This week’s episode examines how clean energy is increasingly intersecting with politics, economics, and local communities. The hosts discuss a Texas primary race influenced by solar-backed political spending, a federal plan to repurpose Cold War plutonium for nuclear fuel, and growing turmoil in China’s dominant solar industry. They also look at how stalled federal reviews are putting billions in U.S. wind investments at risk. Heatmap News’ Robinson Meyer joins the show to explain why local opposition to data centers is surging and what it could mean for future development.