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Justice & Health

The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.

A Bitcoin Mine Came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township Isn’t Happy

The mine’s computers emitted a loud, persistent hum that has, for the time being, been silenced by litigation.

By Tom Perkins

Bitcoin mines rely on loud fans like these, seen at a facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y., that can be disruptive for nearby communities. Credit: Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images
Jackie Medcalf is looking at the camera with a serious expression, arms crossed. Behind her is the river.

A Community Burdened by Chemical Waste Is Demanding Cancer Data. Texas Health Officials Won’t Give It to Them.

By David Leffler

A group of residents are trying to stop a proposed data center on an 822-acre property largely in Augusta Charter Township, Mich. Credit: Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images

A Michigan Town Hopes to Stop a Data Center With a 2026 Ballot Initiative

By Tom Perkins

The Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Ashley Orona/LA Public Press

The AI Data Center Boom Comes to Southeast LA

By Ashley Orona, LA Public Press

Bessemer City Council members listen as residents express their concerns about a proposed hyperscale data center during a July meeting. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Despite Stiff Opposition, an Alabama City Changes Its Laws to Accommodate Data Centers

By Lanier Isom

Linda Kling in front of her damaged mobile home in the wake of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images

These Florida Communities Wanted to Be More Sustainable and Resilient. A New State Law Blocks Their Efforts.

By Amy Green

Students walk through the University of Michigan campus on April 3 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Los Alamos and University of Michigan Want to Build a National Security ‘Data Center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and Local Officials See Few Benefits.

By Tom Perkins

Local beef rancher Ashlyn Bloom speaks against the aluminum recycling plant proposed by Aluminum Dynamics, Inc. at a Sept. 8 Benson City Council meeting. Credit: Courtesy of Ashlyn Bloom

Arizona Rural Grassroots Organizers Take on Industrial Developers, Aided by Urban Allies

By Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder

White plumes of smoke billow above U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pa. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

EPA Drops Planned Delay in Compliance With Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Plants

By Jon Hurdle

A drilling rig is in Pennsylvania’s Greene County. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking

By Kiley Bense

The Colorado River flows up to Glen Canyon Dam as Lake Powell sits at a third of its capacity on July 10 in Page, Ariz. Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn

By Wyatt Myskow

A person walks their doing along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Credit: Thomas Hengge/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Amid Rollbacks on Environmental Protections, the EPA Goes the Other Way on Delaware River Water Quality

By Jon Hurdle

An aerial view of southwest Detroit featuring a Marathon petroleum refinery. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Detroit Is the Nation’s Most Challenging City for People with Asthma, a New Report Suggests

By K.R. Callaway

Zebras and wildebeests roam around a swamp in Amboseli, Kenya. Credit: Eric Lafforgue/Corbis via Getty Images

The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights

By Katie Surma

This Altadena home was exposed early to the Eaton Fire in January. The location of burning palm trees in front of the windows may have created a radiant heat exposure. Credit: Courtesy of Yana Valachovic

A Debate Heats Up over California’s ‘Zone Zero’ Rules to Cut Home Losses to Flammable Vegetation

By Blanca Begert

Streams turn the Red Desert of Wyoming green, and provide habitat for wildlife from elk to pronghorn to sage grouse. Credit: Michael Kodas/Inside Climate News

The Sage Grouse Could Face More Development in Its Critical Habitat Under Trump

By Jake Bolster

The remnants of a fatal home explosion above the Oak Grove mine in March 2024. Credit: Courtesy of the Alabama Fire Marshal’s Office

Eighteen Months After a Fatal Explosion, Alabama Rolls Back Its Commitment to Monitor Explosive Gases Above Coal Mines

By Lee Hedgepeth

A roadless area featuring a peak of the Santa Ana mountains is seen within the Cleveland National Forest. Credit: EcoFlight

Proposal to Undo Roadless Rule Would Open Some of Southern California’s Last Wild Forests to Development

By Wyatt Myskow

The Ellington Street Community Food Forest Garden fills a formerly empty lot in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Credit: Dre Tejada

Boston’s Food Forests Take Root as a Climate Equity Strategy

By Ryan Krugman

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