78: The Bucket List

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

February 7, 2012

The Blue Marble 2012, an Incredible Image of the Pale Blue Dot

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

February 6, 2012

Another Iranian Satellite Launch: Navid

David Wright
Former Contributor

February 3, 2012

Car Companies Embrace a Different Kind of Climate Change, Oil Industry Threatens to Sue

David Friedman
Former contributor

February 1, 2012

An Image Worth A Thousand Words

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

January 31, 2012

Ed Lyman Testifying on the Final BRC Nuclear Report

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 31, 2012

Fission Stories #77: Giving Safety a Sporting Chance

Dave Lochbaum
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