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As Towns and Cities Fight Off Data Centers, Calls Grow for a National Moratorium
The battle to build new data centers has pitted communities across the country against Silicon Valley.
Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up.
After courting coal miners during his campaign, Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers
US households paid $124 more on natural gas in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home
The suit targets a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5, which the tribe says puts treaty-protected resources at risk.
Trump Administration Moves to Kill 5 Major Offshore Wind Projects
The decision is a part of Trump's broad attack on renewable energy sources, pushing up utility rates for US consumers.
Trump EPA Plan Would Restrict Public’s Right to Know About Climate Pollution
“The problems don’t go away when the reporting goes away,” says the Corporate Toxics Information Project’s co-director.
The Arctic Just Experienced Its Warmest Year on Record
The past 10 years have been the warmest recorded in a region that is heating at two to four times the global average.
The US Economy Is Becoming Highly Dependent on a New and Untested AI Industry
Some AI companies are using techniques and financial products seen in the run-up to the great financial crisis of 2008.
Ecuador Ordered to Pay Amazon-Polluting Chevron $220 Million
The oil giant was awarded hundreds of millions in compensation thanks in part to an international arbitration system.
Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis
Corporate actors have shed any pretense of climate action and now openly back Trump’s doubling down on fossil fuels.