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Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, blasts renewable energy
Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, blasts renewable energy • Missouri Independent
The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office. Trump said he was invoking the Cold War-era Defense Production Act, which gives the president authority over domestic industry, to save 13 […]
‘They’re already here’: Regulating data centers stalls in Missouri
‘They’re already here': Regulating data centers stalls in Missouri • Missouri Independent
The rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers is far outstripping efforts to regulate them in Missouri and other states. As a result, communities are left with failed legislation, hastily called moratoriums and divisive local elections to address the massive industrial facilities popping up across rural America. “Legislation traditionally lags very far behind technology, and that […]
More cities are pressing pause on data centers as local backlash grows
More cities are pressing pause on data centers as local backlash grows • Missouri Independent
Hearing backlash from residents, cities and counties across the country in recent weeks have blocked planned data centers amid concerns over rising electricity prices and environmental harms. The local actions come as state lawmakers also are looking to limit or repeal the incentives for the centers, which are sprawling campuses of computer servers that store […]
Bayer promises to suspend ‘unfair provisions’ in seed contracts for several years
Bayer promises to suspend ‘unfair provisions’ in seed contracts for several years • Missouri Independent
Bayer has agreed to suspend for seven years pillars of its loyalty programs, which Trump administration officials called “unfair provisions” that “pose a danger to competition,” the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The agreement relates to how Bayer sells the seeds it produces through years of research and development. Bayer sells corn and soybean […]
Google data center plan raises tax, transparency questions in rural Missouri
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Nuclear power push stalls in Missouri legislature over who pays construction costs
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Nuclear power push stalls in Missouri legislature over who pays construction costs • Missouri Independent
Energy demand has been growing and is expected to shoot even higher in the coming years, but the debate over how to pay for new nuclear power plants is likely stalled in the Missouri legislature for now. As electricity demand has increased, so have utility bills — which has caught the attention of customers and […]
Evergy, contractor agree to pay $2.6 million to settle class-action lawsuit
Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons
Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons • Missouri Independent
After years of protests and a hard-won court battle, anti-nuclear activists in Kansas City will get a chance this week to tell the federal government why they oppose a plan to ramp up production of plutonium pits — the bowling-ball-sized cores of nuclear weapons. The National Nuclear Security Administration, a division of the Department of […]