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Google's data-center boom comes to Nebraska

Documents indicate that the tech company may be planning a massive natural gas powered data center — but it could hinge on one piece of legislation.
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How the oil barons are seeking a get-out-of-jail-free card for climate change damages

A recent move by the Supreme Court could actually make fossil-fuel companies more vulnerable to lawsuits, but the polluters are pushing for a workaround.
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"Every key indicator flashing red" warns UN's 2025 climate report

The State of the Global Climate 2025 report confirms that 2015–2025 are the hottest 11 years on record as ocean heat hit a new high.
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Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts

A proposed data center in Imperial County has triggered fierce community opposition, with residents fearing impacts on air quality and rising utility bills.

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Far more countries face critical food insecurity if world heats up by 2C, analysis shows

Food systems of low-income nations are projected to deteriorate seven times as fast as those of wealthy ones.

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Climate-fueled wildfires and dust storms drove up air pollution around the world last year

A new report shows air pollution threatens the majority of the world’s population, while information gaps increase the risks.
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Where there’s wildfire smoke, there’s poor mental health

Research has increasingly connected wildfire smoke with worsening mental health, partly due to damage in the brain.

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Interior Department and TotalEnergies announce end of US offshore wind projects

The announcement marks the latest blow by the administration against the U.S. offshore wind industry.
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Panel takes new look at beach erosion-control structures

Special report: As beach erosion alarms sound up and down the North Carolina coast and Outer Banks houses continue to fall into the ocean, policymakers are once again eyeing the science behind the state's longstanding hardened structures ban.
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‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers

The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch.

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Three Indian cities in top four most polluted, says report

Loni in Uttar Pradesh has the dubious distinction of being the world's most polluted city in 2025, according to a report by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir.

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