Pollution

B.C. Regulator Let Oil Company Delay Pipeline Cleanup. Spills Followed

"A major Canadian oil and gas company reported dozens of incidents at its pipelines after the provincial regulator exempted thousands of its pipelines from normal clean-up timelines."

Source: The Narwhal, 08/27/2026

As AI Data Centers Expand, New Cooling Chemicals Raise PFAS Concerns

"The artificial intelligence race is creating demand for more than data centers and electricity. It is also creating a new market for the chemicals needed to keep increasingly powerful computer chips from overheating. Some of those cooling technologies rely on PFAS, a broad class of fluorinated compounds already responsible for widespread drinking water contamination in North Carolina."

Source: WRAL, 08/27/2026

Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects

"A handful of mega data center projects would emit over 100 million tons per year of greenhouse gases, an enormous amount roughly equal to the annual emissions of a mid-sized industrialized country."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/27/2026

In A Global First, Mexico Approves Use Of RNA-Based Fungicide

"Grape growers in Mexico have a new tool to fight powdery mildew, a common fungal disease, after the country became the first in the world to approve the commercial sale of an RNA-based biofungicide." "Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes"

Source: Science, 08/26/2026

Fossil Lobbyists Also Represent 100s Of Cities Fighting For Climate Damages

"Congressional lobbyists working for fossil fuel firms that are exacerbating the climate crisis are simultaneously representing more than 300 local governments raising funding to recover from climate damage, according to a new analysis."

Source: Guardian, 08/26/2026

Ohio Grapples With Fake Comments On Clean Energy: Some Want Crackdown

"A troubling trend has shown up in some communities around the U.S.: Public officials are being inundated with seemingly fake public feedback that aims to block renewable energy and promote fossil fuels."

Source: Canary Media, 08/26/2026

At Least 35,000 Excess Deaths Recorded In Europe’s Back-To-Back Heatwaves

"At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heatwaves this summer than would normally be expected, according to incomplete figures from barely half the continent."

Source: Guardian, 08/26/2026

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