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Elon Musk’s A.I. Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines

The company, xAI, has installed several dozen turbines in Memphis without proper permits, the group said, polluting a nearby community.

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Construction on Elon Musk’s supercomputer project in Memphis in April.

A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres.

Senate Republicans want to sell the land to build more housing in the West, but the idea is contentious even within their own party.

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The proposal would require the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service to identify and sell between 2.2 million and 3.3 million acres.

Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State

California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward electric vehicles.

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President Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s effort to phase out gasoline-powered cars.

Climate Change Could Complicate Anti-Submarine Warfare

Sound is the primary means of tracking subs in vast ocean expanses, and research shows that it’s behaving differently as the seas warm.

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The American attack submarine Hampton in the Beaufort Sea, north of Canada and Alaska, in March 2024. Ocean changes affecting submarine detection appear to be more pronounced at northern latitudes.

World Bank Ends Its Ban on Funding Nuclear Power Projects

The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.

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Construction of Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant in 2023.

BlackRock Is Accused of a Plot Against Coal. The Firm Says That’s ‘Absurd.’

An unusual lawsuit in Texas claims investment firms illegally conspired to fight climate change. On Monday, a judge heard arguments to dismiss the case.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas, who brought the case against the investment firms in 2022.

Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine

Environmental groups had opposed expanding a Montana mine previously caught up in allegations of cocaine trafficking and the faked kidnapping of an executive.

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The entrance to Bull Mountain mine near Billings, Mont., in 2022

There’s an Effective Way to Deter Rhino Poachers, a New Study Finds

Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in high demand in some parts of Asia.

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A newly dehorned rhinoceros near Kruger National Park in South Africa. The horns eventually grow back, like trimmed fingernails.

What is the Hajj? What to Know About the Pilgrimage and Saudi Arabia’s Preparations

Millions have made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died last year.

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Muslim gathered for prayers around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.”

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Keeling flasks used to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in a research laboratory at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California in April.

Michael Boren Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He Might Lead the Forest Service.

Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.

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The airstrip at Mr. Boren’s Hell Roaring Ranch in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho.
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