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.