Facing Its Third Data Center, an Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules
PALO, Iowa—There are two restaurants in Palo, not counting the chicken wings and pizza sold at the only gas station in town.
Lobbyist Disclosure Failures Disadvantage Maryland Climate Advocates, According to Audit
As Maryland lawmakers weigh proposals aimed at reining in utility companies, lowering electricity prices and expanding the state’s low-carbon energy system, a new audit report has found that the lobbyists who want to influence those …
Are ‘Climate Hushers’ Lurking in the Democratic Party?
In late January, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, a long-time climate hawk, said in a thread on X that Democrats should ignore calls to stop talking about climate.
Without Weighing Costs to Public Health, EPA Rolls Back Air Pollution Standards for Coal Plants
Last week, when the Environmental Protection Agency finalized its repeal of tightened 2024 air pollution standards for power plants, the agency claimed the rollback would save $670 million.