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Dark Sky Defenders Raise Alarm Along the Border of West Texas
Residents fear that the Trump administration’s plans to build a border wall will threaten the region’s spectacular starry skies.
The Dire Lengths Florida Farmworkers Go to Keep Working in ‘Scorching’ Heat
Underresourced farmworkers can experience physical and mental symptoms while working under the Florida sun. But heat is not their only worry, according to one advocate. By Amy Green It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most…
Trump EPA Moves to Approve Alabama Coal Ash Program Rejected by Biden Administration
This proposal could allow Alabama Power and other utilities’ coal ash ponds to remain saturated in groundwater indefinitely. By Dennis Pillion The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of…
Europe Opens a New Front in the Mackerel Wars
While Northeast Atlantic mackerel stocks plummet, European nations are exploiting Russia’s pariah status to justify their own overfishing. By Johnny Sturgeon Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Russia all share the world’s largest and most lucrative…
A swarm of solar ‘bees’ are coming to western North Carolina community hubs
Nearly two years ago, Hurricane Helene knocked out power in Burnsville, North Carolina. Fire Chief Niles Howell had to use the station’s generator to keep everything running. Through the storm, and the devastating flooding that followed, the fire department provided…
An AI Data Center at the Edge of the Everglades Heads to a Decisive Vote
No water agency has reviewed Project Tango, a hyperscale campus sited beside an elementary school, so the facility’s water demand, its source and its effect on nearby wells remain unexamined. By Kate Waxman On a stretch of former farmland near…
A ‘crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. In April, when an out-of-control wildfire threatened the remote Xeni Gwet’in First Nation in western Canada, local governments issued evacuation alerts. The blaze quickly spread to 618 acres before being extinguished…
South East Water to pay £30.5m penalty after multiple failures
Ofwat investigated supplier over supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licence South East Water will pay £30.5m after a series of supply interruptions, customer failings and for breaching its licence, regulator Ofwat has confirmed. The watchdog said the…
Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board
As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee In a boardroom in an office building in Oban, a picturesque town on the west…