Linn County has adopted some of the nation’s strictest data center zoning rules. Residents say the protections aren’t enough.

By Anika Jane Beamer

PALO, Iowa—There are two restaurants in Palo, not counting the chicken wings and pizza sold at the only gas station in town.

Facing Its Third Data Center, an Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules

A push to emphasize affordability isn’t climate hushing, its advocates say. But a Democratic think tank has suggested this recalibration is in order—and some in the party are tweaking their messaging.

By Claire Barber

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.

Are ‘Climate Hushers’ Lurking in the Democratic Party?

Go behind the scenes with reporter Kiley Bense and oceans correspondent Teresa Tomassoni as they discuss how climate change is transforming the oceans for whale populations.

By Teresa Tomassoni

Whaling was once a major engine of the global economy. Millions of whales were killed for their blubber until commercial whaling was banned in the 1980s. Since then, some whale populations have rebounded, but from the coast of California to the Antarctic Ocean, climate change is now threatening that progress.

Whales in a Warming World