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The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown. AI could change that.
As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward.
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
Researchers say that the rainforest is at risk of losing the equivalent of about 2 million soccer fields over the next 10 years.
The Save Our Bacon bill would make it harder for consumers to know how their meat was raised.
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.
“It seems like they have largely adopted the positions of the chemical industry.”
Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”
Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has come under fire.
