Molly Taft
The great data center backlash of 2026
For the past few decades, data centers have been quietly built all over the US, largely in areas with both ...
AI is pushing us towards a carbon emissions climate disaster—but there is a remedy
As the world keeps warming and electricity bills take center stage in national politics, the data center boom will drive up US carbon emissions ...
Can AI’s enormous power demands resuscitate the low-carbon nuclear power industry?
Giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have inked numerous deals in recent years with nuclear companies to power data centers; ...
Fighting over the science facts: Legislative battles over PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ intensify
As health and environmental concerns about forever chemicals mount nationally, New Mexico joins a small but growing number of states ...