environmentSaturday, July 18, 2026
The data center boom is running into local opposition, from Memphis to Canada. Meanwhile, the UK's new PM is set to approve North Sea drilling, and a rare cheetah sighting is now threatened by war.
The AI infrastructure buildout is hitting resistance from communities worried about noise, emissions, and water use.
Elon Musk's Memphis data centers, built fast for AI, are now a national symbol of community resistance to the industry's environmental costs.
A Leger poll finds 81% of Canadians worry about data centers driving up electricity bills, signaling broad unease.
Canada is planning a massive data center boom, but local opposition is already brewing, a tension that will define the buildout.
New drilling plans and a weed-killer controversy show how environmental promises are colliding with political realities.
New UK PM Andy Burnham plans to approve new North Sea oil and gas drilling, breaking Labour's 2024 manifesto pledge and reopening the Rosebank and Jackdaw controversy.
Trump's attempt to boost Roundup's manufacturer instead of banning it has infuriated the MAHA movement that helped elect him, exposing a rift.
Geologists May Have Found One of the World’s Greatest Treasures. Some Say It’s Too Dangerous to Dig Up.www.popularmechanics.com
Once Touted as a Solution to CAFO Manure, Biodigesters Face an Uncertain Futurecivileats.com
War on Iran disrupts efforts to save the Asiatic cheetah, world’s rarest big catnews.mongabay.com
Climate statistics for Australian locationswww.bom.gov.au
Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warnwww.theguardian.com
Proposed weir rehabilitation aims to restore East Pearl Rivermississippitoday.org‘They car-bombed my house – there’s not much more they can do’: the astonishing podcast taking on illegal bloodsportswww.theguardian.com
After 20 mutilated animal corpses were left outside a rural primary school, the creators of award-winning podcast Buried began investigating – with a little help from Chris Packham. It plunged them into organised crime, the dark web and Line of Duty-esque rumours of police corrup
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’www.bigissue.com
As cities become hotter, many homes no longer provide a place of safety. Melting Metropolis is a project that combines histories, geographies and research to highlight stories around urban heat islands The post ‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too
Will wildfires help unite us on climate issues?www.republicanherald.com
Visually, it was disorienting. The Appalachian Mountain view of my childhood had vanished behind a thick haze, transforming the familiar landscape into something ominous and otherworldly. But breathing it – that’s when it really hit you. A scratchy throat. A tightened chest. An u
Rodale Institute breaks ground on Center for Regenerative Organic Innovationwww.republicanherald.com
Under blue skies and a bright July sun, hundreds of visitors gathered at Rodale Institute’s 386‑acre research farm as leaders broke ground on a project centered around a 200‑year‑old Pennsylvania Dutch bank barn.
What Do We Really Know About the Microplastics Building Up Inside Us?www.motherjones.com
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientists have been documenting the presence of microplastics in our oceans and soils, in air, drinking water, and food for more than a decade. More rece
Mosholu Parkland: FOMP, BetaNYC, CM Dinowitz & Residents Participate in Mapping for Equity Eventwww.norwoodnews.org
Future of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP), BetaNYC, Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) and residents, including Venice Turraine, gathered on Friday, July 10, for Part I of a "Mapping for Equity" event which took place along Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park. The purpose of the event was to
The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association holds a "Discussion with the Candidates" for Attorney Generalsteveahlquist.substack.com
"...we want to have some serious conversations about things specifically relevant to law enforcement," said Chief Sidney Wordell.
Drone video shows scale of major wildfire in northern Spainwww.aljazeera.com
Drone video shows the scale of a major wildfire in northern Spain where more than 150 square kilometres have burned
Pentavalent and tetravalent uranium formation via glycerol-stimulated bacteria in mine water - Nature Communicationswww.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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