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Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make people sick
âFamilies shouldnât have to pay for the AI boom with their health.â
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![A man throws a cardboard box away amid piles of bottled water]()
![A man throws a cardboard box away amid piles of bottled water]()
Federal court rules there is no constitutional right to safe drinking water
Years after a water crisis rocked Jackson, Mississippi, the court finds that residents have no right âto truthful information from officials.â
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Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest
As Congress considers the next five years of transportation spending, proposed transit funding reductions could fall heavily on rural communities with limited service.
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![Roof of a Data Center in Atlanta, Georgia]()
In Savannah, Georgiaâs utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
Concerned residents accused the commission of serving Georgia Power and data centers, not the public. Will their discontent sway Novemberâs election?
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The fate of the Endangered Species Act rests on 2 simple words
The Trump administration has upended protections for hundreds of endangered species by redefining the words "take" and "harm."
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An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to prepare and respond.
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![A blue truck drives along an unpaved section of a road cutting through the Amazon rainforest]()
A trip down the road that will determine the fate of the Amazon
The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and the global climate at risk.
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![A collage of the island of American Samoa, protesters from CNMI, a panel with leaders from US territories, and Guam governor Lou Leon Guerrero]()
![A collage of the island of American Samoa, protesters from CNMI, a panel with leaders from US territories, and Guam governor Lou Leon Guerrero]()
She governs a US territory. But she has no say in who mines its waters.
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As Russia attacks Ukraineâs grid, solar offers a path to resilience
With help from government incentives, Ukrainian businesses and households are increasingly investing in solar.
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Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was
âThe numbers are just really mind-boggling."
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Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
Thousands of them have died in the last decade, and environmental groups might sue the Trump administration for ignoring their plight.
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![Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026.]()
![Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026.]()
Trump topples the last pillar of Bidenâs climate agenda
With the repeal of a rule that limited carbon emissions from power plants, the president is further delaying the phaseout of coal.
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