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AI’s Natural Gas Addiction Could Be Deadly for Communities

AI’s Natural Gas Addiction Could Be Deadly for Communities

| Aug 19, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedData centers are notorious energy hogs. With each hyperscale data center using as much energy as an entire city, they’re polluting surrounding areas, straining grids, and raising electric rates nationwide. This is creating a backlash, with 70 percent of Americans...
Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption

Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption

| Jul 22, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe 2026 heatwave is a global phenomenon, inflicting extreme temperatures on billions of people from the United States to Europe and South Asia. Extreme heat is deadly. In Europe, an estimated 10,000 people have died from heat this summer, and the official count of a...
This Deadly Heat Wave Has a Culprit

This Deadly Heat Wave Has a Culprit

| Jul 8, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTemperatures have soared globally this summer. And far from simply being uncomfortable, it’s killing people. This past July 4th was one of the hottest in U.S. history. While Americans gathered to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday, dozens died from extreme heat —...
The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom

The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom

| Apr 29, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityAcross the country, resistance to data centers is rising even as plans are steadily being made to build new ones. According to the Pew Research Center, a majority of new data centers — 67 percent — are being built in rural areas. And three-quarters of those are in...
A Declaration of War Against Humanity

A Declaration of War Against Humanity

| Apr 1, 2026 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe White House recently announced what might be its most brazen attack on climate science yet. A few weeks ago, the administration rolled out plans to repeal the federal government’s “Endangerment Finding” — essentially, its authority under the Clean Air Act to...
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