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![Photo of smokestacks spewing smoke into a blue sky with large mounds of coal in front]()
![Photo of smokestacks spewing smoke into a blue sky with large mounds of coal in front]()
The culture war is coming for your electricity
Utah Republicans are calling for an energy "divorce" from blue states. A major utility just granted part of their wish.
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![Snow guns blow snow over skiers at Sugarloaf Mountain.]()
![Snow guns blow snow over skiers at Sugarloaf Mountain.]()
Ski resorts are increasingly reliant on snowmaking. But at what cost?
As the climate changes, mountains and nordic facilities have begun relying more on energy and water-intensive machine-made snow.
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![The exterior of the United States Supreme Court building.]()
![The exterior of the United States Supreme Court building.]()
A tough Supreme Court hearing brings little clarity on Line 5 pipeline’s fate
Michigan has been trying to shut down the controversial pipeline since 2019. A technical question before the court could seal its fate.
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![Salt Lake City valley at night time with a cloud of haze]()
![Salt Lake City valley at night time with a cloud of haze]()
These data center developers asked Trump for an exemption from pollution rules
Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy.
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![A view of the Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee.]()
![A view of the Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee.]()
The nation’s largest public utility is going back to coal — with almost no input from the public
The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy
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![Satellite view of Michigan]()
![Satellite view of Michigan]()
What’s geologic hydrogen? What to know about the clean energy source buried under Michigan.
Research shows the state may be a hotspot for the resource, prompting a scramble to understand its potential.
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![Two men stand in yellow grass next to big solar panels]()
![Two men stand in yellow grass next to big solar panels]()
Native families were promised free solar. Trump took it away.
From elders struggling with high electric bills to lost economic development opportunities, Trump’s gutting of Solar for All is felt by residents of northern Plains reservations.
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![A person bundled up walks down a snow covered path in a snow storm holding a blue umbrella]()
![A person bundled up walks down a snow covered path in a snow storm holding a blue umbrella]()
Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
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![Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is seen Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, East of Atlanta.]()
![Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is seen Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, East of Atlanta.]()
Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom
Power companies are already building more costly fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers may actually need.
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![Sunlight glows through the steam of a geothermal power plant in Niland in California.]()
![Sunlight glows through the steam of a geothermal power plant in Niland in California.]()
Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, clean power source deep within the Earth.
