Are Canada’s climate plans cooked?
The government is heading back to the House. And everything feels like a bit of a hot mess. There’s a trade war, talk of Alberta separation, and international a…
The government is heading back to the House. And everything feels like a bit of a hot mess. There’s a trade war, talk of Alberta separation, and international a…
Inertia co-founder and CEO Jeff Lawson joins the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $200 by September 25.…
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States. More than 610,000 people have passed through d…
Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.…
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at what the recent bad news about climate change means for future warming; see the structure of a unique …
The world's rivers experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, while glaciers continued to retreat and freshwater reserves kept de…
A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.…
In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worried about the AI industry's own warnings …
Meet the next five top-tier investors judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to…
Fluxnium's fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.…
National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted …
The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.…
As West African cocoa farmers feel the pain of drought, aging trees and competition for farmland, new research out of Harvard says extreme rain is an under-appr…
The himalayan flash flood that devastated northern Nepal on August 26 was an unprecedented disaster. The death toll continues to rise, with nearly 1,400 people …
Not long ago, bringing an extinct species back to life belonged to science fiction. Today, it’s the mission of a billion-dollar startup. Advances in artificial …
Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never compl…
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we go on a free public tour of some of the hidden climate solutions in downtown Vancouver; see how wildfire smoke…
Proxima Fusion's new high-temperature superconducting magnet factory will help supply its commercial power plant.…
The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery.…
Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.…