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AI impact on fossil fuels and water resources in Indiana

Learn how artificial intelligence is influencing fossil fuels and water resources in Indiana, shedding light on local environmental issues.

www.circleofblue.org
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Home batteries could become the next must-have household appliance

An energy expert explains how batteries can lower electric bills, keep homes running during outages, and ease pressure on an increasingly strained grid.
yaleclimateconnections.org
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Sweeping victory for Europe as 15 nations top climate scoreboard

Europe has come top in the latest Environmental Performance Index, partly due to the boom in renewables. But experts warn that more progress is needed.
www.euronews.com
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The climate fix: Target the biggest meat eaters

A Scottish study finds that shifting heavy meat eaters toward modest cuts, rather than trimming everyone's diet evenly, could prevent 60,000 diabetes cases and deliver outsized climate gains.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
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Vancouver’s growing anti-AI movement

Residents of Vancouver, British Columbia are protesting and calling for a moratorium on new AI data centers — and local politicians are listening.

thetyee.ca
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Climate change could double household water costs in some cities, study finds

Household water costs could nearly double in some American cities as climate change further stresses municipal water systems.

stateline.org
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California’s largest lake is turning to dust

The Salton Sea is drying up, worsening air pollution for people living near its shores. Authorities are working to stabilize the lakebed and lock down the dust. But for some families, it's too late.
www.dw.com
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Trump admin proposes weaker truck pollution rules

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks.

thehill.com
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The climate upside of higher gas prices

The Iran War’s unexpected environmental boost: electric vehicle sales.
atmos.earth
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How to build a highway in the age of climate change

A San Francisco Bay Area highway project is raising questions about what it will take to fortify roads against rising sea levels.
grist.org
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Grassroots justice group challenges Trump administration order to keep Florida coal plant running

Advocacy groups said the order failed to establish an energy emergency. The Department of Energy partly attributed one to anticipated demand associated with data centers.
insideclimatenews.org
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Experimental bathtub: The remote lake island trying wave power to boost energy security

Researchers on Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan, are trying to find a more reliable form of power using local resources.

www.theguardian.com
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Uranium mining grows as Trump seeks to feed a nuclear boom

The federal government recently approved a South Dakota uranium project that moved through the FAST-41 permitting process.
www.eenews.net
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Forecasters predict strengthening El Niño to reach historic levels

Federal forecasters say an intensifying El Niño is growing so fast it's on the way to becoming very strong, even reaching historic levels this fall.

apnews.com
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British Columbia isn’t ready for the next heat wave, doctors say

Poor, senior and disabled people are being left behind, and the province hasn’t divested from fossil fuels yet.

thetyee.ca
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The administration has a new climate change office. It’s headed by a climate critic

The office that produces the National Climate Assessment has been reconstituted, after the administration gutted it last year.

www.politico.com
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Beyond lithium: New battery tech starts to break through

As EV sales boom and grids seek more energy storage, researchers are racing to develop batteries that are cheaper, more powerful, and less reliant on hard-to-source materials. Lithium-ion still dominates, but sodium-ion and solid-state technologies are moving from lab to market.
e360.yale.edu
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European countries top ‘scorecard’ on climate progress while US slips to 27th

Estonia, Luxembourg and UK are ranked as the top three in the biennial Yale University index.

www.theguardian.com
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