Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. As more and more data centers crop up throughout Georgia and the Southeast, a recent study finds they may need less energy than the industry and utilities have been predicting.

Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers

Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.

AIPAC Just Helped Put a Bernie Sanders Alum in Congress

The pro-Israel lobby poured money into New Jersey’s special election — and ended up splitting the vote between two moderates.

Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power

Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, carbon-free power source deep within the Earth.

Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor

Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.

Takaichi’s Landslide Victory

A rare supermajority grants the Japanese prime minister a sweeping mandate to enact economic and defense reforms.

Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas

As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.

Shell shock for Dutch climate policy

Shell sues Netherlands for billions in secretive ‘corporate court’ over Groningen gas field closure.