Democrats seize Congress, Statehouses in referendum on the economy
Voters sought action on energy costs, corruption, and data centers in an election environmentalists believe sets the stage for renewed climate policy.
Voters sought action on energy costs, corruption, and data centers in an election environmentalists believe sets the stage for renewed climate policy.

Years of repetitive weather-related destruction of stretches of North Carolina Highway 12 on the Outer Banks have reached a critical stage.
They’re rapidly being converted into generators to meet A.I.’s insatiable demand for electricity. Environmentalists call it a step backward.
In local elections across the country, Americans voted overwhelmingly to restrict the buildout of data centers in their communities.
Some Southern California beaches are losing sand. This threatens coastal towns’ identity, tourism, and infrastructure — and costs millions to replenish.
Two new reports reveal how federal funding cuts have stripped hundreds of millions of dollars from Indigenous communities, jeopardizing renewable energy projects, climate resilience efforts and tribal sovereignty.
