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The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown. AI could change that.
Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has come under fire.
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
Millions of people are bitten by snakes every year. Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims.
As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward.
Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”
Michigan and other battleground states might have swung for Trump, but they elected environmentalists to U.S. Senate seats, too.
Though tech companies are secretive about their water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of the state’s supply.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
