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The High-Stakes Governors’ Races That Could Reshape America’s Energy Future

There are 36 contests on the ballot this year. Alaska and Wisconsin are among the states where Democrats hope to gain ground.

By Dan Gearino

Solar panels are seen on a farm in Westby, Wis. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Chickens stand in a henhouse at Sunrise Farms on February 18, 2025 in Petaluma, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan via Getty Images

The Locations of North Carolina’s Industrial Poultry Farms Have Been a Secret—Until Now

By Lisa Sorg

Lehigh Valley resident Laurie Gilley helped form the South Whitehall Township Civic Alliance to fight a proposed data center in her community. Credit: Emilie Lounsberry/Inside Climate News

Data Centers Are ‘Front and Center’ in Pennsylvania’s Competitive Congressional Elections

By Emilie Lounsberry

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

The Stargate Oracle AI data center campus is seen on Aug. 26 in Abilene, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Continued Permitting Data Centers After Abbott’s Pause, Report Finds 

By Dylan Baddour

Locals voiced concerns about environmental damages from data center construction, water use and energy consumption at a meeting in Cody this October. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Wyoming Environmental Groups Debate Best Way to Manage Data Center Growth in the State

By Jake Bolster

Equipment sits idle at the construction site of a 480,000-square-foot AI data center on July 24, 2025, in Lewis Center, Ohio. Credit: Eli Hiller/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘Pitchfork Populism’ Over Data Centers Rattles Ohio’s U.S. Senate Race

By Dan Gearino

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

Nikki Gerber, owner of Moondoggie Liveree in Adams County, Ohio, is campaigning against a propose data center because of concerns about effects on air, water and biodiversity. Credit: Dan Gearino/Inside Climate News

Inside Ohio’s Revolt Against Data Centers

By Dan Gearino

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

What Happened to Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs?

By Rebecca McCarthy

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

Uncrewed aircraft specialists deploy a drone to detect hot spots as the Timber Fire burns in Los Padres National Forest on Aug. 30 near Big Sur, Calif. Credit: Andrew Avitt/U.S. Forest Service

Drones Are Already on the Front Lines of Wildfire Response. Robots and AI Could Be Next.

By Mosabber Hossain

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

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

The OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco. Credit: Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images

Georgia Residents Sue Over OpenAI Data Center

By Ryan Krugman

The construction site of an Amazon Web Services data center is seen in front of a nuclear power plant on July 3 in Berwick, Pa. Credit: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s AI Boom Is Repeating Old Patterns of Exploitation

By Jon Hurdle

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