Finding the amount of water the proposed Homer City natural gas-fired power plant and hyperscale data centers will draw from ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of ...

The report shows that in 2024 Texas power plants consumed roughly 100 billion gallons of water, while renewables and battery ...

Gas and coal power plants consumed more water than data centers across Texas in 2024, per a new Sierra Club analysis of ...

This May, STaX Capital Partners applied for a permit to install turbines fueled by methane from oil wells on Alaska’s North Slope. The temporary facilities would serve as a proof of concept for a much ...

In 2026, water is emerging as one of the world’s most contested shared resources. Water is becoming the protagonist in a story of global disruption and leverage. Droughts can escalate into diplomatic ...

Author Mark Twain, a proud son of Missouri, once reportedly mused that “whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Some natural resources officials in the Midwest would seem to agree. In a ...

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...

Nuclear reactors can provide steady power for desalination at a low cost. Critics say money mustn’t take priority over health, safety or the environment.