Jobs, Power, No Light
DATA CENTERS · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT
September 22, 2025
Construction of Microsoft’s new AI
data center in Racine County
promises jobs and investment but…
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Only Instinct Remains
CLIMATE CHANGE · OCEANS · ENVIRONMENT
September 20, 2025
Susana Hancock skis across
Greenland’s ice sheet, deploying
sensors to measure accelerating ice…
The Hum
GRID · ENERGY · DATA CENTERS
September 17, 2025
Rising demand from data centers
driven by AI and cryptocurrency
strains the U.S. power grid…
Dispatch from 2040: The Jobs
We Need
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · LABOR · CLEAN ENERGY
September 8, 2025
The article envisions the workforce
of 2040, emphasizing roles that
prioritize human judgment over AI
speed. It.
The control capsule at the coastal
fusion farm doesn’t just hum—it
trembles like an old loom. Samir
Patel runs his thumb along the…
The Ocean’s Lungs
CLIMATE CHANGE · OCEANS · CLIMATE POLICY
September 3, 2025
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning
Circulation (AMOC), a key driver of
Atlantic climate and sea levels, is
weakening.
Fast Train, Slow Motion
PUBLIC FINANCE · BUSINESS · ENERGY
September 2, 2025
Amtrak’s new Avelia Liberty trains,
designed for speeds up to 160 mph,
are constrained by outdated
infrastructure.
Storms Without Warning
CLIMATE POLICY · EXTREME WEATHER · CLIMATE CHANGE
August 30, 2025
Between 2017 and 2025, U.S. federal
agencies experienced budget cuts,
altered language, and political
interference that undermined.
Before the Sirens
EXTREME WEATHER · CLIMATE POLICY · WHITE HOUSE
August 20, 2025
The water came before the light. At
3:04 a.m., it soaked the linoleum in
James Wright’s kitchen, then rose…
Ignition
CLEAN ENERGY · CLIMATE CHANGE · NUCLEAR
August 7, 2025
On December 5, 2022, researchers in
Livermore, California, achieved
controlled nuclear fusion, producing
more energy than consumed.