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UN Report Says Earth Will Overshoot 1.5C Warming, Emission Cuts Can Limit Damage
The report said the overshoot is not a point of no return, and that steps can be taken to ensure it is only temporary.
Forget Climate Doomerism. We Know What We Must Do to Protect the Planet.
A group of climate experts have several game-changing policies to preserve our right to a clean, healthy environment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Environmental Groups Say the Fight to Shut Down “Alligator Alcatraz” Isn’t Over
“We will not rest until the government is held accountable for violating the law,” said an attorney.
Trump’s Controversial Sale of Arctic Drilling Rights Draws Almost No Interest
"Oil and gas companies ... know that drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a losing proposition,” said a critic of the sale.