Tag: Climate and environment
Feds approve scaled-down Idaho wind farm near historic Japanese American incarceration site
TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- The federal government on Friday approved a scaled-down wind farm in Idaho over local opposition, including from groups concerned...
New Mexico seeks record $47.8M fine for excess air pollution by natural gas processor
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico environmental regulators on Friday issued a $47.8 million fine on allegations of excess air pollution at a...
As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia....
Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility
NEW ORLEANS -- The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company...
North Dakota governor charts his path to Interior with a rosy state oil and gas outlook
BISMARCK, N.D. -- President-elect Donald Trump has given his choice for Interior secretary a mandate to “Drill baby drill,” and on Wednesday his...
Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
SALCEDO, Ecuador -- Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador's central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity...