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Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built

The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as a city sits next to it?

Leia Larsen Business May 18, 2026

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North Carolina town sues Duke Energy for climate ‘deception’

Carrboro, North Carolina accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay and ‘greenwashing.’

Mario Alejandro Ariza, Floodlight Energy December 7, 2024

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on February 24, 2026 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Spanberger has promised to lower utility bills.

Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes.

With power demand from data centers skyrocketing, the state is rejoining a regional climate initiative.

Jake Bittle Energy May 1, 2026

Members of the Buffalo Nations Food Sovereignty community dig into soil with shovels in a sunny garden

How Trump’s funding freeze for Indigenous food programs may violate treaty law

According to Indigenous legal experts, the freeze erodes the little trust Indian country has in the federal government.

Taylar Dawn Stagner Indigenous Affairs March 31, 2025

How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America

Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.

Matt Simon Cities November 13, 2025

digital collage with photos of people attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, a chest x-ray, and trees, with red, yellow, and white rectangles

Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN

At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.

Aimee Gabay Indigenous Affairs April 22, 2026

How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement

Since Utah passed a law last year, 30 more states and the District of Columbia have drafted similar bills.

Leia Larsen Energy April 21, 2026

‘Paranoia and distrust’: How Trump’s mass firing of government watchdogs will affect climate policy

Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to corruption.

Zoya Teirstein Accountability January 29, 2025

A hurricane ravaged coastal town on a sunny day

After Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s climate resilience plan faces its biggest test yet

A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help with hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more in adaptation.

Rebecca Egan McCarthy Extreme Weather November 6, 2025

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