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How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills
As the race to build data centers across the United States accelerates, local governments worry that the tech industry mantra of “move fast and break things” means their communities are at risk of being broken.I’m...
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Susan Solomon named 2026 Tang Prize laureate
Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Professor of Environmental Studies at MIT, has been named the 2026...
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Expanding and deepening climate reporting through local messengers
Since 2021, the MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship has supported local and regional journalists in reporting high-impact...
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Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number
When heat waves hit the Western United States, the risk of wildfires quickly rises. The prolonged heat dries out vegetation, but that’s only part of the cause – heat waves also play other roles in...
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How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit
A corporate merger that would form the largest electric utility in the United States is underway. It’s just one of many recent utility mergers and acquisitions as electric utilities enter a period of rapid growth.On...
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The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone
The ocean is home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. From coral reefs and mangrove forests to the deep sea, marine ecosystems sustain countless species, support coastal communities, regulate the climate and underpin...
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Has the answer to life’s origins been hiding in our cells all along?
In every cell of your body, there are mysterious speckles. You need a microscope to see them, but if...
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New microplastics research examines River Thames pollution
Three litres of surface water will be collected from seven publicly accessible riverside locations along the Thames - Teddington, Westminster, St Katharine Docks, Limehouse, North Woolwich, Tilbury and Southend - before being filtered at a laboratory to capture tiny...
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How forgotten voyages helped track El Nino
A century ago, research ship William Scoresby left Hull for pioneering work in the southern oceans.
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Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people – and they may not have any recourse
Imagine living in the same forest as your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and all your ancestors as far back in time as stories can tell, and depending on the forest for food, shelter, recreation and education....
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Italy nixes envoy’s U.S. visit as leader Meloni “stunned” by Trump comments: “Neither I nor Italy beg”
Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said Friday she was left "stunned" by President Trump reportedly...
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