Saturday, August 15, 202619 stories
Data centers, bird flu, and heat dominate
Today's environment news is a mix of local battles and global crises. The fight over AI data centers is heating up, with activists in Australia and a political win in Memphis. Meanwhile, bird flu spreads in Australia, and extreme heat is becoming the new normal.
Tuesday, July 28, 202620 stories
Heat and fire dominate Europe's July
Today's environment coverage is dominated by two threads: the ongoing European heatwave and wildfires, and a new wave of extreme weather warnings. A Guardian piece ties flash floods across Asia to climate breakdown, while Heatmap warns the next wave of climate extremes is already taking shape. The message is clear: this is not a one-off event, but an accelerating pattern.
Thursday, July 23, 202619 stories
Europe's soil drought crisis deepens
A new analysis finds climate-driven heat is sucking Europe's soils dry, making extreme drought up to 80 times more likely. Meanwhile, data centers face mounting scrutiny for their water and emissions impacts, and counting heat wave deaths remains stubbornly difficult.
Saturday, July 18, 202620 stories
Musk's data centers face community backlash
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.
Friday, July 17, 202620 stories
Wildfire smoke chokes North America
Canadian wildfires are dominating the news today, with smoke visible from space and disrupting the World Cup final. Meanwhile, the debate over how to respond to extreme heat, adapt now or cut emissions, is being called a false choice. A few stories on marine heatwaves and corporate climate backtracking round out the day.
Friday, July 3, 20266 stories
Wind cancellations and EU renewables record
Today's environment news is split between two forces: the Trump administration's aggressive cancellation of offshore wind leases, now totaling $2.6 billion, and the EU hitting a record 46% renewable electricity. Meanwhile, the UN is asking AI companies to disclose their environmental footprint, and a European heatwave may have killed over 20,000 people.
Sunday, June 28, 20264 stories
Cerrado crisis and local water fights
Today's environment coverage splits between a deep-dive on the Cerrado's indigenous territories and local water-infrastructure battles in the UK and US. The Cerrado piece reframes indigenous presence as ecological necessity, while the tuna-drain warning and culvert surveys show how small household and infrastructure choices add up.
Friday, June 26, 20265 stories
European heatwave linked to fossil fuels
Today's coverage is dominated by a single story: the European heatwave is the most severe on record, and attribution science is pointing directly at fossil fuel emissions. The World Weather Attribution study is the anchor, with multiple outlets covering it. Meanwhile, a ground-level piece from Pakistan and a London pavement temperature report show the human and urban toll.
Monday, June 22, 20268 stories
Alberta's solar fee and Germany's coal conundrum
Today's big story is the tension between green ambitions and hard economic realities. Alberta's new solar panel recycling fee has the industry up in arms, while Germany may be forced to extend its coal reliance. Meanwhile, the DOJ is arguing that Elon Musk's gas-burning AI data centers are vital for national security.
Sunday, June 21, 20267 stories
Alberta solar fee sparks industry backlash
Alberta's new $14 recycling fee on solar panels has the renewable energy industry pushing back, warning it could chill investment. Meanwhile, Spain's renewables revolution is paying off with lower bills, and Premier Smith is betting on natural gas to power AI ambitions.
Saturday, June 20, 202616 stories
Solar milestone, water wars, and AMOC alarm
Today's environment stories are split between genuine progress and deepening contradictions. Solar power just beat coal in the US for the first time, and a new desalination breakthrough could solve a major pollution problem. But the same week, Alberta slapped a controversial recycling fee on panels, data centers are draining aquifers in the desert, and the Atlantic current that keeps Europe livable may be collapsing much faster than anyone thought.
Friday, June 19, 20265 stories
Data centers and biomass: today's environmental trade-offs
Two stories today highlight the tension between green branding and actual environmental cost. Amazon's data centers in Virginia are guzzling water, while Australia's plan to burn forest biomass for cement is being called out as worse than coal. Meanwhile, an innovative ice-stupa project in India shows what real adaptation looks like.
Wednesday, June 17, 20265 stories
xAI's illegal power plant dominates environment news
Today's environment coverage is dominated by the fallout from xAI's unpermitted gas turbines powering its data center. The Justice Department's move to dismiss a related lawsuit adds a political layer to an already contentious story, while a UN report underscores the broader environmental costs of AI infrastructure. A Kansas solar farm proposal offers a contrasting local energy development story.