Articles by Climate News Reporting Fellow Rebecca Egan McCarthy
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![A high-voltage power line runs behind a snowy construction site in Archbald, Pennsylvania.]()
![A high-voltage power line runs behind a snowy construction site in Archbald, Pennsylvania.]()
The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos
Data centers will swallow 14 percent of Archbald, evict a trailer park, and border many residential properties. Who's to blame is a matter of fierce debate.
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Is the world heating up faster than we thought?
A new study says global warming is accelerating. Some aren't ready to agree.
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The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?
Whether it's cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.
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![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
![Trump looks toward the camera in the Oval Office, behind him stand five men.]()
The hidden potential of Trump’s critical minerals stockpile
The administration’s rush to secure the components for the military could benefit renewable energy — someday.
