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Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave 0 OKIsItJustMe Aug 5 Aug 5 1 264
They've been able to reconstruct Cretaceous air composition from fossilized dinosaur teeth, including CO2 levels 0 NickB79 Aug 5 Aug 5 9 364
Plastic pollution responsible for at least $1.5 trillion a year in health costs, study finds - CBS News 3 Rhiannon12866 Aug 5 Aug 5 7 430
EPA to reverse landmark scientific finding on climate change - CNN State of the Union 1 Rhiannon12866 Aug 5 Aug 5 1 307
Shein fined E1m in Italy for misleading environmental claims about products 0 Eugene Aug 5 Aug 5 2 232
China: Rockcheck Inks Deal to Deploy 1,000 Hydrogen Trucks in Inner Mongolia by 2026 0 Caribbeans Aug 5 Aug 5 0 258
Rail services in parts of England are cut as tracks disturbed by lack of moisture 0 OKIsItJustMe Aug 4 Aug 4 6 262
West Virginia lawmakers eliminated local authority to regulate data centers and similar projects 0 Eugene Aug 4 Aug 4 2 260
AI Breakthrough at NJIT Unlocks 'New' Materials to Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries 0 OKIsItJustMe Aug 4 Aug 4 9 357
The Largest Energy Project in the World: Chinese Dams Threaten Tibet's Yarlung-Tsangpo River 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 4 Aug 4 2 271
Canada wildfires prompt air quality warnings for Upper Midwest, Northeast 11 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 4 Aug 4 5 491
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 4 Aug 4 21 600
2025 Global Temperature - James Hansen and Pushker Kharecha - 15 April 2025 3 OKIsItJustMe Apr 2025 Aug 4 4 703
Lancet - Plastics Damaging Human Health At Every Stage Of Life, Inflicting Incalculable Damage Across Earth's Ecosystems 6 hatrack Aug 4 Aug 4 15 497
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 4 Aug 4 11 430
In TX Flood Zone, Residents Would Like Bodies Removed From Oily Reservoir; Overall State Response Slim To None 7 hatrack Aug 4 Aug 4 14 589
Hottest June And July On Record For Both Japan And South Korea; 104F In Kyoto For First Time On Record 0 hatrack Aug 4 Aug 4 8 248
Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten last-chance global plastics treaty 0 Eugene Aug 4 Aug 4 5 251
There's an island off the UK overrun with wallabies - and they're causing chaos 2 NickB79 Aug 3 Aug 4 8 520
The energy source that could survive Trump's attack on California's green ambitions -LA Times 2 Caribbeans Aug 3 Aug 3 5 482
The Effects of Air Pollution on the Output of PV Solar Cells. 0 NNadir Aug 3 Aug 3 4 346
Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects 1 Eugene Aug 3 Aug 3 4 1410
Company scraps plans for Ardmore hydrogen plant 0 NickB79 Aug 3 Aug 3 6 367
Seal Won't Leave His Rescuer! 2 Uncle Joe Aug 2 Aug 3 18 648
Brazil Turning Over Degraded Rainforest To Scandal-Plagued "Carbon Capture" Industry In Hope Of Partial Regeneration 2 hatrack Aug 3 Aug 3 5 351
China Completes World's Largest Offshore Floating Solar Project, Leaving U.S. Engineers Stunned 4 Caribbeans Aug 2 Aug 3 10 657
Scientists Map Antarctica's 332 Undersea Canyon Networks; Their Impact On Ice Loss And Climate Collapse Growing Clearer 1 hatrack Aug 3 Aug 3 12 386
Gov. Whitmer "Effectively Ousts" State Utility Board Member Who Had Opposed Rate Hikes, Appoints DTE Ally 1 hatrack Aug 3 Aug 3 7 535
Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected 0 Judi Lynn Aug 3 Aug 3 11 428
Jay Inslee: Trump and Zeldin turn EPA into 'Environmental Pollution Agency' by revoking climate rule - Velshi - MSNBC 0 Rhiannon12866 Aug 2 Aug 2 2 285

Environment & Energy Continued...

