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Consumers (and a Utility) Get a Win in Ohio, While Data Centers Take the Loss
An Ohio utility has won an important fight over who assumes the financial risk of data centers, and the result may help guide decisions across the country. Data centers will now need to pay penalties if they say they are going to build a project and then fail to live up to commitments, which provides […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:
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In South Memphis, Elon Musk’s Colossus Operated Gas Turbines Without Appropriate Permits, Residents and Activists Claim
The Shelby County Health Department in Memphis has approved an air quality permit that will allow Elon Musk’s supercomputer facility—Colossus—to continue burning gas, despite more than a year of protests and numerous campaigns by residents and climate activists who opposed what they said was illegal operation of 35 gas-fueled turbines to power the facility. The […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer
A prominent scientist whose work has helped steer a restoration of the Everglades that is among the most ambitious of its kind in human history will surrender Thursday in Miami for a 10-day jail sentence, a consequence of a bitter legal dispute with his former employer. Tom Van Lent is accused of stealing “trade secrets” […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Fuel Further Environmental Destruction, Environmental Advocates Say
Legislation currently making its way through Congress that proponents say will place much-needed guardrails on cryptocurrency will only exacerbate the industry’s insatiable energy demands and climate pollution, environmentalists say. Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives declared this week to be “Crypto Week,” during which they hope to pass several bills related to cryptocurrency. […]
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:OSHA Just Reduced the Value of a Worker’s Life
The Department of Labor announced “updates to penalty guidelines” to improve worker safety on Monday that it said will support small businesses and eliminate workplace hazards. The announcement follows the release of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s budget for the next fiscal year, which includes a plan for nearly 10,000 fewer workplace hazard inspections […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
RESTON, Va.—Virginia’s state government is leaning into its use of artificial intelligence for workforce development and regulation cuts. It’s an energy-intensive move further perpetuating the need for data centers and worsening climate change. On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a partnership with Google through which the search giant will donate 10,000 scholarships for work […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:US Department of Energy Grid Reliability Report Is Unreliable, Virginia Renewable Advocates Say
Advocates for renewable energy in Virginia took aim at a report that the U.S. Department of Energy issued last week on the reliability and security of the nation’s electric grid, faulting it for dated reliance on fossil fuels to meet skyrocketing energy demands from data centers and lacking public input. They noted that the 73-page […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Cropped 16 July 2025: EU deforestation law pushback; Agri emissions; US lobster disease
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... The post Cropped 16 July 2025: EU deforestation law pushback; Agri emissions; US lobster disease appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Will there be a drought where I live?
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Before Tropical Depression Chantal Swamped Hillsborough, the Town Had Been Counting on FEMA
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.—About nine hours after Tropical Depression Chantal inundated central North Carolina last week, Jeff Mahagan’s phone woke him at 3 in the morning. The person working on call at the Hillsborough wastewater treatment plant was scared. Mahagan, the town’s deputy utilities director for water treatment, didn’t immediately grasp the severity of the situation. He […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Off the Books: Maryland’s Clean Energy Push Ignores Backup Generator Pollution
When thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor from Johns Hopkins Hospital on June 4, it didn’t just contaminate the waterfront and threaten aquatic habitat. It also cast a spotlight on a deeper, largely overlooked problem: Maryland’s continued dependence on fossil-fueled backup generators. Hospitals, research campuses and critical infrastructure like data […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Cuts to Wind and Solar May Undermine GOP’s Promise of ‘Energy Dominance,’ Critics Say
As the One Big Beautiful Bill Act squeaked its way through Congress earlier this month, its supporters heralded what they described as a new era for American energy and echoed what has become a familiar phrase among President Donald Trump’s supporters. “Congress has taken decisive action to advance President Trump’s energy dominance agenda,” said American […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:The 'world-first' plan to grow food above landfill
A company plans to use greenhouses above pits filled with waste to grow low-cost food for locals.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as “sustainable”, NGO warns
Amid suspected fraud in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a new report says the airline industry should stop calling all alternatives to kerosene "sustainable" The post Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as “sustainable”, NGO warns appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Trump Hails $90 Billion in Corporate Investment to Make Pennsylvania an AI Hub, Fueled by Natural Gas
PITTSBURGH—Flanked by titans of the fossil fuel, tech and finance industries, President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed $90 billion in private investments aimed at building a massive artificial intelligence hub around Pennsylvania’s natural gas resources. “This is a really triumphant day for the people of the Commonwealth and for the United States of America,” Trump […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Kew Gardens' Palm House will close for five years for major makeover
The 175-year-old glass house will begin a 50m renovation in 2027.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:As Politicians Quarrel Over Wildfire Smoke, Research on Its Health Impacts Piles Up
The dog days of summer are synonymous with sizzling temperatures, longer nights and … wildfire smoke? As climate change supercharges wildfires, smoke from these blazes is becoming more pervasive, particularly throughout the peak months of the season in July and August. The health impacts of this haze go far beyond a pesky cough. In recent […]
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:NASA Pulls Back From Promise to Host Major Climate Change Reports, Citing Legal Loophole
WASHINGTON—NASA this week reversed its commitment to host congressionally mandated climate change reports after the federal government’s Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) website, which was responsible for releasing the reports, unexpectedly went offline earlier this month. The reports, which consolidated findings from the nation’s top-tier climate science research, helped communities plan for wildfires, floods...
