Infrastructure

Tracking Down Orphaned, Possibly Leaking, Oil And Gas Wells In The Parks

"An unknown number of abandoned oil and gas wells dot the National Park System, but the one at Cuyahoga Valley National Park revealed itself with a whistling plume of colorless, odorless, and potentially lethal, methane gas."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 11/25/2025

Tribal Radio Funding, Future Remain Uncertain After Clawback Of CPB Money

'For the past few weeks, Oitancan “Oi” Zephier has labored among piles of vinyl records nearly 2 feet high. KILI-FM, the Porcupine, South Dakota-based tribal public broadcasting station Zephier manages, has gone digital and no longer needs the records. The station is selling the records, because what it needs is cash."

Source: South Dakota Searchlight, 11/24/2025

"Arid States Prepare for EPA to Walk Away From Their Wetlands"

"Southwestern states are bracing for many of their streams to lose federal safeguards under the EPA’s proposal to lift Clean Water Act protections for many wetlands and waterways across the US. New Mexico, Arizona, California, and other arid states face the brunt of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal because it explicitly excludes streams that only run when it rains—one of the most common kinds of waterways in the desert Southwest."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/24/2025

"Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling"

"The plan from the Interior Department is one of the president’s most significant steps yet to increase domestic fossil fuel production."

"The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow new oil and gas drilling across nearly 1.3 billion acres of U.S. coastal waters, including a remote region off Alaska in the northern Arctic where drilling has never before taken place.

The plan is one of President Trump’s most significant steps yet to increase the production of fossil fuels, the burning of which is dangerously heating the planet.

Source: NYTimes, 11/24/2025

An Alabama City Council OKs Rezoning for Big Data Center, Dividing Community

"After the Bessemer City Council voted 5-2 to rezone nearly 700 acres of agricultural land for the “hyperscale” server farm, a dissenting council member said city officials who signed non-disclosure agreements weren’t being transparent with citizens."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/21/2025

"A Guerrilla Gardener Installed A Pop-Up Wetland In The LA River"

"To many locals, the Los Angeles River — hugged by concrete embankments and heavy vehicle traffic — hardly seems like a river at all. ... But when Doug Rosenberg came upon a shopping cart tipped over in the river's shallow waters back in 2020, he saw the potential to meet nature halfway."

Source: NPR, 11/20/2025

America’s Home Insurance Affordability Crunch: See What’s Happening Near You

"Insurance premiums are rising fast in the parts of the United States most exposed to climate-related disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. New research shows that, as insurance has sharply pushed up the cost of owning a home, the price shock is starting to reverberate through the broader real estate market."

Source: NYTimes, 11/20/2025

The Risk And Promise Of Offshore Wind Energy In Nova Scotia

"As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems"

Source: The Narwhal, 11/20/2025

"Spread Of Data Centers Raises Risk Of Winter Outages, Grid Monitor Warns"

"More than a dozen states where data centers are spreading fastest could face electric power emergencies under extreme conditions this winter, the grid’s security monitor warned Tuesday."

Source: E&E News, 11/20/2025

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