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newcleo Raises $88 Million to Build Nuclear Waste-Powered Reactors

newcleo Raises $88 Million to Build Nuclear Waste-Powered Reactors

Nuclear technology startup newcleo announced that it has raised €75 million (USD$88 million) in a new funding round, with the proceeds aimed at accelerating the development of next-generation small nuclear reactors using recycled nuclear fuel to produce clean energy. The company said it has raised over $124 million in 2025. Founded in 2021, UK-based newcleo develops advanced small modular reactors,…

Terradot Acquires Carbon Removal Competitor Eion

Terradot Acquires Carbon Removal Competitor Eion

Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) startup Terradot announced that it has acquired the assets of ERW company Eion, with the purchase aimed at strengthening and expanding Terradot’s carbon removal platform. Founded in 2022, US-based Terradot provides a carbon removal solution based on transforming the natural process of rock weathering. The company’s solution speeds up the natural process through which CO₂ from…

Dcycle Acquires ESG-X to Scale Sustainability Data Management Business

Dcycle Acquires ESG-X to Scale Sustainability Data Management Business

Sustainability data management company Dcycle announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire software company ESG-X, with the transaction aimed at expanding Dcycle’s ESG sustainability data management capabilities across the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Founded in 2023, Germany-based ESG-X develops AI models designed to automate materiality assessments and map existing corporate data to ESG reporting requirements….

TotalEnergies Signs its Biggest U.S. Renewable Energy Deal to Power Google Data Centers

TotalEnergies Signs its Biggest U.S. Renewable Energy Deal to Power Google Data Centers

France-based energy giant TotalEnergies announced today that it has signed two new long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Google, providing the tech giant with 1 GW of solar capacity for 15 years to power its Texas-based data centers. The agreement marks TotalEnergies’ largest renewable energy deal to date in the U.S., and will deliver the equivalent of 28 TWh of renewable…

TPG’s Climate Fund Acquires Majority Stake in Grid Infrastructure Company Sabre Industries

TPG’s Climate Fund Acquires Majority Stake in Grid Infrastructure Company Sabre Industries

Alternative asset management firm TPG announced an agreement by its climate investing platform TPG Rise Climate to acquire a majority stake in power infrastructure provider Sabre Industries from private equity firm Blackstone, citing the company’s capabilities to address opportunities from the modernization of the U.S. electrical grid, and growing energy demand from data centers. According to a Reuters report citing…

U.S. Court Dismisses Missouri Anti-DEI Case Against Starbucks, Finding No Indication “that Discrimination Actually Took Place”

A federal U.S. district court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Starbucks by the Attorney General of Missouri, which claimed that the coffee giant’s DEI policies unlawfully discriminated against white, male and heterosexual employees, with the ruling noting that the allegations failed to “establish that discrimination actually took place.” The lawsuit, launched in February 2025 by then-Missouri AG Andrew Bailey,…

U.S. Court Dismisses Missouri Anti-DEI Case Against Starbucks, Finding No Indication “that Discrimination Actually Took Place”

A federal U.S. district court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Starbucks by the Attorney General of Missouri, which claimed that the coffee giant’s DEI policies unlawfully discriminated against white, male and heterosexual employees, with the ruling noting that the allegations failed to “establish that discrimination actually took place.” The lawsuit, launched in February 2025 by then-Missouri AG Andrew Bailey,…

U.S. Court Dismisses Missouri Anti-DEI Case Against Starbucks, Finding No Indication “that Discrimination Actually Took Place”

A federal U.S. district court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Starbucks by the Attorney General of Missouri, which claimed that the coffee giant’s DEI policies unlawfully discriminated against white, male and heterosexual employees, with the ruling noting that the allegations failed to “establish that discrimination actually took place.” The lawsuit, launched in February 2025 by then-Missouri AG Andrew Bailey,…

U.S. Court Dismisses Missouri Anti-DEI Case Against Starbucks, Finding No Indication “that Discrimination Actually Took Place”

A federal U.S. district court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Starbucks by the Attorney General of Missouri, which claimed that the coffee giant’s DEI policies unlawfully discriminated against white, male and heterosexual employees, with the ruling noting that the allegations failed to “establish that discrimination actually took place.” The lawsuit, launched in February 2025 by then-Missouri AG Andrew Bailey,…

U.S. Court Dismisses Missouri Anti-DEI Case Against Starbucks, Finding No Indication “that Discrimination Actually Took Place”

A federal U.S. district court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Starbucks by the Attorney General of Missouri, which claimed that the coffee giant’s DEI policies unlawfully discriminated against white, male and heterosexual employees, with the ruling noting that the allegations failed to “establish that discrimination actually took place.” The lawsuit, launched in February 2025 by then-Missouri AG Andrew Bailey,…