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AI Data Centers Face Rising Scrutiny Over Water Use

New global pressure for site-level water disclosure is forcing changes to data center permitting.

Groningen Organises Protest Buses To The Hague Over Eemshaven Nuclear Option

Majority of Germans Express Worries Over New Data Centres

Starmer Reportedly Cuts UK 2030 EV Sales Target

Italy Moves to Relaunch Nuclear Strategy Focused on Small Modular Reactors

TotalEnergies and BP Signal Exit From Germany’s Auctioned Offshore Wind Sites

Backlash to AI Data Centers Deepens, Prompting Moratoriums and Water-Use Bills

Nearly Half of Americans Oppose AI Data Centers Near Their Homes, New Survey Finds

Labour Holds Line on North Sea Licences as Pressure Grows From Unions, Industry and Reform UK

Alcoa Fined A$55 Million for Illegal WA Forest Clearing With 18‑Month Exemption to Continue Work

EDF Publishes Study on Nuclear Modulation as Renewables Force Output Cuts

France Unveils 2035 Energy Plan by Decree, Backing New Nuclear and Scaling Back Onshore Renewables

TEPCO Sets Feb. 9 Restart for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor After Alarm Halt

EU Poll Finds Rising Global Gloom, Broad Backing for a Stronger, United Voice

Sunoco’s Takeover of Germany’s TanQuid Raises Security Concerns

More Than 1 Million Urge Germany to Ban Private New Year Fireworks

AI Data Centers Face Intensifying Scrutiny Over Power Costs as Industry Case Fails to Land

German District Chief Defends Luxury Hybrid Over EV on Blackout Grounds

Opinion Pieces Renew B.C.–Alberta Clash Over West Coast Pipeline

CNN’s Harry Enten: Public Worry About Climate Has Stayed Flat, Issue Ranks Near the Bottom