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The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally
One of the clearest victories happened in a Dutch town that few people outside the Netherlands had heard of before 2021.
DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Arm Has Been Captured by Industry, Critics Say
Instead of enforcing environmental laws, it’s suing states over their efforts to hold oil companies accountable.
“Megafires” in France and Spain Force Over 350,000 People to Evacuate
A professor who fled Madrid says decades of neoliberal policies have diminished Spain’s ability to respond to disasters.
Republicans Are Trying to Give Big Oil Immunity for Causing Climate Chaos
A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. States are trying to make polluters pay.
US Start-Up’s Seabed Mining Plan Flouts International Law, Critics Say
The proposal encroaches on a marine preserve, and French Polynesia banned seabed mining in 2022.
Industry Groups Keep Louisiana Residents From Knowing What’s in Their Air
Three of the chemicals that account for the majority of cancer risk in the region aren’t monitored by the state at all.
Trump Admin Guts Endangered Species Act to Prioritize Corporate Interests
“Yet again, the Trump administration has sold out our endangered wildlife to the highest bidder,” said one critic.
Republicans Want to Punish Canada for “Exporting” Its Wildfire Smoke Into the US
The Republicans make no mention of experts’ warnings that the climate crisis is supercharging the wildfires.
Calls Grow for Accountability From Fossil Fuel Execs Amid Climate-Fueled Fires
“We need Nuremberg trials for Big Oil,” the Sunrise Movement wrote on social media as wildfires rage across Canada.
Michigan OK’s Permits for Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel — But Legal Hurdles Remain
Tribal nations and environmental advocates have called on state officials to shut down the project for years.