AI’s No-Win Choice: Using Huge Amounts Of Water Or Energy
"Tech companies face a fundamental choice with no winning answer for keeping data centers cool."
Source: E&E News, 07/10/2026
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EPA Joins DOJ’s Legal Defense of Musk’s xAI
"The Trump administration is working to correct an apparent mistake in its unusual petition to end an environmental lawsuit by the NAACP against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. Now, the Justice Department says, its motion is also backed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin."
Source: E&E News, 07/10/2026
Sea Mining Could Devastate Enigmatic Group of Creatures: Researchers
"Deep-sea mining threatens to drive to extinction more than half of the snails and other mollusks that rely on hydrothermal vents, according to the latest update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, the global scientific authority on the status of species."
Source: New York Times, 07/10/2026
EPA Moves To Cut Truck Pollution Requirements
"The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks." "The administration said the technical changes are expected to allow for more flexibility for truck companies, when compared to a Biden-era rule."
Source: The Hill, 07/10/2026
El Nino Powers Up To Historic Strength And Rainier Winter For US South
"An intensifying El Nino, nature’s heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday."
Source: AP, 07/10/2026
Eleven Killed, 19 Missing In One Of Spain's Deadliest Wildfires
"At least 11 people died attempting to flee a wildfire in southern Spain, and 19 were missing, with firefighters on Friday still battling to bring one of the country's deadliest blazes on record under control."
Source: Reuters, 07/10/2026
EPA’s Pesticide Approvals Prompt Fears of PFAS Contamination on Farms
"Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order supporting regenerative agriculture practices that he said would “reduce overall use” of chemical pesticides, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a flurry of controversial approvals."
Source: Civil Eats, 07/09/2026
Volunteers In Nashville Relay Calm, Straight-Talk Info During Storms
"Anyone who has watched an episode of “9-1-1: Nashville” could be forgiven for thinking the city is constantly beset by tornadoes that turn outdoor concerts into scenes of carnage and blow scooter-riding tourists onto the tops of water towers."
Source: AP, 07/09/2026
Microplastic Pollution Can Fuel Rise In Antibiotic Resistance: Studies
"Plastic pollution and drug-resistant infections are usually regarded as separate global crises. But emerging research suggests links between them: Microplastic particles in the environment are colonized by bacteria, and those bacteria develop antibiotic resistance at an unprecedented rate."
Source: Mongabay, 07/09/2026
Greens Petition EPA To Add Warnings To Pesticides Linked To Cancer
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should require cancer warnings on all pesticide products containing ingredients the agency has found show evidence of carcinogenicity, according to an emergency petition filed Wednesday by the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental health advocacy group."
Source: The New Lede, 07/09/2026
