Data centers are booming. Indigenous leaders want help protecting their lands.

This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. AI is the transformative technology of our time, with the potential to reshape our world on a global scale. And yet, underpinning its potential is the need for so-called hyperscale data centers that require vast amounts of land, energy, and water.

In Steel Country, the Fight for Clean Air Faces New Obstacles

A Japanese steel giant has pledged billions in new investment in Pennsylvania’s Monongahela River Valley, raising hopes that it would clean up pollution from its steel mills in the region. But documents show that its plans to ramp up production will worsen local air quality.

DHS Plans “All-Out War” on Immigration Scammers as Fraud Complaints Double

The number of scammers trying to capitalize on immigrants’ fears by posing as lawyers and ICE agents has surged since Trump’s reelection, ProPublica found. Now, DHS says it is seeking to identify and find these fraudsters.

How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter

It can be really hard to get transparent, comprehensive information about private schools. Our investigative reporters share some suggestions for parents and guardians who want to collect it themselves.

Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

Would-Be Platner Replacements in Maine Rally Around “Abolish ICE”

After ICE killed Maine father Johan Sebastián Guerrero, most of the serious candidates to replace Platner called for abolishing or “dismantling” ICE.

ICE Officers at Maine Shooting Scene Were Wearing Body Cameras. They Were Not Turned On.

ICE officers in Maine were wearing body cameras they can’t turn on, four sources said. The Trump administration said there was no footage.

The Aral Sea isn’t just an ecological nightmare – it’s a carbon bomb

Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2.