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Data centers have drawn vocal opposition at local public meetings and in state capitols across the U.S.

What Will It Take To End the Slaughter of Dolphins in the Faroe Islands? and more — today's clean signal.

On May 27, a massive pod of more than 400 long-finned pilot whales was spotted off the coast of Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands—a remote archipelago located about 200 miles north of Scotland. By early evening, dozens of motorboats converged on the animals, forming a wi

For decades, fishers, swimmers and environmental groups have complained that mud and silt from dredging operations in the Mobile Bay shipping channel have been smothering seagrasses, choking out oysters and clouding water that was once pristine.  Now those groups are one step clo

A Record-Warm Winter and Summer Heatwave Are Stoking Montana’s Wildfire Risk and more — today's clean signal.

Just weeks ago, western Montana appeared to have escaped the early wildfires that forecasters feared after one of the warmest and driest winters on record, as heavy rains in late June soaked forests and grasslands, tamping down the threat. But scientists now warn that the repriev

RICHMOND, Va.—Before the start of Virginia’s legislative session in January, 53-year-old William Ward attended a Virginia League of Conservation Voters rally in Petersburg, where he learned about how the state’s data center industry is straining the grid, harming the environment

Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.

Environmental groups and tribes are suing the Trump administration over a new rule eliminating the majority of habitat protections for imperiled wildlife protected by the Endangered Species Act.  Experts say the rule represents the most profound change to the law since it was fir

Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there's still time to reverse course.

As Climate Change Expands Mosquito Ranges, Better Monitoring Is Key to Preventing Disease and more — today's clean signal.

RICHMOND, Va.—Before the start of Virginia’s legislative session in January, 53-year-old William Ward attended a Virginia League of Conservation Voters rally in Petersburg, where he learned about how the state’s data center industry is straining the grid, harming the environment

The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.

Data centers have drawn vocal opposition at local public meetings and in state capitols across the U.S.

On May 27, a massive pod of more than 400 long-finned pilot whales was spotted off the coast of Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands—a remote archipelago located about 200 miles north of Scotland. By early evening, dozens of motorboats converged on the animals, forming a wi

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Judith Enck, the founder of advocacy group Beyond Plastics. After World War II, plastics grew from a cheap wartime alternative to a staple in the Americ

Parts of South Texas ravaged by flooding this week have logged a steep rise in rainfall intensity over recent decades, federal data show.  The latest official dataset, published in 2018 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), increased estimates of benchmar

Residents of one First Nations community went door-to-door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. More than 900 fires continue burning across Canada.

For decades, fishers, swimmers and environmental groups have complained that mud and silt from dredging operations in the Mobile Bay shipping channel have been smothering seagrasses, choking out oysters and clouding water that was once pristine.  Now those groups are one step clo

There’s no way to close off the open-air stadium where stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are slated to square off.

Just weeks ago, western Montana appeared to have escaped the early wildfires that forecasters feared after one of the warmest and driest winters on record, as heavy rains in late June soaked forests and grasslands, tamping down the threat. But scientists now warn that the repriev

As the country sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy.