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An Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone.

A review of court records in Winston County shows criminal prosecutions over trash debt have spanned decades. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the practice is illegal and immoral.

By Lee Hedgepeth

 Pam Benton, 59, a mother and grandmother, works as a painter and cleaner in Winston County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News
Protesters gather at the near the site of a proposed data center development in Lusby, Md., on April 6. Credit: Nathan Howard/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland Under Pressure as Local Moratoriums Supercharge Opposition to Data Centers

By Aman Azhar
The construction site of a 49.5-megawatt three-level data center on July 8 in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Data Center Boom Brings Health Hazards, Former EPA Officials Warn

By Keerti Gopal
A solar farm is seen on June 17 near Rosamond, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

How California Is Kicking Its Natural Gas Habit

By Dan Gearino
The author’s Chevrolet Bolt charges at an Applegreen Electric station at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop near Newburg in July. Credit: Kyle Bagenstose/Inside Climate News

Pennsylvania Is Building More EV Chargers. Will Drivers Come?

By Kyle Bagenstose
A data center site for sale off Loop 9 in Ellis County, Texas. Credit: Getty Images.

There’s No Comprehensive Mailing List for All Texas Data Center Operators

By Arcelia Martin
Sheep graze around solar panels in Saltillo, Texas, on May 28. Credit: Angela Piazza/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images

These States Are Leading the Electricity Generation Boom

By Dan Gearino
A view of oil storage tanks at a terminal on April 12 in Qingdao, China. Credit: Getty Images

China’s Carbon Pollution Fell in Recent Months as Oil Demand Plummeted

By Nicholas Kusnetz
Construction vehicles drive down the road to a proposed data center development in Lusby, Md., on April 6. Credit: Nathan Howard/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland Consumer Advocate Challenges PJM Plan to Buy Power for Projected Data Center Growth

By Aman Azhar
A rendering of Philadelphia’s Bellwether District. Credit: HRP Group

Will a Data Center Join the Philadelphia Bellwether District’s Mix of Manufacturers and Warehouses?

By Daniel Perrin
Flock and similar cameras can be attached to utility poles or on standalone poles with solar power. Either way, they're often contracted through Alabama Power. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

The Grid Has Eyes

By Lee Hedgepeth
A worker explains the features of a commercial rooftop solar project that was installed by GAI Energy of Flora, Ind. Credit: GAI Energy

Rooftop Solar Is Having a Rough One

By Dan Gearino
A rendering of Pacifico Energy’s GW Ranch Energy Center in Pecos County, Texas. The power plant received the largest air pollution permit in the country this year. Credit: Courtesy of Pacifico Energy

Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects

By Dylan Baddour
The construction site of a Meta data center in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 13. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

ERCOT Says Abbott’s Data Center Audit Will Be Done in December

By Arcelia Martin
Solar panels fill a hillside near Jiexiu, China. Credit: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

China’s Solar Buildout Hampers Bird Diversity

By Phil McKenna
Rooftop solar and batteries are shown in a promotional image for Solrite, a company now entering the Illinois market for virtual power plants. Credit: Solrite

Notes from Illinois’ Virtual Power Plant Frontier

By Dan Gearino

Proposed Data Centers Could Use More Electricity Than All Alabama Homes Combined, Analysis Shows. Who Will Pay?

By Lee Hedgepeth
A 1964 Piper Comanche 400 is seen at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisc. The average single engine piston aircraft age is 50 years old. Credit: Andrew Liu/Inside Climate News

The Clock Is Ticking on Leaded Aviation Fuel

By Andrew Liu
Offshore wind materials sit next to idle construction equipment at the State Pier in New London, Conn., on Aug. 25, 2025. Credit: Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public via Getty Images

Offshore Wind Will Struggle Long After Trump’s Attacks

By Ajani Stella

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