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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.
As Hawaii Hosts International War Games, Residents Question Costs of Militarism
Rim of the Pacific — the world’s largest maritime exercise — unleashes five weeks of intensified pollution on Hawaii.
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.
Trump Uses Full Weight of Federal Government to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care
Several federal agencies have taken unprecedented steps to keep physicians from providing care to trans youth.
Chemical Accidents Are on the Rise as Trump Proposes Weakening Regulations
Chemical releases from industrial accidents that hurt or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.
New Diseases Threaten Public Health as Trump’s Cuts Leave US Unprepared
Gaps in government health surveillance are leaving openings for dangerous diseases to slip through undetected.
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.
US-UK Deal Strips Funds From the National Health Service to Pay for Medications
A study finds the projected avoidable death toll from the deal far exceeds that which the UK saw during the pandemic.
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.