Data Centers Could Use More Power Than All Alabama Homes. Who Will Pay?
"Alabama Power has guaranteed that residents’ power bills won’t increase as a result. Can the state’s largest utility keep its promise?"
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/20/2026
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Enviros Sue Over Trump Push For Deep-Sea Mining Around American Samoa
"A legal environmental group sued the U.S. government on Tuesday to halt the Trump administration’s plans announced last month to auction off sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining."
Source: AP, 08/20/2026
Canada Bets Big on Hydro and Wind Power
"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the country will build the largest clean energy investment in North America’s history—a package of hydropower, onshore wind and transmission projects aimed at meeting electricity needs while also exporting power to Massachusetts and New York."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/19/2026
The Gulf Oil Shock Is Pushing E.V. Sales to New Heights. See Where.
"This year, one in four cars sold worldwide will be electric. War in Iran is speeding the shift."
Source: NYTimes, 08/19/2026
After a 2-Year Wait, Will Ohio’ Largest Solar Project Get The OK?
"The Oak Run solar and storage project has been in legal limbo since 2024, showing local opponents’ power to delay clean energy. A decision may come soon."
Source: Canary Media, 08/18/2026
How $600B of Biden’s Clean Energy Funding Escaped Trump’s Cuts
"A POLITICO analysis finds that while the administration wiped out hundreds of billions in clean-energy tax breaks, spending has been harder to unwind."
Source: Politico, 08/18/2026
Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic
"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/17/2026
Judge Rejects Suit That Sought Professor’s Emails on Climate Law
"A lawsuit against the University of Michigan demanding the emails of a professor who has worked on “climate superfund” laws has been dismissed by a state judge." "A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills."
Source: New York Times, 08/17/2026
The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
"A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines."
Source: WIRED, 08/17/2026
How the World’s Largest Electric Company Fell Quiet on Renewable Energy
"For years, NextEra Energy boasted it was a “leading clean energy company.” Now, as renewable energy faces political opposition, it’s stopped emphasizing that."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/17/2026
