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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.
Will Colorado Voters Enshrine “Right to Natural Gas” in the State Constitution?
“This would be the first constitutional amendment to provide a right to a particular fossil fuel,” notes an expert.
Texas Is Fast Tracking AI Data Center Construction Using a Permitting Loophole
Texas regulators are using permit regimes usually reserved for gas stations and dry cleaners to open the door to AI.
Western Europe Just Had Its Hottest June on Record. Climate Change Is to Blame.
Excess deaths in France, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands last month surpassed 4,600.
Trump Tells Big Tech He’ll Fast-Track Fossil Fuel Plants to Power AI
The AI development race has resulted in plans to build or expand 74 methane gas plants across the country.
Big Banks Are Accelerating Their Investments in the Fossil Fuel Industry
International banks are financing the industry’s pivot to petrochemical products like plastics and fertilizers.
Mark Carney Unveils $35B Canadian Pipeline Project as Climate Crisis Accelerates
Progressives and climate groups said the plan is a boondoggle designed to appease right-wing Alberta separatists.
New Mexico ICE Jail Has to Truck Water Into Town That Declared a Water Emergency
The Torrance County Detention Facility has been the subject of complaints about sewer and water problems in the past.
As Heat Wave Spreads Across the US, Data Centers Strain Electrical Grids
“Data centers need the most energy exactly when the grid has the least available to give,” said an AI platform CEO.