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The "time-consuming" permits dozens of data centers are skipping
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (200+ words) By Miranda Willson | 07/08/2026 10: 59 AM EDT A court ruling shrinking the scope of the Clean Water Act has allowed new data centers to speed through the federal permitting process. Communities are feeling the effects. The Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex…...
US data center power plants" emissions could rival Australia"s, report says
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (226+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. By Ariel Wittenberg | 07/02/2026 06: 42 AM EDT The Environmental Integrity Project looked at announced data center projects that include on-site power generation from burning natural gas, estimating the greenhouse gases they could produce....
Utilities defer "net zero" progress as AI data centers come calling
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (173+ words) By Jeffrey Tomich | 07/01/2026 06: 46 AM EDT Executives insist billions of dollars in new gas plants won't inhibit efforts to hit 2050 climate goals. Others are less sure. When electric utility CEOs met in June 2021 for the Edison Electric Institute's annual conference, the…...
Data center boom collides with record heat, testing power grid
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (940+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. By Ariel Wittenberg, Benjamin Storrow | 07/01/2026 06: 27 AM EDT Extreme temperatures threaten to strain the grid as data centers are increasing energy demand. What could go wrong? A data center is seen from…...
UN chief urges AI industry to quit fossil fuels
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (210+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. By Sara Schonhardt | 06/23/2026 07: 01 AM EDT The voluntary initiative was not presented to the industry ahead of time." U. N. Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres speaks to the press in March. Omar Havana/AP U. N. Secretary-General Ant'nio…...
Q&A: EPA water chief Jess Kramer talks AI, MAHA and more
4+ week, 1+ day ago (228+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Miranda Willson | 06/08/2026 01: 29 PM EDT The Trump 1 veteran is running point on some of the most politically contentious issues facing the agency. Jess Kramer leads EPA's Office…...
Canada bids to lead middle powers in AI sovereignty race
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (173+ words) By Mickey Djuric | 06/05/2026 07: 00 AM EDT The Liberal government is betting that Canada can carve a path away from U. S. technology. OTTAWA " Prime Minister Mark Carney released Canada's new artificial intelligence strategy on Thursday, making a bid to lead the world's middle…...
Von der Leyen's AI pick triggers conflict-of-interest criticism
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (191+ words) By Pieter Haeck | 06/05/2026 06: 49 AM EDT Jim Hagemann Snabe, Siemens" chair, will advise the European Commission on industrial applications of artificial intelligence. Siemens Chair Jim Hagemann Snabe speaks during the annual general shareholders meeting of industrial giant Siemens in Munich, southern…...
Google vows $500 M for local water projects amid data center push
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (223+ words) By Miranda Willson | 06/03/2026 01: 09 PM EDT Google is partnering with local governments and NGOs to replenish more water than it consumes for data center cooling by 2030. The Douglas County Google Data Center complex is seen March 6 in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Mike…...
AI's environmental impacts not fully understood, UN says
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (213+ words) By Sara Schonhardt | 06/03/2026 01: 10 PM EDT A new report says data centers can have large effects on water, land and the climate, even if they're powered by clean energy. An Amazon Web Services data center is visible at night in Boardman,…...