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"Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas"

"Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with the coming of power-hungry AI platforms, they’re bypassing the grid, building their own gas-fired power plants on site." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/06/2025
June 26, 2025

DEADLINE: ONA's MJ Bear Fellowship Program

This Online News Association fellowship is open to young working journalists worldwide who are leading a digital journalism project on AI, climate or resilience. Includes a scholarship to attend the 2025 ONA annual conference, Sept 10-13 in New Orleans, mentoring, skills development and more. Apply by Jun 26.

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"Meta Strikes 20-Year Nuclear Power Deal With Constellation Energy"

"Facebook’s parent company Meta locked in 20 years of nuclear power on Tuesday from Constellation Energy to help meet the tech giant’s surging energy demand for artificial intelligence and its other power-intensive computing needs."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/04/2025

"A Michigan Coal Plant Was About To Close. Trump Ordered It To Stay Open."

"The Trump administration has followed through on a threat to use emergency wartime powers to force expensive and polluting coal-fired power plants to stay open — even if the utilities that own them, the states in which they operate, and the grid operators responsible for maintaining reliability all agree it’s safe to shut them down."

Source: Canary Media, 05/29/2025

States, Enviros Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging

"Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and more than a half dozen environmental groups have alleged in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has indefinitely and unlawfully frozen funds for a nationwide electric vehicle program." "Congress appropriated funds in the 2021 infrastructure bill for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. The administration, which opposes EVs in favor of gasoline-power vehicles, has frozen the money."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/27/2025

Life on Mars and Other Space Oddities

When an ecologist and a cartoonist team up to explore the realities of colonizing Mars, the result is a humorous and highly informative book on whether humans are truly up to settling space. They detour into the intimacies of zero-gravity intimacy and the challenges of ensuring a food supply. From BookShelf contributing editor Melody Kemp, a review of “A City on Mars.”

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Nations Still Emit Banned Climate Pollutant HFC-23 at High Levels. Now What?

"HFC-23 emissions from chemical plants in eastern China and elsewhere likely violate an international climate agreement despite readily available pollution controls. Advocates are pressing for action."

Source: ICN/Foreign Policy, 05/23/2025

"3,500% Tariffs Cloud Outlook For US Solar Industry"

"The International Trade Commission backed solar tariffs as high as 3,521 percent in a vote Tuesday, shaking up a renewable industry facing multiple headwinds from potential congressional rollbacks of tax credits and cuts in federal spending."

Source: E&E News, 05/22/2025

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