🌎 Discussion: Climate Change, Global Warming, Emission Standards, and Other Environmental Issues - Part 1

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It would run 24/7 on NewsMax and OAN.

 

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Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable

Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

www.theguardian.com

 

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Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic states

Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy bills

www.theguardian.com

 

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Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade.

apnews.com

 

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Air quality analysis reveals minimal changes after xAI data center opens in pollution-burdened Memphis neighborhood

Our calculations found that the xAI turbines would contribute minimally to ambient air pollution in both neighborhoods.

www.space.com

 

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Air quality analysis reveals minimal changes after xAI data center opens in pollution-burdened Memphis neighborhood

Our calculations found that the xAI turbines would contribute minimally to ambient air pollution in both neighborhoods.

www.space.com

On the other hand, AI data centers are causing people's energy bills to skyrocket:

AI Data Centers Are Skyrocketing Regular People's Energy Bills

AI data centers in the US are spiking nearby customers' electricity bills, and bringing other unexpected costs.

futurism.com

 

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Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism

Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

www.theguardian.com

Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world

As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects

www.theguardian.com

 

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https://reliefweb.int/report/world/climate-finance-shadow-report-2025-analysing-progress-climate-finance-under-paris-agreement

 

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Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say

Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish

www.theguardian.com

 

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Russia’s blacklisted tankers keep dumping oil in Europe’s seas

Shadow fleet vessels sailed unimpeded in EU waters after leaving slicks near the continent.

www.politico.eu

 

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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

China’s new tech turns ocean CO2 into biodegradable plastic

Not-so-fun fact: our oceans hold 150 times more carbon dioxide than the Earth's atmosphere. Adding to that causes ocean acidification, which can disrupt marine food chains and reduce biodiversity.

newatlas.com

 

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Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse's toxic emissions are to blame

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

grist.org