Energy How a solar energy developer lobbied for and won a reduced state permit fee amidst farmer pushback Emails show how NextEra Energy secured a big break on permitting fees for its Skeleton Creek solar farm as renewable energy projects multiply across Oklahoma, including separate developments tied to AI data centers. By Juan Vassallo, Investigate Midwest / 24 Feb 2026
Data Harvest US farmland continues folding to foreign-owned interests States with major crop, solar, wind and livestock industries have seen dramatic increases in the past decade. By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest / 13 May 2025
