Energy & Fuel

Booming Data Centers Pose Big Energy And Environmental Risks

"Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone more than 450 acres in the Indianapolis suburb, and residents weren't having it."

Source: NPR, 10/15/2025

AZ Hopi Planned To Connect 600 Homes To Electricity, But Funding Was Cut

"For as long as 55-year-old Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma has been alive, high-voltage power lines have cut across Hopi lands in northeast Arizona, carrying vast amounts of power long distances throughout the Southwest. But residents of the Hopi Reservation have never been connected to that grid."

Source: NPR, 10/15/2025

"Nations Meet To Consider Regulations To Drive A Green Transition In Shipping"

"The world’s largest maritime nations gathered in London on Tuesday to consider adopting regulations that would move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels to slash emissions."

Source: AP, 10/15/2025

Trump BLM Cancels Major Solar Project In Latest Hit To Renewable Energy

"The Trump administration has killed a huge proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one of the largest in the world, indicating that the White House plans to attack not only wind power but all renewable energy."

Source: Guardian, 10/14/2025

"Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump"

"President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard."

Source: NYTimes, 10/14/2025

US Threatens Visa Curbs, Sanctions For Nations That Back IMO Emissions Plan

"The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping."

Source: Reuters, 10/14/2025

Coal Ash Is an Issue That Just Won’t Stay Buried

Even as the number of coal-fired power plants declines in the United States, the dangerous coal ash byproducts they generate are found in dumps in every state, threatening to leach toxins into drinking water supplies. The latest TipSheet examines why the problem won’t seem to go away, and offers 10 top story ideas and resources for reporting on coal ash in your locale.

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