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small dams cumulative impacts on Amazonia
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Series of small dams pose big cumulative risk to Amazon’s fish and people

Small hydropower plants and small-scale fish farming in the Brazilian Amazon basin are often thought to cause negligible environmental harm, yet a new study reveals their cumulative damage is greatly underestimated and can be more impactful than large dams.

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Einstein’s father’s hydro-power plant restoration

Italian tech startup revives Einstein’s father’s power plant

A husband-wife team of entrepreneurs are using a once-abandoned hydroelectric station to feed the power grid and keep their artificial-intelligence enterprise humming.
Impacts
Mega-dam costs outweigh benefits, global building spree should end: experts
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Mega-dam costs outweigh benefits, global building spree should end: experts

It is time to move away from large hydroelectric dams in favor of micro-scale energy generation and sustainable alternatives, according to a new report.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Judge's sanctions against Michael Mann revive battle over climate defamation case

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Climate disasters are driving up housing costs and displacing low-income residents

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Utilities seek legal shield from wildfire lawsuits as climate risks grow

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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Record ocean heat drives catastrophic coral bleaching across 84% of reefs worldwide

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EPA chief Lee Zeldin defends freezing $20B in climate grants, citing alleged conflicts