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This is the wrong time for major media to shut down environmental coverage

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US pushes World Bank climate target to the brink

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Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of it

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Air-conditioning debate intensifies as Europe sweats through hotter summers

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Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to center stage

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Spain’s renewables revolution is paying off: electricity bills are lower despite energy crisis

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Northwest potentially in for ‘one of the strongest El Niños we’ve had,’ climatologists say

Warming temperatures at the equator could paradoxically bring the Northwest a wet fall and high winter snowpack, according to climatologists.

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As the world warms, the risk of snakebites is rising

Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims.

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UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs

The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies to publicly disclose the full environmental cost of their data centers and use renewable power.

Read the Full Article on www.reuters.com
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Imperial County approved a massive data center. Then it changed its mind

A million-square-foot data center became a lighting rod in this rural California county. Residents and local leaders are fighting back.

Read the Full Article on calmatters.org
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The data center backlash is bipartisan. Can it stay that way?

As opposition mounts, some experts wonder how long AI infrastructure can steer clear of the partisanship that defines U.S. politics.
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China's push for green power use in AI projects faces hurdles, experts say

Ensuring reliable electricity for AI-focused data centers has become a strategic priority, underscored in China's 2026 government work report.

Read the Full Article on www.reuters.com
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A missing piece in climate models: nature’s own emissions

Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these feedback loops are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead.
Read the Full Article on e360.yale.edu
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Leasing rooftop solar panels for your home can be better than buying them

The end of federal tax credits for rooftop solar and flexible new subscriptions have changed the pros and cons of leasing versus buying.
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Report on effects of hardened shorelines offers no easy fix

As bills to undo 40 years of coastal policy loom in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel last week presented its draft report on erosion-control structures and advised careful consideration of any new projects.

Read the Full Article on coastalreview.org
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Push to save Tangier Island progresses — but slowly

Tangier Island is one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay. But rising water and erosion threaten the community’s future as they eat away at the land.

Read the Full Article on www.bayjournal.com
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Reflecting pool contractor tried cleaning Tijuana River too

Greenwater Services won no-bid contracts to do experimental treatment on the Tijuana River and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  
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Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to center stage

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The White House’s energy policies are costing Americans dearly

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National Science Foundation halts plans to dismantle oceans observatory project

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Trump administration’s coal investments breathe new life into plants with repeated violations

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Why coal will lead to more deaths in Colorado

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Apocalypse when? ‘Earth’s Black Box’ to be installed in remote Tasmanian airfield

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California needs water and clean power. It might have a fix for both

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The water is rising in Chesapeake Bay. Can Tangier Island be saved?

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Heat problems are hard for India's textile factories to solve

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Spain’s renewables revolution is paying off: electricity bills are lower despite energy crisis

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Charging ahead: EVs outpace growth predictions

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Solar and wind try to navigate Trump’s obstacle course for tax credits

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The climate-friendly city is a bullseye

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US companies hold the line at climate talks despite Trump

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Turkey to host 2026 climate summit, in defeat for Australia

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