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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

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

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

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

The silhoutte of a woman against the night sky and a power grid.

Utilities are shutting off power to a growing number of households

While some states ban shutoffs during winter, summer outages are on the rise.

Akielly Hu Climate & Energy March 18, 2025

Scientists have a dire new warning about the state of the planet

Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical action.

Matt Simon Climate October 29, 2025

Silhouettes of power transmission lines are seen illuminated against a sunset

Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive

And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.

Umair Irfan, Vox Energy July 27, 2025

A long corridor of dry grass between metal fences, as seen through a metal fence.

Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges

With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.

Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune & William Melhado, The Texas Tribune Extreme Heat May 4, 2024

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