Economy & Business

"After decades of aversion to the clean energy source, states are welcoming in nuclear developers as a way to meet surging electricity demand without fossil fuels."

"Last month, the Trump administration announced Scott Socha as its new nominee to lead the National Park Service ...,  much diminished since it was gutted by DOGE ... . As with many of the political appointees at Trump’s Interior Department, Socha comes directly from a corporation with abundant business interests before the agency he is slated to lead. He has worked [at a]  hospitality and food services giant that controls lucrative concessions at national parks around the country."

"The North American transmission watchdog warns of cascading outages if the largest data centers aren’t regulated."

"A proposed aquarium fishing ban is in play as state aquatic resource officials move to revive the controversial fishing practice."

"The Trump administration says one of the world’s biggest natural gas–fired power plants will come to Ohio. But financial risks, permitting hurdles, and uncertainties about the project’s access to equipment have critics doubting when — and if — the plant will come online."

"The DOE just ordered the TransAlta coal plant to keep running. But it has been offline since December, and a new state law would make it too costly to turn back on."

"Trump administration announced it will spent $540 million on California water infrastructure, focusing on deteriorating Central Valley canals damaged by sinking ground"

"Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to the war in Iran — and he is scrambling to cover that extra cost."

"Price spikes from the war highlight the necessity of the renewable energy transition for stability and national security, the U.N. official says."

"The Iran war’s disruption to the global energy market should be a wake-up call for countries that continue to rely on fossil fuels, said United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell in a speech on Monday.

"Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."