Gravel gardens can cut wildfire and heat risks. It’s being used outside fire zones too

Do not use landscape fabric beneath the gravel; it won’t perform as you hope it will. Instead of preventing weeds, it will ...
Global Investigative Journalism Network

Techniques for Investigating Data Centers

Expert tips for reporting on the impact of the resource-hungry data storage facilities that power AI — from water exploitation to greenwashing to flouting environmental regulations.
eWeek

Iran Threatens ‘Annihilation’ of OpenAI’s $30B Stargate Data Center in Abu Dhabi

Iran’s IRGC has threatened OpenAI’s planned Stargate UAE data center in Abu Dhabi as tensions with the US over Iran’s ...

Want a Pet That Stays a While? Try One of These 14 Pets with the Longest Lifespan

Bringing a creature into your home that might outlive a mortgage changes how you think about pet ownership. Most people ...
The American SpectatorOpinion

‘No Kings’ Doesn’t Apply in California

No Kings” protests have been breaking out all over California, even in the quaint village of Cambria on the central coast. In ...
The Texas Tribune

After killing its desalination project, Corpus Christi explores buying water from a privately owned plant

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Waiau power plant Biofuel project approved

Redevelopment of the Hawaiian Electric Waiau Power Plant was proposed to start up in three phases from 2029 to 2033. HECO’s project involves replacing six old generation units at its Waiau Power Plant ...
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Self-watering solutions for your plants made easy

Self-Watering Solutions for your Plants made Easy!! Trump could accept suboptimal deal and throw Vance under the bus 7 medications that don’t mix well with coffee, according to a pharmacist About 20 ...
Oregonian

Portland leaders promised a fiscal watchdog for unruly mega project. They didn’t deliver, and costs soared

Two years ago, as projected costs to the most expensive municipal project in Portland history ballooned by another $300 million, the city’s top elected leader insisted that an external watchdog was ...
The Texas Tribune

Corpus Christi is scrambling to ward off a water crisis. Here’s a guide to its water projects.

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Grist

In Texas, Corpus Christi’s water crisis may be a glimpse into the future

When Thiago Campos bought the Mr. Fancy Pants Carwash business in Corpus Christi, Texas, three years ago, he wasn’t thinking about drought. He was familiar with varnishes and waxes and enjoyed ...
Al Jazeera English

Iranian attack damages Kuwait power and desalination plant, kills worker

An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait has killed one Indian worker and damaged a building at the site, according to Kuwaiti authorities, as regional tensions heighten ...