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The overlooked climate consequences of AI
Experts say the current hype ignores how AI contributes to emissions, misinformation, and fossil fuel production.
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![A man drapes a cloth over his head and a mother holds an umbrella over her child inside a hand pulled rickshaw to escape from extreme heat in India]()
![A man drapes a cloth over his head and a mother holds an umbrella over her child inside a hand pulled rickshaw to escape from extreme heat in India]()
July 3 was Earth’s hottest day on record — until July 4
Get ready for the “warmest month, warmest week ... and probably warmest hour.”
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![Crab fishermens' pots sit idle outside of the community of St. Paul since the crab crash and subsequent closure.]()
![Crab fishermens' pots sit idle outside of the community of St. Paul since the crab crash and subsequent closure.]()
The snow crab vanishes
The Indigenous people of St. Paul island need to decide their future — do they stay or do they go?
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![A man wearing shorts and a T-shirt and eating a burrito walks past a white Tesla Model S plugged into a public charging station in New York City.]()
![A man wearing shorts and a T-shirt and eating a burrito walks past a white Tesla Model S plugged into a public charging station in New York City.]()
Hackers already infiltrate EV chargers. It could only get worse.
Most intrusions have been innocuous, but a nefarious plot could bring down the grid. Experts have suggestions for improving security.
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![A hazy field of solar panels pointing at the sky in the desert.]()
Amid water woes, solar is booming in the California desert
Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back.
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Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts
The state joins Maine and Colorado in a growing movement to block utilities from using ratepayer dollars to delay climate action.
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![A woman in a blue shirt and white baseball cap moves equipment in a brightly lit lab.]()
This Georgia program is training a huge cleantech manufacturing workforce
Insiders say Quick Start is a major reason why the state has successfully wooed billions in investment from the world’s leading solar, battery and EV companies.
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![A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.]()
Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply
America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.
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![A man in a mask on a bright factory floor packages up a white box.]()
![A man in a mask on a bright factory floor packages up a white box.]()
Virtual power plants are coming to save the grid, sooner than you might think
Networks of thousands of home-based batteries could be key to a cleaner, more reliable electricity system.
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Passenger rail finally arrives in Honolulu
The Skyline rail could help alleviate gridlocked traffic and cut transportation emissions, but those who have tried it say the ride is also simply beautiful.
