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Environmental Groups Contest Texas Data Centers’ Air Pollution

Three environmental groups sent two San Antonio data centers a notice of intent to sue for failing to secure permits as major air polluters.

By Ajani Stella

A data center on Omicron Road in San Antonio is owned by Vantage Data Centers and operates down the street from a residential area. Credit: Brendan Gibbons/Environmental Integrity Project
Smoke from wildfires in Canada engulfs the New York City skyline on July 16. Credit: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

EPA Violated Key Soot Standard in Clean Air Act, Court Rules

By Avril Silva

Another Round of Floods Devastates Texas Hill Country a Year After Deadly Deluge

By Kiley Price

A Chinook Salmon is tagged at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Feather River Hatchery on May 27, 2021 in Oroville, Calif. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

As Commercial Salmon Fishing Resumes in California, the Industry Faces a Murky Outlook

By Steven Rodas

A view of Tampa Electric’s coal-fired Big Bend power station in Apollo Beach, Fla. Credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The Floridians Most Exposed to Environmental Harm Carry the Most Dread About It, and Have the Least Help

By Kate Waxman

The dry riverbed of the Rio Grande is seen next to pecan orchards in Radium Springs, N.M., before annual water releases began on May 30.

The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use

Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje

People walk along Lake Michigan as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets Chicago on Thursday. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern and Midwestern Cities as Air Pollution Soars to Dangerously High Levels

By Phil McKenna, Keerti Gopal

The port city of Mobile, Ala., sits at the head of Mobile Bay and is a key link in shipping goods in and out of the U.S. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Will Congress Ban ‘Mud Dumping’ in Mobile Bay?

By Dennis Pillion

People take shelter in a cooling center in Portland, Ore., on June 27, 2021. Scientists have said the deadly 2021 heatwave in the Pacific Northwest would have been nearly impossible before human-caused global warming. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

As Climate Extremes Collide, Attribution Science Evolves

By Bob Berwyn

A mosquito is tested for the presence of West Nile virus at the Harris County Mosquito Survey facility in Houston. Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

As Climate Change Expands Mosquito Ranges, Better Monitoring Is Key to Preventing Disease

By Madeline Shaw

The Delaware River flows through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border. Credit: Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Fracking Ban in the Delaware River Basin Survives a Republican Challenge (For Now)

By Jon Hurdle

A recent vote delays the decision on how to recognize tribes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement until December. Credit: Michael Robinson Chávez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Bay Program Delays Decision on Tribes’ Place in Chesapeake Agreement

By Aman Azhar

What Happens When Extreme Weather Becomes a Cycle You Can’t Escape

By Kiley Price

A worker extracts a drill core at a copper mining project in the Andes mountain range of Calingasta, Argentina, on April 21. Credit: Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images

AI, Defense Spending Fuel the Rush to Mine Minerals, Report Says

By Katie Surma

A farmworker tends to a farm in Homestead, Fla., on April 25, 2025. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The Dire Lengths Florida Farmworkers Go to Keep Working in ‘Scorching’ Heat

By Amy Green

Alabama Power’s coal ash storage lagoon at its Greene County plant sits next to the Black Warrior River. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Trump EPA Moves to Approve Alabama Coal Ash Program Rejected by Biden Administration

By Dennis Pillion

Ben Brown participates in a rally opposing a hyperscale AI data center proposed in western Palm Beach County on June 27. Credit: Kate Waxman/Inside Climate News

An AI Data Center at the Edge of the Everglades Heads to a Decisive Vote

By Kate Waxman

The JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo. Credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

The World’s Largest Meat Company Abandons Its Climate and Deforestation Goals

By Georgina Gustin

Mike Watters stands in a granular activated carbon filtration system that Chemours was required to give him after his well in Grays Creek was contaminated with several types of PFAS. Credit: Mehmet Demirci/Inside Climate News

A Key Forever Chemicals Lawsuit Settles Out of Court in North Carolina

By Lisa Sorg

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