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Dangerous wildfire smoke hurting air quality as extreme heat and fire concerns grow 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2 Aug 2 2 354
On clean energy, too many Republicans appear to forget that batteries exist 7 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2 Aug 2 3 410
Self-Termination The Likely Outcome For "Goliath" Societies Where Inequality Reigns - Think Rome, Han China, And Us 19 hatrack Aug 2 Aug 2 56 2061
Improving the Production of Electrolytic Hydrogen with (Cheap?) Ruthenium Based Electrodes. 0 NNadir Aug 2 Aug 2 0 375
Grand Canyon And Utah Fires Breach Containment; Pyrocumulus Clouds, Fire Tornadoes Confirmed 8 hatrack Aug 1 Aug 2 40 1262
Seeking Relief From Heat and Smog, Cities Follow the Wind 0 marmar Aug 2 Aug 2 4 322
3 Straight Weeks Above 30C In Finland: Scandinavian Heatwave Unprecedented In 60+ Years Of Weather Records 4 hatrack Aug 2 Aug 2 8 448
USDA Blatted Loudly About Canceling $148 Million In "Woke" Grants In June, Then Went Completely Silent On The Subject 0 hatrack Aug 2 Aug 2 8 411
Study: 2024 California Monarch Dieoff Likely Caused By Exposure To Multiple Pesticides 1 hatrack Aug 1 Aug 2 5 219
"Farce" - Climate Scientists Assess Shitstain Climate Report: "An AI Chatbot Trained On Top 10 Climate Denier Websites" 0 hatrack Aug 2 Aug 2 7 417
Bureau Of Livestock And Mining Eliminates Public Comment On New Oil & Gas Leasing Rules 1 hatrack Aug 2 Aug 2 6 298
Tesla Found Liable For Failed, Fatal Autopilot-Driven Accident To The Tune Of $243 Million 1 hatrack Aug 1 Aug 1 13 313
HIgh Tide Flooding Now Routine In Boston And The City Isn't Waiting For Shitstain & Company To Do Something About It 2 hatrack Aug 1 Aug 1 15 372
Ecuador Eliminates Environment Ministry, Folds What's Left Into Energy & Mining Ministry 0 hatrack Aug 1 Aug 1 3 258
'Fire clouds' over Arizona and Utah wildfires are creating their own erratic climate 9 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 1 Aug 1 9 454
How hot can Earth get? Our planet's climate history holds clues 2 hunter Aug 1 Aug 1 9 356
The energy source that could survive Trump's attack on California's green ambitions 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 1 Aug 1 8 375
Trump administration seeks to revoke limits on oil drilling in parts of Alaska's North Slope 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 1 Aug 1 2 268
South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching 1 Eugene Aug 1 Aug 1 6 302
UN Plastics Treaty: Will the negotiations in Geneva finally achieve a breakthrough? (Poll) 0 OKIsItJustMe Jul 31 Jul 31 1 203
Ocean oxygen decline threatens deep-sea fish populations and ocean health, new study warns 0 OKIsItJustMe Jul 31 Jul 31 4 204
Kimberly-Clark Signs Innovative Green Hydrogen Deals in the UK 0 Caribbeans Jul 31 Jul 31 1 269
Brazil Can't Even Guarantee Enough Hotel Rooms For Climate Summit, And May Price Out Developing Country Delegations 2 hatrack Jul 31 Jul 31 2 404
2024 Wildfire Damaged Irrigation Canal Serving Yakima Valley WA, The Most Valuable Farming Region In The State 0 hatrack Jul 31 Jul 31 4 301
US #1 LNG Exporter Claiming $140 Million Tax Credit For Using LNG As Tanker Fuel - Which Is What They Already Do 0 hatrack Jul 31 Jul 31 3 380
"Meaningless Sustainability Waffle" - What Happens When You Claim Coal Exports To Poor Countries Help The Environment 0 hatrack Jul 31 Jul 31 7 328
Huge "Game Changer" AI Data Farm In WY Will Use More Electricity Than All The State's Homes 3 hatrack Jul 30 Jul 31 13 499
Taking us 'backwards': Scientist slams Trump EPA's 'crazy' move to repeal landmark finding - MSNBC Reports 1 Rhiannon12866 Jul 30 Jul 30 4 355
How Generous! The Pentagon Will Continue To Provide Detailed Satellite-Based Hurricane Data To NOAA 1 hatrack Jul 30 Jul 30 11 331
'Implications are grim': EPA moves to repeal climate change 'holy grail' - MSNBC Reports 0 Rhiannon12866 Jul 30 Jul 30 5 347

Environment & Energy Continued...

