Pennsylvania Moves to Exit Regional Carbon-Trading Market November 14, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro signed into law a bill to exit a regional market meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions,...
Texas Backs Permian Gas-Fired Power Plant With $1.1B Loan as AI Demand Soars October 30, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Ari Natter Texas is backing a proposed Permian Basin power plant fueled by natural gas with a $1.1 billion low-interest loan, the...
Texas Shows How Trump’s Anti-Green Moves Threaten a Red Economy August 19, 2025 By Will Wade, Naureen S. Malik and Emma Sanchez Deep-red Texas needs to build power plants at an astonishing speed and scale to keep its economy humming. President Donald...
Soaring Temperatures Stress US Grids June 24, 2025 By Tope Alake and Naureen S. Malik Blistering heat is straining power grids across the eastern half of the US, leading to a blackout in part of...
AI’s Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirty Gas Turbines June 5, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Josh Saul If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity...
AI’s Urgent Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirtier Gas Turbines June 4, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Josh Saul If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity...
Grid Warns Extreme Heat Risks Summer Power Shortages in Midwest to East May 13, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik PJM Interconnection LLC, the largest US electric grid serving about 20% of Americans from the Midwest to East Coast, warned...
Texas Attempt to Kickstart New Gas-Fired Power Is Stumbling April 8, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik A Texas experiment to fund new natural gas-burning power plants with $5 billion in public loans is faltering as several...
Winter Chill Gripping Central US Breaks Temperature Records February 20, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik Intense cold will grip the central and southern US for at least another day, sending temperatures to all-time lows in...
Record-Breaking Cold to Slam Central US and Test Texas Grid February 19, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik Winter storms and record-breaking cold will descend on the central and southern US this week, snarling transportation and putting the...