Today’s sponsor: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Investigators say a school administrator created a “toxic environment” for students. But that’s not all. Also: Oshtemo leaders will hear from battery storage facility experts during a Thursday meeting. And crowds braved bad weather on Monday to hear Cornel West speak about MLK Jr. and his legacy. A massive...

The War Intervention: AI, Data Centers, and the Environment 

A bill to restrict how Alabama state agencies may issue environmental regulations was approved by a state Senate committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 71, sponsored by Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, would prohibit state agencies from adopting a rule to establish environmental protection standards more stringent than federal law or regulations. The bill would also provide...