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Column | Currents

A column from Debra Kahn. Currents reports on the conversations, conflicts and characters animating the energy, environment and climate debates.

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  • Data centers are in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia.

    Column | Currents

    ‘Unlike Anything We’ve Seen’: The Energy Industry is Counting on the AI Boom

    By DEBRA KAHN

    08/05/2025 10:00 AM EDT

  • High gas prices are shown in Los Angeles.

    Column | Currents

    The Rhetoric Doesn’t Match the Reality in California’s Gas-Price Wars

    By DEBRA KAHN

    07/17/2025 12:00 PM EDT

  • Cooling towers are seen at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia.

    Column | Currents

    Republicans and Democrats Finally Agree on Nuclear. It’s the Industry That’s the Problem.

    By DEBRA KAHN

    07/09/2025 10:00 AM EDT

  • President Donald Trump steps out of a red Model S Tesla vehicle.

    Column | Currents

    Trump Just Revoked California’s EV Rules. How Much Is California To Blame?

    By DEBRA KAHN

    06/14/2025 07:00 AM EDT

  • A mechanical engineer conducts research and development on an array of contactors.

    Column | Currents

    Don't Look Now, But This Climate Tech Sector Is Weathering Trump As Well As Any

    By DEBRA KAHN

    06/06/2025 10:00 AM EDT

  • Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office.

    Column | Currents

    Musk Might Not Be Genuine. Democrats Should Still Take Him Back.

    By DEBRA KAHN

    05/30/2025 07:00 PM EDT

  • Anthony Albanese greets supporters.

    Column | Currents

    Biden Fumbled the Energy Debate. But Another World Leader Won on Clean Power.

    By DEBRA KAHN

    05/22/2025 05:00 AM EDT

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