PJM is racing to craft new rules to meet surging data center demand through a fast-track process, one that could reshape the grid if federal regulators sign off. By Rambo Talabong As data center growth across the United States is expected to create unprecedented stress on electrical grids, PJM Interconnection,Continue Reading
Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the beginning of irreversible planetary shifts. As global temperatures move beyond 1.5°C, the world risks cascading crises such as ice sheet melt, Amazon rainforest dieback, and ocean current collapse. Scientists from the UniversityContinue Reading
The global die-off of coral reefs signals a critical shift in Earth’s climate system with global environmental consequences along with economic ones., Read MoreContinue Reading
As artificial intelligence company OpenAI plans its rapid construction of behemoth power-guzzling data centers to fuel the AI boom, it has hired a new energy chief – an official from the first The Traitor administration who is a dedicated champion of natural gas. John McCarrick, the company’s new head of GlobalContinue Reading
This article by Capital & Main is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. “I’ve never seen it this bad.” Eddie LeJuine has been fishing and shrimping along the southwestern coast of Louisiana for about four decades. The garrulous 62-year-old can talk for hours about theContinue Reading
Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That’s because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel. (Image credit: Jeff Brady)Continue Reading
From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to average $180-$200 billion annually, according to a recent report published by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Continue Reading
The dancer seeks to preserve his legacy while educating others about his time on the biggest ballet stage. The post What inspires Indigenous ballet dancer Jock Soto appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, Calif., has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products.Continue Reading
Environmentalists worry about pollinating species in the pivotal desert borderland as more tall barriers are planned by the U.S. government to curb migration and trafficking. By Tina Deines It was a balmy day in Del Rio, a Texas border town about 170 miles west of San Antonio, when a citizenContinue Reading
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Caltech have finally solved a decades-old mystery about how photosynthesis really begins. They discovered why energy inside plants flows down only one of two possible routes — a design that lets nature move sunlight with astonishing precision. Using advanced computer simulations,Continue Reading
At the edge of Salem’s harbor, caretakers face a race against rising seas and intensifying storms to protect a landmark bound up in America’s literary and colonial past. By Ryan Krugman SALEM, Mass.—Paul Wright leans over a 17th-century granite barrier and points at a faint watermark depicting Salem Harbor’s dailyContinue Reading
“This is a test of whether Canada works as a country,” warned Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after she finally announced a proposal for a bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast sponsored by… the government of Alberta. After months of futile door knocking and arm twisting in the oil patch, SmithContinue Reading