Drew Kann
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Drew Kann is an enterprise reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covering climate and environmental issues. His passion is for visual, narrative stories that capture how humans are responding to a rapidly changing environment. He is a proud graduate of the University of Georgia and Northwestern University. Drew began his career at CNN, where he wrote and produced stories on a wide range of topics, from climate change and pollution to immigration and mass incarceration. In 2021, the interactive story he wrote on the worsening drought in the Colorado River Basin was a finalist for two EPPY awards.
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Georgia Power, PSC staff strike deal for $16B expansion to power data centers

Federal probe: Construction firm exposed worker to toxic gas at Qcells plant

OSHA cites construction firm for violations after death at Qcells site

Data Surge Rural

Why Big Tech sees Georgia farmland as ripe for data centers

Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Earth needs more energy. Atlanta’s Super Soaker creator may have a solution.

Analysts warn Georgia Power bills will rise if PSC approves data center buildout

Analysts warn Georgia Power bills will rise if PSC approves data center buildout

PSC won’t delay key Georgia Power vote after Democrats’ election wins

PSC won’t delay key Georgia Power vote after Democrats’ election wins

A worker with Creative Solar carries a solar panel while installing them on Nathan Shaffer’s roof in Decatur on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.  (Ben Gray for the AJC)

With some solar power tax breaks expiring, Georgians rush to catch the sun

Groups ask PSC to delay decision on historic Georgia Power expansion

After Democrats’ wins, groups ask PSC to delay key Georgia Power vote

Qcells manufacturing facility,

Qcells to furlough staff, cut temp workers amid supply chain woes

Nuclear politics: Kemp, Granholm host dueling victory parties at Vogtle

What Georgia Democrats PSC wins will and won’t mean for your power bills