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The federal funding is the latest twist in a decade-long saga to build a terminal in Oakland, California, that can export U.S. coal overseas.
Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows.
Data centres gobble vast capital, land, water and energy while forcing locals to endure ‘heat islands.’ Who voted for this?
Tuesday’s runoff for a slot on the Alabama Public Service Commission has a familiar ring to it, with talk of data centers and electricity costs. But in a southern twist, solar power has joined the list of villains.

The Energy Department is giving millions to a company partially led by a far-right activist and telecom executive to build the nation’s first coal-fired power plant since 2013.

A coalition of renewable energy groups is suing Pentagon officials over their failure to complete national security reviews for new onshore wind farms on private lands.

Some European, small island and other nations argue the forthcoming roadmap should be part of UN climate talks, while Russia has resisted this idea.

The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it.
As politicians from city councils to Washington fight over data centers, campaigns are navigating the backlash.

An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry.

Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centers, says internal government document.

Instead of shutting down, the Orlando, Florida, plant must continue polluting the air and driving power bills higher.

While the US is shutting the doors to most refugees, those already in the country fear for their future in a rapidly heating world.

A new process converts hard-to-recycle styrofoam waste into valuable jet fuel at a cost competitive with petroleum-based fuels.

The two countries set to lead this year’s COP31 have unveiled three headline goals for November’s UN climate summit — on electrification, waste, and buildings.

As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
A top Democrat said Wednesday he wanted to see more movement on renewable energy approvals. A White House official didn’t appear willing to budge.
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