Big Tech’s data center building boom could create a huge new source of carbon emissions as the surging demand for electricity sparks a wave of fossil-fuel power plants, despite companies’ climate commitments.
Justice Jody Kollapen said consulting communities isn’t just a procedural requirement, but “a process which affirms human dignity by affording a seat at the table to those whose lives are impacted by decisions.”
In an effort to counter souring public sentiment, a group called North Carolina Connects has been running ads on TV, radio, and social media promoting data centers.
Power generation is essential for economic growth, according to business leaders, but some Nebraskans remain steadfast in their opposition to wind and solar.
In “Here There Was Cerrado” — the second place winner of the 2026 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — Natascha Otoya shows how industrial farms are plowing up the Brazilian savanna, changing the flow of water, and skewing human memory of the landscape.
As Trump’s agencies shrink, narrow their role and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow clean-up of fuel it spilled into drinking water near the Delaware River.
