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?

Arborists and land managers are trying “assisted migration” as global warming threatens livability in communities and the health of urban and rural forests.

By James Bruggers

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Nearly a foot of snow has melted. The deep freeze that sent temperatures across the region plummeting to below zero has warmed to a balmy 55 degrees on a sunny February day.

Helping Trees—and a City—Outrace Climate Change