June 17, 2026
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The Detroit River restoration receives $10 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state of Michigan. (Isabelle Tavares/Planet Detroit)
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The EPA will not set nationwide environmental requirements for data centers. (Alex Guillen/Politico)
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The U.S. government is planning to let a rule that regulates federal data center operations expire without plans to renew or replace it. (Molly Taft/Wired)
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Google is seeking federal approval to release 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida to cut down on mosquito-borne diseases and control the bug populations. (Jude Cramer/Fast Company)
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For the first time on record, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal. (Julia Jacobo/ABC News)
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President Trump invoked the Defense Product Act to spend $700 million in federal funding for the coal industry, which would help build the first two new coal-burning power plants in the U.S. in a decade. (Maxine Joselow, Brad Plumer/The New York Times)
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New research shows data centers can raise nearby air temperatures by up to four degrees Fahrenheit. (Ellyn Lapointe/Gizmodo)
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A new study finds planned forest fires wider benefits than previously thought, including reducing amount of land burned by severe fires and improving air quality over time. (Brianna Sacks, John Muyskens/The Washington Post)
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Scientists are speaking out against newly proposed rules that put approval of research grants into hands of political appointees instead of the scientific peer review process in place now. (Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman/CNN)
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Scientists have identified nearly 64,000 square miles of coral reefs capable of surviving and recovering from climate change, three times more than previously estimated. (Teresa Tomassoni/Inside Climate News)
And then there’s this...
Calling all World Cup fans - new scientific studies find this year’s World Cup is the hottest in history, as climate change has increased game time temperatures higher than in any previous tournament. (Mark Hertsgaar/The Nation)
