Environment

Ear to the Ground

Trying to End the Power Suck

Alistair Alexander / Truthdig Dec 12, 2025 A new coalition of 230 groups demands an immediate stop to all new AI data centers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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West Virginia’s Chernobyl

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Dec 11, 2025 Dig deeper

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West Virginia’s Radioactive Party Zone

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Dec 11, 2025 A teenager who unknowingly reveled for years in radioactive waste is fighting for justice and change. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Americas

In Shocking Role Reversal, Ecuador Ordered to Pay Chevron $220 Million

Katie Surma / Inside Climate News Dec 11, 2025 Indigenous communities have lived with toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, the victims are being forced to pay Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Science

The EPA Website Got the Basics of Climate Science Right — Until Last Week

Kate Yoder / Grist Dec 11, 2025 The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Exxon’s Next Supreme Court Play

Emily Sanders / DeSmog Dec 9, 2025 Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits across the U.S. — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Dec 9, 2025 Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activism

After COP30, Indigenous Advocates Celebrate Gains While Warning of Unfinished Work

Anita Hofschneider / Grist Dec 8, 2025 “They can’t decide for us without us.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Fight to Stop Data Center Creep

Zeb Larson / Truthdig Dec 8, 2025 Generative AI isn’t inevitable, and people are already fighting hard to keep power-hungry data centers out of their communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Destroying the American West for Cheap Steak

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2025 A major new investigation details how the Trump administration is further empowering a pampered and lawless cattle industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dig Scape

Fiery Car Catastrophe

bart plantenga / Truthdig Dec 5, 2025 A sonic exploration of the relation between motor vehicles, pollution & extreme weather incidents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Climate Study: The World Needs to Change Its Diet by 2050

Gaea Cabico / Sentient Dec 4, 2025 Researchers estimate that 44% of the population in 2012 had dietary habits fueling food-related emissions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )