Articles by

Molly Taft

How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying

“People are often curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses,” Sam Altman, the CEO of...

The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants

The US Environmental Protection Agency moved to roll back emissions standards for power plants, the second-largest source...

A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

A 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation included in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” has brushed...

How to Prepare for a Climate Disaster in Trump’s America

Forecasters within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict this summer’s hurricane season, which started June...

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published...

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate

Cuts made by the Trump administration are threatening the function of a tiny but crucial office within...

The EPA Is Giving Some Forever Chemicals a Pass

The EPA on Wednesday said it would change a rule intended to protect Americans from forever chemicals...

The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals

In early May, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would split up the agency’s main arm...