Technology

"No companies bid for the chance to drill in more than 1 million acres of water off Alaska’s Cook Inlet, the Interior Department said Wednesday."

"The Point Isabel Independent School District on Monday rejected a multi-million dollar tax break for a proposed $5.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on the Texas Gulf Coast, finding the facility would not “align” with the community’s values or finances."

"Building fossil-fuel infrastructure to power data centers is a poor bet. Renewables are by far the cheaper, faster choice."

"At the 184-year-old Cleveland Plain Dealer, a top editor’s push to let AI draft news articles is boosting traffic — and spooking staffers."

"Linn County has adopted some of the nation’s strictest data center zoning rules. Residents say the protections aren’t enough."

"The country’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas benefited from what critics say is a questionable IRS interpretation of tax credits."

"Two communities seeking cleaner, cheaper energy are resisting pressure to extend deals that bind them to getting power from one of the nation’s dirtiest plants."

"The US added a record-breaking amount of energy storage in 2025, according to a new solar industry report published Monday. The growth of battery storage across the US is a rare success story for clean energy during the renewables-hostile second Trump administration—and also a sign of how utilities may be thinking about reorienting electric grids as demand goes up across the country."

"Climate change helps spread vaccine-preventable diseases. But the Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule 'throws science out the window,' and makes Americans more vulnerable to infections, state attorneys general charge in a new lawsuit."