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Candidates run against data centers, but Ohio legislature didn’t get the memo

Candidates in both parties turn on the industry while a bill redefining coal and gas as “clean” energy moves quietly in the statehouse.
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The climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing.
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Global sea surface temperatures reach a record high, again

Global sea surface temperatures have reached a record high, raising serious concerns for global Earth systems and coastal communities.
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The climate disaster behind 'The Odyssey'

New research finds the Bronze Age collapse of civilization emerged from water scarcity. Are droughts today pushing us toward a collapse of our own?
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The circular chemistry that could make cement carbon-negative

By closing the loop on the same reaction that makes cement, researchers say plants could capture more carbon dioxide than they release.

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Sun-Ways is testing out train track solar farms

A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France, and Korea.

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Climate crisis could be destabilizing mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place — leading to catastrophe.

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As Texans’ electricity costs soar and temperatures rise, a public health crisis brews

This is the first installment of “Powerless,” a series from Public Health Watch examining how rising temperatures and skyrocketing electricity costs are placing Texans in danger.
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One of the East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law'

Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland, New Jersey — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators.

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When lakes decline, can they recover?

While some of the world's largest lakes are shrinking dramatically, others show that recovery is possible.

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'Starwashing': The new space race has an environmental problem

Billionaire-backed space companies like Blue Origin say their goal is to make life better on Earth. Here's what they're not talking about.

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