Maine's Data Center Ban Now Sits on the Governor's Desk — 11 States Are Watching
Maine's LD 307 awaits Governor Mills' signature — the first US statewide moratorium on large data centers, with Jay's exemption fight exposing the politics underneath.
Dara Osei
Bureau: London
Oil Reversed Course Thursday — The Peace Pricing Was Premature
Brent climbed back to $96.34 after two sessions of decline, as CENTCOM's Day 3 enforcement data repriced the blockade from temporary to structural.
The West Shattered Drought Records This Week While the War Consumed the Headlines
E&E News reports heat, drought, and wildfire records shattering across the American West — Florida's worst drought in 25 years has produced 1,600 fires in 100 days.
Insurance Markets and Crude Oil Are Pricing Two Different Blockades
Crude says diplomacy might work; insurance says ships might sink — and one of these markets is catastrophically wrong.
NOAA Forecasts El Nino by Summer as Western Snow Drought Deepens
A 62% chance of El Nino by summer compounds the West's historic snow drought and raises water shortage alarms.
Morgan Stanley Holds Brent at $110 for Q2 Citing Slow Supply Recovery
Morgan Stanley maintains its Brent crude forecast at $110 per barrel for Q2 2026, citing slower-than-expected supply normalization.