Articles by Senior Data Reporter Clayton Aldern
Clayton Aldern is a data reporter and data visualization developer. He has contributed to reporting teams that have won various awards, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Online Journalism Awards, multiple Sigma Awards, and the Breaking Barriers Award from the Institute for Nonprofit News. He is the author of The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains.
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![Animation of the phrase 'climate change' changing into the phrase 'extreme weather']()
![Animation of the phrase 'climate change' changing into the phrase 'extreme weather']()
To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. We tracked the changes.
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![A home is severely damaged after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area on July 08, 2024 in Freeport, Texas. Tropical Storm Beryl developed into a Category 1 hurricane as it hit the Texas coast late last night. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)]()
![A home is severely damaged after Hurricane Beryl swept through the area on July 08, 2024 in Freeport, Texas. Tropical Storm Beryl developed into a Category 1 hurricane as it hit the Texas coast late last night. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)]()
Is your state becoming uninsurable? We have the latest data.
Home insurance is buckling under climate risk and construction trends. Find out how your state fares.
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Interactive: Data center proposals in the Archbald area
Data center proposals in the Archbald area Nine data center proposals cluster around Archbald Borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Proposed Delayed Withdrawn Site boundary Data: Emilia Doda / trackdatacenters.comMap: Clayton Aldern / Grist
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![Person holding electric bill with orange lightning bolts sparking from it]()
![Person holding electric bill with orange lightning bolts sparking from it]()
What’s behind your eye-popping power bill? We broke it down, region by region.
The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers (yet).
