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The federal agency is overhauling its disaster rules in a bid to end a cycle of rebuilding in unsafe areas.
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.”
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown. AI could change that.
The American Lung Association report comes amid the EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.
Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”
