Residents say Mr. Musk’s data center for artificial intelligence is compounding their pollution burden and adding stress on the local electrical grid.
Category: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand
The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.
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Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power
Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.
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Cement Is a Big Polluter. A Plant in Norway Hopes to Clean It Up.
Heidelberg Materials is betting it can profit from an expensive process that will reduce the carbon dioxide emitted from one of the world’s most polluting industries.
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Supreme Court Lets Biden Plans on Mercury and Methane Move Forward
Republican-led states and industry groups argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had moved too fast and imposed onerous regulations.
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The Climate Fix: Solutions for a Warming World
In a new weekly feature of our Climate Forward newsletter, we’re covering the vast amount of investment, ingenuity and scientific expertise that are going toward stopping climate change.
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U.S. Approves Aid to Restart Palisades Nuclear Plant
No one has ever restarted an American nuclear reactor that was seemingly closed for good. But with electricity demand spiking, interest is growing.
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In Silicon Valley, a Rogue Plan to Alter the Climate
A pair of restless entrepreneurs are releasing pollutants in the sky to try to cool the planet.
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Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?
By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.
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Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?
By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.