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Ohio to fast-track energy at former coal mines and brownfields
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
This story was originally published by Canary Media.
A new law in Ohio will fast-track energy projects in places that are hard to argue with: former coal mines and brownfields.
But how much the legislation benefits clean energy will depend on the final rules for its implementation, which the state is working out now.
A bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy
By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. This is the last of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.
A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative
By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. This is the second of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.
Los Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.
By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It’s the first of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.
How Buffalo, New York has adapted to and embraced an influx of climate migrants
Buffalo is not a place that typically makes national headlines outside of football season. But in late July, the city did exactly that for one hugely significant reason: it became the last large city in the U.S. Lower 48 to have never reached 100 F.
At a time of rising temperatures and water levels, along with the threat of wildfires and smoke, many are reassessing where to live and Buffalo is embracing the “climate haven” tag.