Reporting - Deceleration (Page 2)

Ag Sec Brooke Rollins Getting Rich Off Rising Gas Prices While Farmers 'Pay Through the Nose'

The war on Iran has been good to this bunch. Climate Power reports that Trump is making millions off of his oil and gas stocks—and Sec. Rollins likely doing likewise.

By Georgina Gustin and Inside Climate News

/ 10 Sep 2026

Ag Sec Brooke Rollins Getting Rich Off Rising Gas Prices While Farmers 'Pay Through the Nose'

'Days Without Power': Sudden Storm Tears Across San Antonio, Exposing Entrenched Vulnerabilities

Recent CPS Energy investments quickly slashed outages from 320,000 to 120,000, but thousands remained without power for days—even as the City moves to defund climate resilience programming.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Sep 2026

'Days Without Power': Sudden Storm Tears Across San Antonio, Exposing Entrenched Vulnerabilities

VIDEO: Big Bend Border Wall Emergency Hearing & Rally in San Antonio, Texas

Judge's ordered construction pause called an opportunity to organize to better defend Big Bend.

By Greg Harman

/ 31 Aug 2026

VIDEO: Big Bend Border Wall Emergency Hearing & Rally in San Antonio, Texas

Data Center Moratorium Proposal Squeaks Forward in San Antonio

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.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Aug 2026

Data Center Moratorium Proposal Squeaks Forward in San Antonio

Extreme Heat Risk Roaring into Texas this Week (Slideshow)

High temps and humidity being amplified by fossil fuels combustion threatening residents across Texas. Here's who is most at risk and how to help reduce harm.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 20 Aug 2026

Extreme Heat Risk Roaring into Texas this Week (Slideshow)

'Massive Miscalculation': Bipartisan Outcry Forces Trump to Pause Border Construction in Big Bend National Park

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

By Democracy Now!

/ 19 Aug 2026

'Massive Miscalculation': Bipartisan Outcry Forces Trump to Pause Border Construction in Big Bend National Park

After Crews Grind Through Big Bend, Feds (Again) Pause Border Construction

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.

By Texas Tribune

/ 19 Aug 2026

After Crews Grind Through Big Bend, Feds (Again) Pause Border Construction

Data Center Pause Proposed for San Antonio Until Impacts Can Be Addressed

City utilities should require recycled water and ‘clean energy’ sources of all new data centers, Councilman Galvan says in request for a special meeting this month.

By Marisol Cortez

/ 9 Aug 2026

Data Center Pause Proposed for San Antonio Until Impacts Can Be Addressed

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

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

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

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