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Civil Society Groups Call on IACHR to Investigate Data Center Environmental and Social Impacts

A broad coalition of civil society organizations has submitted a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), calling for scrutiny of the environmental and social impacts tied to the rapid expansion of data centers across the Americas. The push comes as AI infrastructure development accelerates, placing increased pressure

AI Deployment Meets Grid Transformation: A Critical Juncture for North America's Power Infrastructure

The integration of artificial intelligence into North America's electrical grid is unfolding during one of the most demanding periods in the infrastructure's history. Grid operators are grappling with simultaneous pressures: surging electricity demand from data centers, electric vehicle adoption, and industrial electrification, alongside the complex task

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Wildfire Smoke Eclipses Human-Made Pollution as Prenatal Health Threat, Study Finds

New research synthesized in the scientific literature indicates that wildfire smoke has become the dominant source of harmful air pollution exposure for pregnant individuals, surpassing emissions from human-made sources like traffic and industrial activity. The shift represents a notable reversal of gains achieved through decades of environmental regulations targeting conventional

Rising Atmospheric CO2 Linked to Measurable Changes in Human Blood Chemistry

A comprehensive study analyzing over two decades of U.S. health data has uncovered a measurable shift in human blood chemistry that appears to track the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Researchers found that blood bicarbonate levels increased by roughly 7% from 1999 to the present, while levels of calcium

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Solar Dominates New US Power Plant Additions in 2026

A review of new power plant additions to the US grid in 2026 reveals a striking shift in the energy landscape. Utility-scale solar installations have claimed the top spot by a significant margin, reflecting the ongoing decline in costs and increased deployment of large solar farms across the country. Battery

NASA’s ER-2 Spy Plane Studies How Wildfires Spawn Storms

NASA has begun flying its modified U-2 spy plane, the ER-2, to study the poorly understood link between large wildfires and the intense thunderstorms they can produce. The aircraft, which can reach altitudes of over 70,000 feet, is equipped with specialized instruments designed to sample the smoke, heat, and

AI-Powered Satellites Are Changing How We Detect Wildfires

Satellite technology combined with artificial intelligence is making wildfire detection faster and more precise than ever before. New Earth-observation satellites equipped with AI processing capabilities can now identify and analyze wildfire activity from orbit, dramatically reducing the time between ignition and detection. Traditional wildfire detection has relied heavily on ground-based