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Environment
Trump Is Reviving a Tar Sands Oil Pipeline With the Help of Wyoming Tycoons
The proposed pipeline would be one of the biggest new fossil fuel developments of Trump’s second presidency.
CA Soon May Have Over 300 Data Centers. Locals Worry About Water Supply Threats.
One proposed data center would require 750,000 gallons of water per day and take up 17 football fields’ worth of land.
The Supreme Court May Stop Thousands From Suing Monsanto for Giving Them Cancer
The court will determine if people who say glyphosate weed killers made them sick have the right to sue in state court.
Indigenous Leaders Warn AI Boom Repeats Patterns of Extraction
Land defenders use AI tools as data centers drive environmental threats to Indigenous territories.
Palestinians in Gaza Want to Rebuild Food Systems. Israel Isn’t Letting Them.
The majority of farmland is unusable due to Israeli bombing, bulldozing, or seizure within the so-called “Yellow Line.”
The First-Ever Conference to End Fossil Fuels Has to Address Militarism, Too
The Pentagon is the world’s largest fossil fuels consumer, with a larger carbon footprint than most countries.
Indigenous Activists Decry “Data Colonialism” of AI Boom in Their Communities
Corporations have proposed building about 103 to 160 massive data centers on Native lands, says Krystal Two Bulls.
Trump Admin Sued for Approving First BP Project in Gulf Since 2010 Disaster
The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig killed 11 people and led to the worst spill in US history.
WI GOP Gov Candidate Mocks Dem Over Her Factual Observations on Climate Crisis
Hailstorms cause millions of dollars in property damage yearly in Wisconsin, mostly to the state's farmland.
US Mining Plan Will Sacrifice Mexico’s Environment for Weapons and Tech
A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and environmental impacts.