EXCLUSIVE: Inside one Michigan town's fight against solar expansion Shining a Light on Solar: This is the second installment in a series investigating the solar industry in Michigan.
Soaring gas prices spark renewed debate about European electricity A surge in natural gas prices since the Middle East war erupted has sparked renewed debate about Europe's electricity market, where prices are still linked to gas. Industrial firms and countries like Italy are already calling for reform ahead of an EU summit on competitiveness on March 19.
Italy challenges EU over key climate tool Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called Thursday for the European Union's Emissions Trading
Swiss to vote on creating giant 'climate fund' The Swiss are expected to snub a call to create a multi-billion-dollar climate fund, aimed at combating global warming and addressing its consequences, with polls indicating voters deem the ambitious project too costly. The climate fund initiative, launched by the Social Democratic Party and the Greens, calls for
How a company quietly acquired 5,100 acres for a data center in Eastern Montana When a little-known company called Montana Property LLC purchased 5,000 acres — around eight square miles — just south of Broadview in 2024, the acquisition didn't necessarily make waves. But roughly one year later, the purchaser's parent company Quantica Infrastructure announced development plans for a sprawling
Data center dispute says Texas firm tricked Montana company As artificial intelligence and data centers dominate conversations about technology, energy needs and political regulation, few things illustrate how deeply those issues have penetrated, even in Montana, than the fight that is happening in Broadview. Broadview, population 139, sits 31 miles from Billings, the state’s largest city. But a
How a company quietly acquired 5,100 acres for a data center in Eastern Montana When a little-known company called Montana Property LLC purchased 5,000 acres — around eight square miles — just south of Broadview in 2024, the acquisition didn't necessarily make waves. But roughly one year later, the purchaser's parent company Quantica Infrastructure announced development plans for a sprawling