Water & Oceans

"New York Offshore Wind Project Allowed to Restart Construction — for Now"

"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing the developer of Empire Wind, an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, to resume construction after the Trump administration suspended work there in late December."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/16/2026

Wyoming County Approves What Could Become the Largest Data Center in US

"Wyoming is poised to become an artificial-intelligence powerhouse after Laramie County commissioners last week unanimously voted to move forward with the construction of a 1.8 gigawatt data center designed to eventually scale up to 10 gigawatts, which would be the largest single AI campus in the U.S. "

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/15/2026

Iran’s Regime Has Survived War. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down.

"Decades of water depletion, dam building and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling protests rocking the country."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/15/2026

"Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World"

"What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland. Turns out, the fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet. That’s because of the one thing that Greenland is quickly losing: ice."

Source: NYTimes, 01/15/2026

"Maine Adopts Tougher Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water"

"The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards established by the Biden administration."

Source: Portland Press Herald, 01/15/2026

Kennedy and Fluoridated Water Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Sources

"Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to supplements as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products."

Source: ProPublica, 01/15/2026

"What A Fracking-Waste Dispute Says About Ohio’s Energy Double Standard"

"Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic waste underground despite community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents of clean energy."

Source: Canary Media, 01/15/2026

Megacity Lagos Reshapes Its Coast By Dredging And Puts Environment At Risk

"Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest city and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of its poorest people."

Source: AP, 01/14/2026

Coal Communities Protest House Cutting Abandoned Mine Lands Clean Up Funds

"The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2026

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