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The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as a city sits next to it?
The surprising "win-win" for farmers and fire departments.
High costs, “disaster fatigue,” and regulatory gaps are all preventing Californians from getting the protection they need.
With power demand from data centers skyrocketing, the state is rejoining a regional climate initiative.
At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.
Since Utah passed a law last year, 30 more states and the District of Columbia have drafted similar bills.
Disasters are big business. These charts show just how big.
A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.
To power two new data centers, Carbon County is getting a giant gas plant and 456 small nuclear reactors. Locals are pushing back.
