Energy - Deceleration

Data Centers Generating 'Heat Islands,' Compounding the Hazards of Rising Global Temps

112 Degrees?! Deceleration investigation supports findings from two studies into data center heat islands, measuring downwind temps from a major data center complex at six degrees higher than upwind areas.

By Greg Harman

/ 1 Aug 2026

Data Centers Generating 'Heat Islands,' Compounding the Hazards of Rising Global Temps

Data Centers Are Building Power Plants Near Neighborhoods—That May Play Into Some South San Antonio Ambitions

While some Texas cities have advanced bans and moratoriums on data centers until the risks are better understood, San Antonio has proceeded more cautiously toward possible regulation. And some see economic opportunity.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Jul 2026

Data Centers Are Building Power Plants Near Neighborhoods—That May Play Into Some South San Antonio Ambitions

San Antonio Data Center Meeting to Explore Possible Regulation Through Zoning

City of San Antonio's Development Services hosts its second meeting of a data center Stakeholder Discussion Group dedicated to industrial power use.

By Greg Harman

/ 23 Jun 2026

San Antonio Data Center Meeting to Explore Possible Regulation Through Zoning

Dow Wants to Lead a Texas Nuclear Resurgence—and Data Centers Aren't Far Behind

The risks long associated with the U.S.'s aging fleet of nuclear reactors continue with a new generation of "advanced" designs proposed for Texas data centers and plastics manufacturers, longtime critics warned the seaside Seadrift community.

By Greg Harman

/ 18 Jun 2026

Dow Wants to Lead a Texas Nuclear Resurgence—and Data Centers Aren't Far Behind

'People's Conference on Nuclear Power Reactors' Convening in Seadrift, Texas

Dow's plan to power production with modular nuclear reactors comes under community scrutiny this weekend.

By Greg Harman

/ 11 Jun 2026

'People's Conference on Nuclear Power Reactors' Convening in Seadrift, Texas

Data Centers Bringing Major New Pollution Sources to San Antonio’s West Side

Frustration marked public hearing for Vantage Data Center’s TX2 expansion plans at Highway 151 and Wiseman.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Jun 2026

Data Centers Bringing Major New Pollution Sources to San Antonio’s West Side

Texas Organizers Go to Tokyo to Tell Japan and its Banks: Stop Funding U.S. LNG

Seeking fossil fuel superpower status, Japan and its megabanks have spent at least $38B on natural gas projects in Texas alone.

By Gaige Davila

/ 20 May 2026

Texas Organizers Go to Tokyo to Tell Japan and its Banks: Stop Funding U.S. LNG

Data Centers Could Start Construction Before Receiving Air Permits, Under Proposed EPA Rule

Allowing gas plants, factories, and data centers to move ahead of regulators would ramp up the pressure for permit approval.

By Charles Paullin and Inside Climate News

/ 12 May 2026

Data Centers Could Start Construction Before Receiving Air Permits, Under Proposed EPA Rule

Sen. Ted Cruz Working to Grant Fossil Fuel Companies 'Sweeping Legal Immunity'

Members of Congress in Texas and Wyoming tout the bills as protecting energy security, but opponents say they amount to a corporate handout that will cost taxpayers billions and harm human and environmental health.

By Jake Bolster and Inside Climate News

/ 8 May 2026

Sen. Ted Cruz Working to Grant Fossil Fuel Companies 'Sweeping Legal Immunity'

US Drivers Bearing Brunt of Trump's War on Iran—Not So Much in Nations with More Renewables

“The only real energy independence from the Middle East is renewables,” said one policy expert.

By Stephen Prager and Common Dreams

/ 6 May 2026

US Drivers Bearing Brunt of Trump's War on Iran—Not So Much in Nations with More Renewables

100+ Groups Urge Congress to Reject Rushed Data Center Approvals

'Congress must not let Big Tech block oversight and hide data centers’ real harms from the public, including their immense energy and water use, dangerous pollution, and rising local costs,' said one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins and Common Dreams

/ 30 Apr 2026

100+ Groups Urge Congress to Reject Rushed Data Center Approvals

Critical Texas Data Center Fights Happening Right Now

Residents from across Texas convened in San Antonio recently to learn from one another in their fight against water- and power-hungry data centers ushering in a new economic era expected to displace millions of workers.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Apr 2026

Critical Texas Data Center Fights Happening Right Now