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Georgia regulators and Georgia Power agreed to slightly lower near-term costs, but filings show how the utility could profit from climate-driven storms and pass data center costs onto consumers.

Georgia’s two largest utility proceedings of the year were settled last month between Georgia regulators and Georgia Power. Customers and utility advocates see mixed results in the outcome.

Georgia Power Rates Dip, But the Savings Aren’t Likely to Last

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New BLM Grazing Rules Eliminate Tribal Buffalo From Public Lands

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Tribes with bison herds are seeking negotiations with U.S. Department of Interior officials to ask for an exemption from new rules they have called “DEI for cattle.”

SEATTLE—Tribal bison were on an extraordinary roll before the second term of President Donald J. Trump.

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A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars

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Increasing heat and drought are killing young pines planted on ground scorched by wildfires. Can seeds from the toughest trees grown in boot camp nurseries better endure?

Four years after the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burned 341,471 acres in northern New Mexico, the massive burn scar from the most destructive blaze in state history still holds vast stretches of leafless, barren and charred trees.

A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars

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New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center Moratorium

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The state Legislature just passed a bill that would place a 12-month freeze on permits for data centers. If the governor signs it, it would be the first statewide moratorium in the nation.

The New York Legislature passed a one-year moratorium Thursday night on data center permits, the latest sign of pushback amid a nationwide rush to build the power-hungry facilities. 

New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center Moratorium

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