The Hidden Toll of the AI Boom: Former EPA Officials Warn Data Center Expansion Threatens Public Health Amid Deregulation
While prominent tech executives and industry leaders frequently command headlines by grandstanding about the theoretical and existential dangers that artificial intelligence superintelligence could pose to the distant future of humanity,…
Trump Administration Overhauls Endangered Species Act to Legalize Accidental Killings
For more than half a century, the Endangered Species Act has stood as an indomitable pillar of American conservation. Enacted in 1973 during an era of sweeping bipartisan environmental reform,…
Georgia Regulators Face Heated Opposition Over Data Centers and Power Bills During Historic Coastal Meeting
SAVANNAH, Ga. — For more than a century, the Georgia Public Service Commission has operated almost exclusively within the confines of the state capital, holding its administrative meetings, rate-setting hearings,…
Federal Appeals Court Rules U.S. Constitution Does Not Guarantee Right to Clean Drinking Water Amid Jackson Crisis
A federal appeals court has delivered a consequential legal blow to residents of Jackson, Mississippi, ruling that the United States Constitution does not guarantee citizens a fundamental right to clean…
Proposed Transit Funding Cuts Threaten Public Transportation Networks Across Rural and Urban America
As the executive director of the Living Independent Network Corp, Jeremy Maxand spends his days doing everything within his power to help people who do not drive get around safely…
Living on the Edge of the Ice: How Juneau is Confronting the Annual Threat of Glacial Floods
Two years ago, John Lowrey woke to the terrifying roar of water violently surging into his home. A 65-year-old retiree and father of five, Lowrey rushed toward his basement just…
Scientists Sound Alarm as U.S. West Coast Gray Whale Populations Plummet Amid Climate Pressures and Political Stalemate
NEWPORT, Oregon — Several hundred scientists, government officials, and environmental advocates gathered for an unusual and urgent two-day conference in Newport, Oregon, last week, convening entirely to address the alarming…
Industry Pushes to Restrict Community Air Monitoring as Federal Oversight and Funding Decline
Across much of the United States, residents living in the shadow of heavy industry have few reliable ways to know when the air they breathe turns dangerous. Over recent decades,…
Report Reveals Stark Racial Disparities in Skyrocketing Home Insurance Costs Nationwide
Homeowners living in predominantly Hispanic and Black communities across the United States are bearing a disproportionate share of the nation’s skyrocketing home insurance costs, according to a comprehensive new report.…
Catastrophic Mountain Collapse in the Himalayas Highlights Growing Dangers of Melting Glaciers Worldwide
On August 26, a catastrophic mountain collapse near the border between Nepal and Tibet sent shockwaves through the region, unleashing a deadly wall of water and debris that has left…