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Security camera footage captures building explosion in Fremont, Nebraska. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 4 522
Hundreds evacuated after series of rockfalls in Italy's Brenta Dolomites 0 cbabe Jul 30 Jul 30 6 421
Alabama Power Claimed Its Coal Ash Pit Was Sealed And Safe; Water Data Show Otherwise And They're Being Sued 1 hatrack Jul 30 Jul 30 9 405
Musk's Political Prancing Crushed His Brand W. Core Demographic, And Conservatives Aren't Buying EVs Either 3 hatrack Jul 30 Jul 30 10 574
Shitstain's DOE Flapping Their Gums On Geothermal, But Tariffs, Staffing Cuts And Stupidity Adding Up To One Big Fumble 1 hatrack Jul 30 Jul 30 6 407
Trump EPA 'cancels' climate change, revoking scientific determination to combat carbon emissions. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS 2 Rhiannon12866 Jul 29 Jul 30 2 332
Extreme Heat Reaches East From MS Valley To Impact 185 Million Americans; Heat Indices May Hit 120F In MS, LA 2 hatrack Jul 28 Jul 29 4 400
Albanese government substantially expands renewable energy scheme amid 2030 target concerns 0 OKIsItJustMe Jul 29 Jul 29 1 263
Saving 99,680 acres of land from being developed for energy: The right thing for the wrong reason. 0 NNadir Jul 29 Jul 29 0 347
Elon Musk With A Straight Face: Tesla Robotaxi Will Cover Half Of US Population By End Of The Year 5 hatrack Jul 28 Jul 29 4 442
Warming Arctic lakes may release more methane than expected 0 OKIsItJustMe Jul 29 Jul 29 2 235
Saudi Arabia plans massive green hydrogen site twice the size of Neom's plant 1 Caribbeans Jul 29 Jul 29 0 382
New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates 7 OKIsItJustMe Jul 27 Jul 29 14 627
Volunteers repair damaged parts of Appalachian Trail by hand almost a year after Helene 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 29 Jul 29 8 344
Drill Baby Drill - Oh, Wait. Us Rig Count Down From 580 To 542 Since 1/20/25, With World Awash In Oil 2 hatrack Jul 29 Jul 29 7 438
Even Before Noem Threw Sand In The FEMA Gearbox, Local Emergency Agencies Were "Stuggling To Fulfill Basic Functions" 0 hatrack Jul 29 Jul 29 8 333
Satellite Imaging Showed 90,000 Marine Oil Slicks From 2014 To 2019 - 0.5% Of Them Were Even Reported 0 hatrack Jul 29 Jul 29 7 328
For First Time In Weather Records Dating Back To 1890, Tampa Hits 100F 1 hatrack Jul 28 Jul 28 12 426
Study: Drought And Other Weather Extremes Projected To Increase UK Food Costs By More Than 1/3 By 2050 0 hatrack Jul 28 Jul 28 3 282
UK, US should work together on small modular reactors, Starmer says 8 OKIsItJustMe Jul 28 Jul 28 2 489
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