environment

Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration
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Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights and police accountability.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-law-firms-accountability-environment-police-lgbtq?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #Trump #LGBTQ #Environment #CriminalJustice #Nonprofit

Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply
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Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the industry.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-solar-energy-operation-gigawatt-spencer-cox?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Utah #Solar #Energy #Environment #Trump #USPolitics

Trump ‘worried’ about Potomac poop smell for 250th celebrations https://www.bocvip.com/1211356/trump-worried-about-potomac-poop-smell-for-250th-celebrations/ #environment

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Oregon liberals, opposed to nuclear power in the 1970s, created a complex process for getting new energy projects approved.

It’s now being used to stall developments in wind and solar — with a 76-year-old activist leading the charge.

https://www.propublica.org/article/irene-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Energy #Environment #Solar #Oregon #CleanEnergy

For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.

Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #RFKJr #Vaccines #Autism #Environment #Research #Science

Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.

They finally got their wish.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-formaldehyde-risk-assessment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Environment #PublicHealth #Health #Cancer #Government #Regulation

Advance of the far right threatens the Amazon

"The far right is moving in on the Amazon. Outsider and attorney Abelardo de la Espriella's win in Colombia, Keiko Fujimori's triumph in Peru, and the state of emergency in Bolivia point to an increasingly hostile future for the planet's largest rainforest.

Added to this scenario is the alarming fact that Venezuela is a ward of the United States.

If Flávio Bolsonaro comes out on top in Brazil’s October elections, nearly the entire Amazon will be held hostage to a project based on the limitless exploration of Nature, along with most of the countries in Latin America."

#farright #environment #climate #climatecrisis #rainforest #Amazon #Colombia #Peru #Bolivia #Venezuela #Brazil #LatinAmerica #Latam #elections
https://sumauma.com/en/o-avanco-da-extrema-direita-nas-americas-ameaca-a-amazonia-e-reduz-as-chances-de-sobrevivencia/

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"We like the environmental benefits of solar and wanted to engage with solar in some fashion."

https://apnews.com/article/balcony-plug-solar-climate-energy-renewable-trump-c162abf520da0fa155dc971270b8684a

Via https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/41423132

#news #environment #SolarPower

We will shoot past the 1.5°C target, averaged over 20 years, by the end of this decade. There’s no way to prevent it.

After that, to avoid 2C, 3C, or even 4C, it will take a massive and — dare we say? — highly unlikely global effort to unite in slashing carbon emissions at an unprecedented rate.
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For global average temperatures to stabilize at less than 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, humanity needs to achieve 43% greenhouse gas emissions cuts by 2030. But progress on climate action has stagnated in recent years, global GHG emissions are yet to peak, and our remaining carbon budget is dwindling.

Above 1.5°C of warming, we risk passing critical tipping points in natural Earth systems, triggering self-perpetuating changes that could shift the planet out of the habitable zone for humanity and for life as we know it. Even with rapid, large-scale action on climate change, crossing some tipping points may now be unavoidable.
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LEARN MORE ➡️ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/climate-futures-whats-ahead-for-our-world-beyond-1-5c-of-warming/

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

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Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.
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The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-methane-oil-emissions-climate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Texas #Oil #Gas #Data #Climate #Environment #Trump

Béton, métal, chaleur, vapeur 🎵

Ce n'est pas un nouveau titre de Daft Punk, mais le titre de ma prochaine conférence sur l'IA générative. On peut se le dire, ça passe beaucoup moins bien en français 😁

Le contenu devrait toujours être d'intérêt:

- des vues aériennes de Datacenters, explications à la clef
- une visite (virtuelle) de l'intérieur
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#ia #datacenter #genai #ClimateChange #environment #energy

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Meat from ‘critically endangered’ sharks being sold in supermarkets

A new study has found that shark meat sold in U.S. grocery stores, seafood markets, and online vendors…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #environment #pound #Science #Sharks #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/137635/

Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation.

His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations. Here's what to know:
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-environmental-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#ElonMusk #Environment #Regulation #Business #SpaceX #Tesla #Musk

Italy Launches First Flight Allowing Large Dogs in Cabin https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/italy-launches-first-flight-allowing-large-dogs-in-cabin/

#green #environment #VSN

New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater
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The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — near homes and farms and into drinking water sources.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-legislation-oil-gas-injection-wells-water-pollution-cleanup?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Oklahoma #Oil #Environment #Cancer #Health #Law #Water #Pollution

EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/

#HackerNews #EPA #Scientists #Research #Publications #Environment #Science #Policy

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#plastic #recycling is a #scam,
#climatetown
#klimaat #climate #milieu #environment #lie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJnJ8mK3Q3g

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https://nebula.tv/videos/climatetown-plastic-recycling-is-an-actual-scam-climate-town

Stories by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica identified bottlenecks that have stalled green energy projects in Oregon.

The governor aims to accelerate efforts through a series of mandates. Here's where they stand.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-renewable-energy-legislative-progress?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Oregon #Green #Energy #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Wind #Solar

Shein designated biggest fashion polluter https://www.bocvip.com/1143972/shein-designated-biggest-fashion-polluter/ #environment

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An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels.

Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-regulators-fort-gibson-meredith-family?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Oklahoma #Oil #Gas #Energy #Environment #Pollution #Family #House

PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.

The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #EPA #Environment #Health #Safety #Water #Government

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
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Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-violations-fines-vegas-loop?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ElonMusk #LasVegas #Environment #Regulation #Musk #Nevada #Vegas

The Drying Planet
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A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
https://www.propublica.org/article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Science #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Water #Earth