Tesla’s Flying Roadster Won’t Change the Fact That Elon Musk Is a Political Nightmare

Tesla’s Flying Roadster Won’t Change the Fact That Elon Musk Is a Political Nightmare

(Photo: An image of Elon Musk showing the controversial salute he made during a speech at a rally for Donald Trump was projected onto Tesla’s Gigafactory outside Berlin, alongside the words ‘Heil Tesla.’ The projection was carried out by the political...
Data Center Boom Raises New Questions About Electricity Bills and Grid Reliability Across the Great Lakes

Data Center Boom Raises New Questions About Electricity Bills and Grid Reliability Across the Great Lakes

(Photo: DataCenterMap) WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 13, 2026 — Federal energy regulators have approved a new system for tracking data centers across one of the nation’s largest electricity networks while rejecting key parts of a proposal that could have required...
Oracle’s Nuclear Power Deal Could Save Wisconsin Customers $300 Million as Data Center Demand Grows

Oracle’s Nuclear Power Deal Could Save Wisconsin Customers $300 Million as Data Center Demand Grows

(Photo: USA TODAY) MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — October 6, 2026 — A new agreement between technology giant Oracle and Wisconsin utility We Energies could save electricity customers approximately $300 million in fuel costs, as the companies seek to redirect part of the...
$4.2 Billion Nuclear Investment Targets Ohio and Pennsylvania as Great Lakes Region Faces Rising Power Demand

$4.2 Billion Nuclear Investment Targets Ohio and Pennsylvania as Great Lakes Region Faces Rising Power Demand

(Photo: WKYC) CLEVELAND, Ohio — October 6, 2026 — A federal loan commitment worth up to $4.2 billion is putting Ohio and Pennsylvania at the center of a major nuclear-energy investment, with plans to modernize three existing power plants, increase electricity...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Great Lakes Region as Air Quality Turns Hazardous

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Great Lakes Region as Air Quality Turns Hazardous

(Photo: Retuers) DETROIT, Michigan — July 16, 2026 — Smoke from massive wildfires burning across Canada and northern Minnesota blanketed communities throughout the Great Lakes region Thursday, turning skies hazy and orange while sending air-quality levels into...
Opinion: License Plate Readers Like Flock Are Expanding Faster Than the Rules Designed to Control Them

Opinion: License Plate Readers Like Flock Are Expanding Faster Than the Rules Designed to Control Them

(Photo: AZPM News) United States — May 29, 2026 Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) — widely deployed by law enforcement agencies through vendors like Flock Safety — are rapidly becoming one of the most extensive surveillance tools in the United States. What began...