{
  "entity": "EnergyNews",
  "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture",
  "domain": "energynews.org",
  "vertical": "Climate & Energy",
  "count": 18,
  "generated_at": "2026-08-13T21:58:55.521Z",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "So Much Solar: Digging Into the List of Every US Power Plant That Went Online This Year",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13082026/inside-clean-energy-new-us-power-plants/",
      "summary": "It’s been a wild first half of the year in the U.S. power sector, with announcements of gigantic natural gas power plants and some long-awaited renewable energy projects coming online. At times of rapid change, forecasting is difficult. So I feel a measure of comfort focusing on ",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "AI Applications for Oil and Gas Companies Worsen Climate Pollution",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13082026/ai-enables-oil-and-gas-production/",
      "summary": "The “enabled emissions” that come when oil and gas drillers use artificial intelligence to find and exploit new energy reserves are far more damaging to the climate than the emissions that come from the data centers that power AI platforms, a new study by two former Microsoft emp",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:50:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid",
      "url": "https://grist.org/energy/trump-is-blocking-billions-of-dollars-of-grants-that-would-fix-the-grid/",
      "summary": "The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Montana’s Sand Creek Fire Burns Through Into Beloved Ski Area",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13082026/montana-sand-creek-fire-burns-maverick-mountain-ski-area/",
      "summary": "The Sand Creek Fire had grown to 27,736 acres on Thursday after burning through parts of Maverick Mountain Ski Area in southwestern Montana, but firefighters succeeded in protecting the ski lodge and nearby Elkhorn Hot Springs as the blaze pushed through the area. Philip Knaub, o",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:12:06 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Wildfires and Extreme Heat Challenge Water Activist’s Attempt to Run the Length of the Colorado River",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13082026/colorado-river-wildfires-and-heat-challenges-ultrarunner/",
      "summary": "Mina Guli had run more than 25 miles when she saw the plume of smoke towering over the Utah desert. The Australian ultrarunner was preparing to run another 25 miles in the morning, but watching the nearby wildfire grow made it impossible to relax and rest up for the next day’s mi",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "A Green Oasis Grows in North Philadelphia’s Heat Island",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13082026/community-garden-transforms-north-philadelphia-heat-island/",
      "summary": "In the concrete jungle of North Philadelphia, a garden blooms in vivid color. Flowers, vegetable beds and fruit trees thrive on a quiet street corner where the rattle of trains passing overhead or music escaping from a car’s open window are the only disruptions to the chatter of ",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "The climate movement gave this Texas tribe millions and a global platform. No one checked its story.",
      "url": "https://grist.org/indigenous/texas-carrizo-comecrudo-juan-mancias-climate-indigenous-identity/",
      "summary": "The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe turned family lore into money, media, and a place at the United Nations.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "5 takeaways from our investigation into the ‘ghost’ tribe that got millions in climate funding",
      "url": "https://grist.org/indigenous/5-takeaways-from-our-investigation-into-the-ghost-tribe-that-got-millions-in-climate-funding/",
      "summary": "The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe’s rise shows how the climate movement can validate unverified claims of Indigenous identity — with consequences for Indigenous peoples and climate action.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:40:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "As Montana warms, Missoula’s first heat map reveals hidden hotspots",
      "url": "https://grist.org/extreme-heat/as-montana-warms-missoulas-first-heat-map-reveals-hidden-hotspots/",
      "summary": "The mapping effort is uncovering unexpected patterns, with some undeveloped and heavily forested areas holding more heat than researchers anticipated.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Chicago Mayor Seeks to Curb Health and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12082026/chicago-mayor-data-center-regulations/",
      "summary": "Chicago environmental justice advocates say a new effort in the city to regulate data centers is an important step toward addressing public health and affordability concerns as national pressure on the industry grows.  Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Tuesday di",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:59:50 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Corpus Christi Puts Industrial Water Charge on November Ballot",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12082026/corpus-christi-industrial-water-charge-referendum/",
      "summary": "Reservoirs have rebounded, but the fight over water isn’t over in Corpus Christi. The City Council has ordered a public referendum on a citizen-led petition that would sharply increase the price of water for industrial facilities during drought.  The proposal is expected to face ",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:14:28 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Sharks on a Plane",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12082026/indonesia-zebra-shark-repopulation/",
      "summary": "Inside an insulated FedEx package, sloshing around in a sealed sack of seawater at 30,000 feet, four shark eggs traveled from the U.S. to Indonesia last month. Each leathery capsule—affectionately nicknamed “mermaid’s purses”—held the embryo of a species so decimated by overfishi",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000",
      "image": "https://cdn.insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/11200207/shark-eggs.mp4"
    },
    {
      "title": "California Officials Scrambled as Spring Wildfire Neared Former Nuclear Reactor Site, Emails Show",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12082026/california-sandy-fire-santa-susana-nuclear-site-safety/",
      "summary": "As a wildfire in May approached the site of one of the worst nuclear meltdowns in U.S. history, state and local officials scrambled to respond to the blaze and to establish proper real-time radiation and air monitoring to protect Southern California families, internal emails show",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Michigan Voters Just Sent a Resounding Message About Data Centers",
      "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12082026/michigan-primary-votes-against-data-centers/",
      "summary": "Plans for a 26-megawatt data center that surfaced in Allen Park, Michigan, last year quickly ignited a groundswell of opposition from residents in the small, working-class Detroit suburb. As in dozens of other communities across Michigan where similar facilities were proposed, th",
      "source": "insideclimatenews.org",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:50:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’",
      "url": "https://grist.org/science/new-heat-wave-category-snow-eaters-study/",
      "summary": "Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Some Nebraska communities are cashing in on renewables. Others are being left behind.",
      "url": "https://grist.org/cities/some-nebraska-communities-are-cashing-in-on-renewables-others-are-being-left-behind/",
      "summary": "More than 88 percent of the taxes on wind and solar went to just 10 of the state’s 93 counties.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations",
      "url": "https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/canadas-wildfire-season-is-taking-a-heavy-toll-on-first-nations/",
      "summary": "Thousands have been forced from their homes as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about firefighting resources, emergency assistance, and who decides when communities are safe.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:23:30 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "They’re making record profits, but oil companies still won’t ‘drill, baby, drill’",
      "url": "https://grist.org/energy/record-profits-oil-companies-wont-drill-baby-drill/",
      "summary": "The war in the Middle East has sent Big Oil’s profits soaring. Companies are pocketing the money rather than expanding drilling.",
      "source": "grist.org",
      "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    }
  ]
}