Water and energy are two sides of a coin: energy production uses water, while moving and treating water requires energy.
Fossil fuels, still dominant today, pollute water bodies and demand large withdrawals from rivers, lakes, and aquifers.
Will tomorrow’s energy sources be cleaner and less water-intensive?
Executive Order Puts Oldest Polluting Coal Plants Back in Action
Emergency orders are keeping obsolete coal plants running, raising costs and prolonging toxic pollution.
‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California
A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.
The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy
Huge potential gains from using waste heat from sewers, data centers, and power plants.
Small modular reactors, big dreams: Ontario’s nuclear pitch
With the first SMR in North America being built at the Darlington nuclear site, the province is testing new ground to meet future power demand
A Nuclear Shift Buoyed by Billions, and the Waters of the Great Lakes
Restarting an aging reactor and building next-generation modular plants on the shores of the world’s largest freshwater system
The Energy Boom Is Coming for Great Lakes Water
How the region powers its growth will determine the future of the Great Lakes
Massive Energy Storage Project Eyed for Four Corners Region
Colorado River water could enable a pumped storage hydropower project intended to make the region’s electric grid more resilient.
National AI Boom Hits Home as Demand for Power Surges
A wave of long-distance transmission projects for data centers threatens old-growth forests and pristine waters
New Era of Confrontation Between Energy and Water Opens in Great Lakes
Near Lake Michigan shore a $15 billion data center prompts a small town reckoning.