Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is a senior editor at The American Prospect. She covers states and cities, focusing on economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She wins awards, too, most recently picking up a 2024 NABJ award for coverage of Baltimore and a 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication urban journalism award for her feature story on the pandemic public transit crisis.
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Saving FEMA
Actual natural disasters might provide a reprieve for the broken agency.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Washington’s Football Fantasy Comes True
The city council passes the first of two approvals necessary for a new Washington Commanders stadium. But the numbers from their own studies still don’t add up.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Is the Price Too Steep for D.C. to Bring Back the Commanders?
Nearly everyone wants the NFL team back in Washington, but it won’t be cheap.
Posted inEducation in America
Why Is Blue Oregon Trying to Kill Voter-Approved Free Preschool?
The social benefits of preschool extend far beyond the playground. Yet state officials are working on paring back a fledgling Multnomah County early-education program.
Posted inTransportation
Transit Funding Crisis Unfolds in Pennsylvania
How the Keystone State handles a shortfall in Philadelphia could prove decisive for urban mass transit.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Northeastern Governors and Canadian Premiers Unite Against Trump
In the shadow of the G7 summit in Alberta, regional American and Canadian leaders met in Boston to confront their shared economic crises—and surviving Trump.
Posted inPolitics
Virginia’s Chill Primary Season
With the governor’s race a done deal, attention has settled lightly on the two other statewide contests.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Texas Legislature Beats Back Assault on Clean Energy
With factions determined to crater renewables, Congress could pick up where state lawmakers left off. But rest assured, the energy markets will strike back.