Saturday, October 10, 2026

Tag: water

Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the...

Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.

There’s a better way to cool data centres that cuts their...

Piping water into the server halls could be a much more efficient way to remove waste heat.

Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River...

The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board.

Forget the DC swamp—here’s a gripping documentary about the most courageous,...

We’re talking seriously impactful breakthroughs, per this Inside Climate News report, as Diane and local citizen scientists now oversee a $50 (FIFTY!) million settlement—the largest clean water EPA penalty ever.

Study finds AI data centers could consume as much water as...

The study highlighted that evaluating AI solely by carbon emissions overlooks devastating localized impacts on water and land systems.

Preparing for scarcity

All wars are resource wars!

Current nitrate level EPA deems safe fails to reflect birth outcomes,...

The study said the current level of nitrate that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deems safe fails to reflect birth outcomes and other potential health risks.

Millions exposed to toxic PFAS levels as EPA retreats from safety...

New data reveals over 73 million Americans may be drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS, while the EPA under Trump moves to weaken or repeal health standards.

Trump EPA rolls back protections from toxic forever chemicals in drinking...

Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.

Newly release EPA data finds more than half US population exposed...

More than 158 million people across the U.S. were exposed these compounds in their drinking water—15 million more than had previously been reported—out of a total population of 340 million.

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Companies that saw federal cases dropped gave or pledged $210.5 million to Trump-aligned super...

Public Citizen's tracker lists more than 200 corporations that benefited from canceled enforcement, and the group says its database is not comprehensive.
A natural gas flare at a petroleum well site in New Mexico. Photo: James St. John / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

EPA plans to rescind methane Super Emitter Program, citing estimated $45 billion in savings

Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan to oil and gas executives in Santa Fe, and the agency's release gives no method for its savings figure.
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Ketamine: What to know about the drug at the center of the Cornell case

Ketamine is a powerful drug with promise for treating depression in small doses. Recreational use is risky, especially combined with alcohol.
Satellite view of a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico (Hurricane Dennis, 2005, file image). Photo: NASA/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

How Hurricane Isaias broke through to become the first Atlantic hurricane in an eerily...

An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.
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AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room

A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical records on apps.