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

17 juin 2025 à 23:08
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.
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A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres.

12 juin 2025 à 12:50
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.

Climate Change Could Complicate Anti-Submarine Warfare

12 juin 2025 à 05:02
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

11 juin 2025 à 16:15
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.’

9 juin 2025 à 16:36
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

6 juin 2025 à 13:13
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

5 juin 2025 à 14:00
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.

It’s Not Just Poor Rains Causing Drought. The Atmosphere Is ‘Thirstier.’

4 juin 2025 à 11:40
Higher temperatures caused by climate change are driving complex processes that make droughts bigger and more severe, new research shows.

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Center-pivot irrigation in Eureka County, Nev.

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

5 juin 2025 à 03:55
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.

3 juin 2025 à 12:54
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.

3 juin 2025 à 05:01
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.

Which Cooking Oil Is Best for the Planet?

2 juin 2025 à 05:01
When it comes to climate and the environment, some oils are a cut above. Here’s what to know.

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A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security

30 mai 2025 à 19:53
The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these.

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Recent construction work on a sea wall to protect Charleston’s downtown areas.

Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions

30 mai 2025 à 12:21
The 24 awards would have gone to a range of companies trying in novel ways to reduce the pollution that is heating the planet.

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Among the canceled awards was a $331 million to Exxon Mobil, which had been planning to replace natural gas with hydrogen at a chemical facility in Baytown, Texas.
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