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Seminole nation becomes first indigenous group to ban planet-cooking data centers from its land
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma just became the first Indigenous Nation in the US to ban data centers from their territory.
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Data centers are destroying states' clean energy dreams
“I can’t remember a time in the history of the industry where we’ve seen as much interest in adding load, which is primarily driven by data centers."
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America’s largest reservoir nears record-low water levels after dropping 6 feet in a month
Lake Mead’s water temperatures have also gone up, prompting concerns about water treatment operations
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Giant rodent that could devastate California wetlands was 'deliberately' reintroduced to population, experts fear
Nutrias are a large semi-aquatic rodent native to South America that can weigh up to 20 pounds and devours large quantities of vegetation
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Urgent action on climate needed to protect emperor penguins from extinction
The IUCN has moved emperor penguins from ‘Near Threatened’ to ‘Endangered’ following WWF-funded research Emperor penguins face population collapse and may be on a path toward extinction, according to the conservation organisation WWF. The IUCN – the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network – downgraded the species’ status on its Red List by two places from […]
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We're losing ~9 languages per year. 75% of medicinal plant knowledge exists in only one language. This tool maps which endangered languages carry irreplaceable environmental knowledge.
Interactive map of ~150 endangered languages filtered by knowledge domain, endangerment level, and observability score. ~9 languages lost per year.
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UK to give homes ‘free energy’ instead of turning off wind turbines
Europe’s outdated and under-invested energy grid means huge amounts of renewable energy are wasted every year.
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EV prices drop again as the gap with gas cars hits a record low
EV prices fell again in March as incentives hit nearly $8,000 and the price gap with gas cars narrowed to its lowest level on record.
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More Crops Grown for Fuel and Livestock Feed Than for People, New Study Finds
Cutting back on beef and biofuels could help improve food security and mitigate climate emissions.
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Trump’s EPA Chief Delivers the Keynote at a Conference of Climate Change Deniers
Lee Zeldin opened a meeting of the Heartland Institute, which has compared environmental advocates to the Unabomber.
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Noaa reports record 30,000 endangered Coho salmon returned to California's Mendocino Coast rivers — double last year's record and 10x the numbers from a decade ago, following 100+ habitat restoration projects
Back-to-back record spawning seasons suggest that reconnecting tributaries and restoring salmon habitat is supporting Central California Coast Coho population growth. NOAA has funded more than 100 restoration projects on the Mendocino Coast.
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Penguin ‘toxicologists’ find PFAS chemicals in remote Patagonia
Silicone leg bands on Patagonian penguins detected PFAS in a remote marine ecosystem.
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New report reveals shocking scale of hidden global microplastic exposure
The first-of-its-kind report draws on more than 350 peer-reviewed studies to conclude human microplastic exposure is ‘continuous and global’ A new major report has revealed the vast scale of microplastic exposure in daily life, in what experts are calling a ‘microplastic storm’ from overlooked and emerging sources. Funded by Plastic Soup Foundation and The Flotilla […]
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British Fish and chip lovers told to completely avoid eating UK-caught cod amid population crisis. Conservationists have warned cod populations are ‘at dangerously low levels’
Conservationists have warned cod populations are ‘at dangerously low levels’
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