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Pennsylvania lawmakers are talking the talk on data center regulations. but will they walk?

As public opposition to AI data center development ratchets up in Pennsylvania, politicians are promising to protect local communities. Whether the state’s fractious politics can deliver is another question.
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Iran war sparks renewables boom as Europeans rush to buy solar, heat pumps and EVs

The war on Iran has become a catalyst for green technology, as Europeans scramble to find less volatile alternatives to oil and gas.
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The emotional contradictions of climate messaging

Two new analyses of media and social posts reveal some unexpected twists — climate advocates warn of crisis while offering optimism, and skeptics lean on "science."

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What Trump's threat against Iran's desalination plants means for Mideast

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including its desalination plants.
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Texas saw a $50B future in renewables. Then the political winds shifted

Clean energy brought income to ranchers and to counties buffeted by boom-and-bust oil cycles. Federal policy changes threaten that momentum.
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Federal trial over insufficient AC in Texas prisons starts

The plaintiffs are asking for the entire Texas prison system to be air-conditioned by the end of 2029 in a trial that is expected to last two weeks.
Vermont State House, Montpelier, Vermont, USA. Vermont State House is Greek Revival style built in 1859.

Vermont hits back at Trump’s effort to block ‘climate superfund’ law

The law would make fuel companies help pay for damages caused by climate change. The Trump nadministration argues it’s unconstitutional.

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Many homes already have the power to electrify, study finds

A California power provider shows homes can ditch fossil-fueled appliances without pricey electrical service upgrades after all.
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Why companies are phasing out these super-pollutants despite Trump

A rare spot of global climate agreement could prevent up to half a degree of warming this century.
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FEMA skips National Hurricane Conference amid DHS shutdown

The conference is one of the largest aimed at preparing for hurricane season, which begins June 1. A task force report on potential reforms to the agency also remains on hold.
Two blue-suited HazMat clad workers approaching a toxic site. Yellow sign reads "TOXIC - DANGER."

About 100 toxic Superfund sites vulnerable to flooding, storms, wildfires

Roughly 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans.

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