The PermitAI team at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has changed how federal agencies search past environmental permitting decisions. Now it is taking that access one step further with two ...
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Cities are built around critical public facilities, some more desirable for neighbors than others. People want to live near hospitals and parks. Living near a wastewater plant or a landfill is another matter.
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From heat-related illness and deaths to lost work hours and higher insurance and utility bills, climate change is already affecting California's economy. A new statewide report in California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment ...
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Oct 20, 2026
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One-quarter of the world's data centers are located in areas where water demand exceeds supply for at least one month each year, according to a new global analysis. Researchers reporting in Environmental Science & Technology ...
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Oct 19, 2026
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As governments prepare to gather in Yerevan, Armenia, this week for the U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP17), new research identifies 13% of Earth's land area as hotspots for biodiversity conservation, highlighting where ...
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Oct 19, 2026
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A new LMU study shows that three-quarters of the estimated global potential for new forests to capture CO₂ is threatened by significant social and institutional challenges.
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Oct 19, 2026
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A new study led by researchers at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) reveals that glaciers worldwide could lose ice faster than previously projected. Published in Nature Communications, ...
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Oct 19, 2026
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A new study, led by IIASA researchers and coauthored by UNEP colleagues, finds that if governments fully implement their methane reduction plans, they could reduce global emissions by 11% between 2020 and 2030. This would ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2026
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, air travel declined dramatically. Many view the disruption as a potential tipping point for reducing emissions from the aviation sector. However, once travel restrictions were lifted, passenger ...
Environment
Oct 19, 2026
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Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental scientists Chris Malley, Kevin Hicks and Caroline Sawe. They reflect on two reports that set out the practical ways that ...
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Oct 19, 2026
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