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says
A landmark report for the global agreement on wetlands paints a dire picture of the state of the world’s water bodies that underpin all life on Earth. The report, released Tuesday by the secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands, says that since 1970 more than one-fifth of wetlands have been lost, meaning they have shrunk […]
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Drought declared in Midlands after hot, dry weather takes its toll
The East and West Midlands join the North West and Yorkshire in an official state of drought.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water
The warnings came in the mail this spring to 47 community water systems serving more than 400,000 Illinois residents: Elevated levels of harmful PFAS, better known as “forever chemicals,” had been found in their drinking water. The notice, mailed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in April, was triggered by a tighter federal PFAS standard […]
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists
It opens up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between plants and animals.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:The fate of the Sycamore Gap tree has shed light on a deeper concern
The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Bessemer, Alabama, Could Face Legal Action Over Environmental Impacts From a ‘Hyperscale’ Data Center
BESSEMER, Ala.—Do not move forward without more information. That’s the advice representatives of the Center for Biological Diversity have provided to Bessemer City Council members ahead of a Tuesday vote to green light a $14.5 billion data center project that could cause significant environmental harm. In a letter sent to the council members on Monday, […]
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:New Research Shows More Extreme Global Warming Impacts Looming for the Northeast
A pair of new climate studies suggest an intensification of strong storms called nor’easters and other disruptive extremes affecting the East Coast of North America on an overheated planet. Nor’easters generally form within about 100 miles of the East Coast between North Carolina and Massachusetts, often when cooler air from Canada meets warm, moist air […]
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging
Delaying the aging process is a huge business, with anti-aging creams and brain health supplements claiming to slow physical and mental aging contributing to a multibillion dollar industry and researchers examining how video games can slow cognitive decline. But identifying external stressors that speed the aging process is just as important as finding ways to […]
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:To help people prepare for extreme heat, we must communicate better
As a new report shows a dramatic increase in the hottest days in the UK, closing gaps in public understanding of the risks and how to stay safe is urgent The post To help people prepare for extreme heat, we must communicate better appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Chicago Was Supposed to Warn Residents About Toxic Lead Pipes. It’s Barely Started
This story is a partnership between Grist, Inside Climate News and WBEZ. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Beatriz Salazar was sifting through her usual pile of mail this spring when an envelope from the city of Chicago caught her […]
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Observatory marks 230 years of recording weather
The building holds the longest sequence of continuous weather data anywhere in the UK and Ireland.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Extreme weather is the UK's new normal, says Met Office
The UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Baltimore’s Wetlands Restoration Pushes Ahead Despite Federal Funding Setbacks
BALTIMORE—Gravel crunched underfoot as Brad Rogers and Andrew Forbes stepped onto a narrow strip carved along a portion of the Patapsco River shoreline that’s slated to be a 9-acre tidal wetland. At the site, just south of the Hanover Street Bridge, crews had been at work since last September, constructing a gravel sill that would […]
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:As Deadly Floods Hit America, a Meteorologist Looks Ahead
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Aynsley O’Neill with meteorologist Sean Sublette. In recent days, multiple catastrophic flooding events have hit rural communities in the U.S. Heavy rain in New Mexico triggered historic flooding in the mountain town of Ruidoso. Parts of central North Carolina also […]
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Water Utility Says It Can’t Meet Demand for Alabama Data Center Without ‘Significant Upgrades’
BESSEMER, Ala.—Developers of a proposed hyperscale data center may find themselves lacking a resource essential for the operation of what would be one of the largest such facilities in the United States: water. Public documents obtained by Inside Climate News reveal that the Warrior River Water Authority, the utility that serves the area where the […]
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Michigan Environmental Groups Argue Line 5 Tunnel Project Lacks Key Climate Considerations
Groups submitting comments on the latest stage of the Line 5 oil pipeline project in Michigan argue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to complete adequate analyses of climate change impacts and greenhouse gas emissions. On May 30, the Corps’ Detroit district released its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Enbridge Energy […]
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:What Risks Texas’ Grid Faces
Texas’ independent electric grid has transformed in recent years with the significant addition of wind, solar and battery storage facilities, and faces new risks as large load users like data centers request to be connected. These changes, plus increasing threats from extreme weather events and security issues, are among those risks for the reliability of […]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: