This weekend, Máxima Acuña, winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize, was assaulted on her property in Peru. Since 2011, Acuña has resisted the development of the Conga gold mine by U.S.-based Newmont Mining by refusing to vacate her home — and, for that, has faced both legal prosecution and physical intimidation. As a result of the attack,…
Deceleration Founder/Managing Editor Greg Harman is an independent journalist who has written about environmental health and justice issues since the late 1990s.
The more conservative City of Fort Worth's unanimous moratorium vote contrasts with a divided San Antonio council debating regulations for the fast-growing industry.
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The Trump administration has paused construction of border infrastructure in Big Bend National Park in Texas following public criticism of the controversial project. Crews were filmed bulldozing pristine desert wilderness
The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park, while some locals claim the area's 1,000-foot cliffs, or “God’s walls,” are already sufficient migration deterrence.
The more conservative City of Fort Worth's unanimous moratorium vote contrasts with a divided San Antonio council debating regulations for the fast-growing industry.
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.
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.
