National (U.S.)

Voters Reject Industry-Backed Ballot Measures With Big Environmental Stakes

"As a blue wave washed over Election Day, ballot measures across the country showed voters strongly support environmental protection, with notable early outcomes in California and Colorado."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/06/2026

Old, Polluting Jet Engines Are Being Scavenged to Power Data Centers

"Across wide stretches of the sun-bleached Sonoran desert in Arizona, thousands of retired aircraft sit nose-to-tail in graveyards of metal known as boneyards. ​Many of their engines haven’t been fired up for years. But America’s soaring demand for electricity to power data centers is bringing them back to life."

Source: New York Times, 11/05/2026

Babies More Likely To Have Heart Defects In SE Louisiana’s Polluted Areas

"A study looking at babies hospitalized in New Orleans found that babies born to mothers from neighborhoods in south-east Louisiana with high levels of industrial pollution were four times more likely to suffer from severe congenital heart defects."

Source: Guardian, 11/05/2026

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