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Research Flights Over the Atlantic Could Help Improve Atmospheric River Forecasting

A global effort to better understand moisture-laden rivers in the sky, like those currently battering the West Coast, will take flight in January.

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IT Sustainability Think Tank: How datacentres can go from power hungry to power smart in 2026

A year is a long time in tech, and the same is true of IT sustainability. So here are some reflections on how the green IT conversation around datacentres changed during 2025

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Atmospheric River Research Flights Go Global

Inside the cockpit of a NOAA Gulfstream IV during an atmospheric river mission in February 2025. Image credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego.Atmospheric rivers may be associated with wet winter storms on the West Coast of North America, but these ribbons of water vapor in the sky are a global phenomenon.…

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Utah leaders hinder efforts to develop solar energy supply

Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid.

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Gazans Face “Not Just a Humanitarian Catastrophe but an Ecological Collapse”

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every day when Rajaa Musleh wakes up and checks her phone, she fears she will see news that another member of her family has been killed in Gaza. Musleh, a nurse and humanita…

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Variety Announces Additional Speakers and Sessions for Expanded CES 2026 Programming

As previously announced, Variety will now host two days of programming at CES in Las Vegas. Its annual Entertainment Summit at CES will take place on Jan. 7, and the new Business of Creators Summit, presented by Samsung Ads, will take place on Jan. 8. New Additions to the Business of Creators Sum…

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Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding

Low snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.

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Canada announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas sector

The new rules, which will take effect in 2028, aim to cut emissions by 75 percent by 2035.

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MD General Assembly Overrides RENEW Veto

Maryland now joins other states in advancing a “climate superfund” approach to extreme weather impacts
The post MD General Assembly Overrides RENEW Veto appeared first on Food & Water Watch.

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Sunken Meadow Restoration Gains Traction with $1.5 Million Award

(December 3, 2025) - The National Fish and Wildlife Service announced nearly $12 million in grants from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Futures Fund) to organizations and local governments to...

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Ranchers in South Dakota Turn to Prescribed Burns to Treat Their Land

A “green glacier” of trees is steadily taking over native grasslands. Landowners are banding together to treat the problem with fire.

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Arctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic

A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil to waterways.

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Whole Foods to install smart food waste bins from Mill starting in 2027

The food waste startup founded by Nest alumnus Matt Rogers also received an investment from Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund.

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Can Brazil’s grid keep up with its clean energy boom?

The transmission system’s inability to absorb extra power has forced suspensions of renewables plants at an alarming rate

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EU to Abandon Combustion Engine Ban in Win For Carmakers

The European Union is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry.
Bloomberg's Craig Trudell explains how this proposal will affect carmakers and the rollout of electric vehicles in …

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