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Where Opposition to Data Centers and Renewable Energy Projects Converge

What’s fueling rural America’s resistance to large infrastructure projects?

By Dan Gearino

Demonstrators wave signs during a protest against AI data center development in rural Imperial, Calif., on July 18. Credit: Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images
A domed roof is installed during construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater in southwest England on July 17, 2025. Credit: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

Britain Rethinks Its Nature Protections to Unlock Nuclear Development

By Leana Carbonez

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers a keynote speech during the AI Horizons Summit on Sept. 17 in Pittsburgh. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

With a Trifecta, Pennsylvania Democrats Would Pass Energy Reforms and Rein in Data Centers

By Ben Seal

Anthony Viselli, chief engineer at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, explains the workings of a floating turbine. Credit: Nathaniel Eisen/Inside Climate News

A Rising Tide Lifted Floating Wind Turbines. Now Comes the Real Test.

By Nathaniel Eisen

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican gubernatorial challenger Bruce Blakeman debate ahead of the November election at the Spectrum News NY1 studios on Tuesday in New York City. Credit: Anna Connors/Getty Images

New York Candidates for Governor Clash Over Energy Policy

By Lauren Dalban

A hydrogen plant in Puertollano, Spain. Credit: Valentin Bontemps/AFP via Getty Images

What Happened to Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs?

By Rebecca McCarthy

A dilapidated house stands in Calipatria, Calif., a small Imperial Valley community near the Salton Sea. The lithium boom is arriving in a region where residents already face deep economic disparities and longstanding infrastructure challenges. Credit: Carla Samon Ros/CJI

The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water

By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow

John Smillie speaks in support of a proposed utility-scale solar project at a Montgomery County Board of Commissioners meeting on Sept. 28 in Crawfordsville, Ind. Credit: Montgomery County, Indiana livestream

To Block Solar Energy Projects, One Community Lumped Them in With Junkyards and Adult Bookstores

By Dan Gearino

Maine candidates for governor.

Maine’s Next Governor Will Walk a Tightrope Between Energy Affordability and Climate Action

By Delger Erdenesanaa, The Maine Monitor

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), announces the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act during a press conference on Wednesday. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

Long-Awaited Senate Deal to Speed Permitting Faces Familiar Hurdles

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Antipolo, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

All Hail Electrification. But Let’s Talk About the Hard Part.

By Dan Gearino

A Meta worker leads a tour of the company’s data center in Temple, Texas, on July 22. Credit: Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

Meta Announces Large Solar Purchase Agreement in Texas, But It’s Powering Some Data Centers With Gas

By Lauren Nutall

Cars move through the assembly line at a BMW manufacturing plant in Greer, S.C. Credit: Sven Hoppe/dpa via Getty Images

Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market

By Dennis Pillion

Shannon Dunphy, director of Mountain West construction at Dandelion Energy, oversees installation of polyurethane pipes for a geothermal system in Littleton, Colo. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News

New Colorado Neighborhood Could Offer Glimpse into the Future of Home Energy Use

By Phil McKenna

A boat sails on the Hudson River in front of the Indian Point nuclear power plant on April 30, 2021. Credit: Kena Betancur/Getty Images

Indian Point Energy Center’s Uncertain Future

By Leana Carbonez

An aerial view of Meta’s El Paso data center. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Electric Utility Only Considered Gas to Power $10 Billion Meta Data Center

By Martha Pskowski

Construction workers wire electricity lines at a data center under construction on March 4 in Garland, Texas. Credit: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images

AI’s Meet-Cute With Climate Denial

By Dan Gearino

Workers install no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income house on Oct. 19, 2023, in Pomona, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration Over Canceled Clean Energy Grants

By Amy Green

A sign marks the location of a polling place as residents vote in Wisconsin’s primary election on Aug. 11 in Madison. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

These State Elections Could Reshape Climate and Energy Policy

By Dan Gearino

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