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Amazon's Chile data center moves ahead after residents lose environmental challenge

Residents near Santiago, Chile, are concerned about a new Amazon data center. They fear its impact on a cherished local hill and potential power line construction. Despite their opposition, authorities have permitted the data center to proceed. Amazon states its facility will be resource-efficient. Chile is becoming a hub for…

The Economic Times

Weather tracker: US and Mexico brace for heatwave as deadly floods hit South Africa

Temperatures soar in California and Arizona, while deluge continues across Western and Northern Cape

The Guardian - UK

From record heat to floods and drought – what’s in store if a ‘super’ El Niño hits this year

Climate scientists warn that the strongest El Niño on record could hit later this year but it is "not the reason to freak out".

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India's heatwave challenge boosts need for renewable energy storage solutions

India’s rising heatwaves are pushing power demand to record highs. Renewable energy is helping meet peak load, but limited storage capacity and grid flexibility remain key challenges.

The Economic Times

Many of the Caribbean’s most important reefs are going unprotected

Living by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature’s most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm surges, flooding and destructive waves that threaten homes, infrastructure and livelihoods.

The Conversation

European Commission faces backlash over plans to fast-track polluting projects

According to the Corporate Europe Observatory report, proposed EU legislation would speed up approval processes for projects labelled as “strategic” or of “overriding public interest,” which could in some cases allow them to bypass standard environmental review requirements.

Euronews

Corpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declared

Final approval of the curtailment plan is expected at a future City Council meeting. Experts predict that, without significant rainfall, a water emergency could arrive by September.

The Texas Tribune

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No sunset until August: Inside Alaska’s northernmost town living through 84 days of endless daylight

Most people expect nightfall to arrive at some point in the day. In one remote corner of Alaska, that simply stops happening for weeks, disrupting normal circadian rhythms in ways that can feel deeply disorienting to visitors. Residents in Utqiagvik, the northernmost town in the United States, have now entered…

The Times of India

Gas project model pours cold water on emissions goal

Modelling examining a $48 billion-plus offshore gas proposal has drawn conclusions on the likelihood of a major state reaching a 2050 emissions target.

AAP

Colombia brings little-known legal mechanism to climate debate at First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

At the Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, held in Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast, representatives from 57 countries debated, among other things, the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), which allows corporations to sue countries outside of their domestic courts.

Latin Times

Is the California Coastal Commission Finally Losing Some of Its Regulatory Powers?

The commission has tormented property owners and localities ever since it was created in 1976. Finally, legislative and legal efforts are undoing some of its abuses.

Reason

In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demand

Ten water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.

The Texas Tribune

Round-the-clock renewables: New report says clean energy now challenges fossil fuels on price

The cost of battery storage has dropped more than 90 per cent since 2010, bringing the cost of renewable energy down with it.

Euronews

It’s May and Colorado is covered in snow. Locals are loving it

Weather experts say the unusual spring snowfall could end up being Denver’s biggest May snowstorm in more than 20 years

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Wind projects are stalled because the Pentagon isn't completing its reviews, industry group says

A clean energy group says the Pentagon is holding up the development of more than 250 new onshore wind farms on private lands by failing to complete its national security reviews

Euronews

Brussels mulls scrapping methane fines amid energy crisis - leak

The draft text, circulated to EU member states, says penalties should not jeopardise gas or oil supplies during periods of market stress or crisis — a move likely to be seen as a concession to mounting pressure from industry and international partners.

The Guardian - US

Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power

As communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop them

The Times of India

Life 2 meters underground: Scientists discover hidden microbial oasis beneath Chile’s driest desert

Beneath the extremely dry surface of Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists discovered a functional community of microorganisms that challenges what we thought possible for life. While the ground above remains one of Earth's harshest environments, a ‘hidden oasis’ lies about two meters down, protected from high solar irradiance and complete dryness.…

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The Guardian - US

Alaska’s 2025 mega tsunami highlights risk to cruise lines as glaciers retreat

Researchers say 481-metre wave in fjord was triggered by rockslide linked to climate crisis

The Independent UK

Some of California’s ritzy beaches have been overwhelmed by raw sewage and now spend half the year closed

Since 2018, more than 10 billion gallons of raw sewage have flowed into the Tijuana River, according to the International Boundary and Water Commission, and some of it has found its way to California

Clever Dude

UV Exposure Can Shorten Wiper Blade Life, Especially In Southern States

Bright sunshine might feel great on a road trip, but it quietly wreaks havoc on something drivers rely on every time it rains: windshield wiper blades. UV rays break down rubber at a molecular level, turning flexible, smooth blades into stiff, cracked strips that smear more than they clean. Drivers…

TechRadar

'Electricity with zero emission' — Chinese scientists aim to transform “dirty” coal with a new fuel cell that doesn't burn anything and produces clean power well beyond the Carnot cycle limit

Chinese researchers developed a coal fuel cell that generates electricity without combustion while capturing carbon dioxide and potentially achieving significantly higher efficiency levels.

The Independent UK

Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most

Tree cover globally cools nearly half of the warming from built-up cities, but it’s doing it more in richer, cooler areas and less in hotter poorer areas where it’s needed most

Euronews

Sweden generates 99% of electricity from clean sources. So why is wind power under attack?

Thousands of anti-wind social media posts have been analysed, as researchers warn that Europe’s energy security could be threatened.

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Wyoming Tax Collector Notice: Why Missing the County’s Due Date Gets Your Property Tax Marked Delinquent the Next Business Day

Property tax deadlines can often be unforgiving. You may have set a reminder to pay the balance by a certain date, but if it goes...

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