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Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals

Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San Francisco.

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Why reducing air pollution deaths isn’t just about reducing air pollution

Study shows reducing vulnerability to pollution, for example by expanding healthcare access, saves millions of lives.

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‘Not based in reality’: Climate groups pan study added to Maryland's major energy bill

The Maryland Utility RELIEF Act cost study draws criticism for bias against wind and solar energy, while supporters say it clarifies costs for ratepayers.

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Climate hopes dim in New York even as Western states join on cap-and-trade

Even as California and Washington state prepare to merge their cap-and-trade climate programs, New York's retreat from creating a similar program has sparked renewed debates about energy costs.
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'Shrinking-swelling’ phenomenon is putting 12m French homes at risk. Is climate change to blame?

More than half of the detached houses in France are under threat by rising temperatures, spurring the government to fight back.
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These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer

Drought, low snowpack, and a winter heatwave have left every state in the Western U.S. facing an above-average risk of summer wildfires.
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Brazilian researchers remix coffee varieties to confront climate challenge

Researchers in Brazil are crossbreeding arabica coffee with rare, more resilient species to help the crop survive rising temperatures, drought and disease.

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Opinion: One year in, the anti-science agenda of the Trump administration is evident

We are now more than a year into President Trump’s second stint in the White House, establishing a grim and undeniable record of attacks on science.

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Global climate panel faces strife, potential funding crunch

Major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are still on track, but procedural gridlock and a looming funding shortage hint at future problems.
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‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep

Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective the president has supported for decades.

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'Drill baby drill': Trump opens wilderness to big energy

America's beloved national parks and public lands face conservation rollbacks and sell-offs as the Trump administration pushes for fossil fuel and timber extraction.

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