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Data Centers Generating 'Heat Islands,' Compounding the Hazards of Rising Global Temps

112 Degrees?! Deceleration investigation supports findings from two studies into data center heat islands, measuring downwind temps from a major data center complex at six degrees higher than upwind areas.

By Greg Harman

/ 1 Aug 2026

Data Centers Generating 'Heat Islands,' Compounding the Hazards of Rising Global Temps

A Board Game of Climate Change Solutions? Yes, Please.

The complexity of our situation, including fossil fuel lobbying and risks of democratic collapse, are fully represented by the creators of 'Daybreak.' But winning the game is still within reach.

By Syris Valentine

/ 30 Jul 2026

A Board Game of Climate Change Solutions? Yes, Please.

The Fight Against Surveillance Cameras Is a Struggle for Democracy

The efforts of communities who have canceled, rejected, or deactivated automated license plate readers have exposed these as authoritarian tools, both a symptom and a mechanism enabling this political moment.

By Ed Vogel and Truthout

/ 24 Jul 2026

The Fight Against Surveillance Cameras Is a Struggle for Democracy

Protestors Call for Shutting Down ICE’s New East San Antonio Detention Center—Before it Opens

Speakers at Saturday's ‘Apply Heat’ day of action decried the rising numbers of ICE-related deaths and called for long-term resistance.

By Greg Harman

/ 23 Jul 2026

Protestors Call for Shutting Down ICE’s New East San Antonio Detention Center—Before it Opens

'Many Worlds, Celebrate!' A Call for Submissions

Through August 15, Deceleration invites poems, flash fic and creative nonfic, song, and art for our upcoming summer Creative Review highlighting counterimaginaries for the U.S. 250th.

By Marisol Cortez

/ 21 Jul 2026

'Many Worlds, Celebrate!' A Call for Submissions

Brownsville’s Saronic Autonomous War Plans Echo a Confederate’s Post-Civil War Profit-Seeking Killings

The ongoing ‘murder-suicide’ of our living Rio Grande Valley (ie. economic development) has the same billionaire overlord vibe as the slave-picked cotton profits fought for by ‘Rip’ Ford in 1865.

By Gaige Davila

/ 21 Jul 2026

Brownsville’s Saronic Autonomous War Plans Echo a Confederate’s Post-Civil War Profit-Seeking Killings

How Three Women Rebuilt the Federal Climate Website That Trump Trashed

After losing their jobs at NOAA, Rebecca Lindsey, her sister and another colleague teamed up to rebuild a pivotal resource the Trump administration took offline.

By Jenae Barnes and The 19th

/ 17 Jul 2026

How Three Women Rebuilt the Federal Climate Website That Trump Trashed

In Defense of Human-Created Artwork

These three South Texas artists embrace the struggle against the plague of AI art—wherever it is found.

By James Courtney

/ 16 Jul 2026

New York State Pauses New Hyperscale Data Centers

In a first among U.S. states, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday implementing a one-year moratorium on data center permits while the state develops regulatory protections for communities and the environment.

By Inside Climate News

/ 15 Jul 2026

New York State Pauses New Hyperscale Data Centers

How To Celebrate a Falling Empire This Semiquincentennial

Plus: Why a non-unanimous decision on birthright citizenship should concern us all—and how we keep fighting when we want to give in to crippling fear, grief, and panic.

By Roxana Rojas

/ 11 Jul 2026

How To Celebrate a Falling Empire This Semiquincentennial

Data Centers Are Building Power Plants Near Neighborhoods—That May Play Into Some South San Antonio Ambitions

While some Texas cities have advanced bans and moratoriums on data centers until the risks are better understood, San Antonio has proceeded more cautiously toward possible regulation. And some see economic opportunity.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Jul 2026

Data Centers Are Building Power Plants Near Neighborhoods—That May Play Into Some South San Antonio Ambitions

FIFA & the Rise of Reuse

Seattle has a plan to address the proliferation of plastics. How can we replicate its successes in less eco-friendly cities and states?

By Syris Valentine

/ 2 Jul 2026