The Trump administration wants PJM Interconnection, the country’s biggest power market, to force data center developers to pay directly for the new power plants they need. It’s the latest attempt…
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Trump’s energy agenda had a tough week in court
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The Trump administration had a tough week in court, starting with…
How to Gracefully Exit Your Group Chat
Your group chat probably seemed like a good idea at first. But now, your phone won’t stop buzzing. The memes are piling up, your college roommate is making off-color jokes,…
Historic Ocean Treaty kicks in as Australia warned: “no time to waste”
BRISBANE, Saturday 17 January 2026 — As one of the most significant nature protection agreements in history, the Global Ocean Treaty, comes into force today, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says there’s…
22GW of renewables thwarted or in limbo under Trump ‘blockade’
As the Trump administration wages a high-profile attack on the nation’s offshore wind farms, it has also been quietly fighting a brutal battle with renewable energy projects on land. Since…
Hyundai will test cleaner iron tech in South Korea to fast-track US plans
Hyundai Motor Group is building a facility at an existing steel plant in South Korea to test out its technology to produce direct reduced iron before opening its flagship project…
Disputes over clean energy may doom Wisconsin data center bills
A debate playing out in Wisconsin underscores just how challenging it is for U.S. states to set policies governing data centers, even as tech giants speed ahead with plans to…
Chart: Solar is finally bigger than coal in Texas
Texas just hit a huge milestone: It got more electricity from solar than it did from coal last year, a first for the second-biggest state in the country. That’s a…
Hospitals can soften the blow of Medicaid’s retroactive coverage change, if they choose to
By BRIAN STANLEY Patients waiting on Medicaid enrollment face more bills, while Congress touts that as cost savings. Hospitals need to choose their stance. Medicaid covers the lion’s share of…
It’s Only a Subsidy If You’re Poor
By KIM BELLARD Even though most ACA enrollees/would-be enrollees have made their 2026 enrollment decisions assuming the expanded premium subsidies are not going to be renewed, the renewal of those…