Just announced: OpenAI plans to lease a 9.2 gigawatt 100% fossil-fuelled data centre on Ohio.
Its emissions will be between 20 - 37 MTCO2-e - somewhere between the total grid emissions of France -> Netherlands
As much GHGs as 9.5 average coal plants. Will raise US total emissions by 0.5%
Today we launched the California Wildland Interface Structural Look Book Dashboard. The Dashboard visually conveys information about wildfire hazard zone classification information for structures throughout California. Link: wuistructurallookbook.stanford.edu
The report finds that factors including declines in public funding, drops in enrollment, and the growth in noninstructional costs have contributed to stagnating wages for full- and part-time faculty members, even as compensation for administrators climbs...
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A puny snowpack and widespread drought have experts predicting a severe U.S. wildfire season. They’re worried that the federal firefighting effort that’s in the midst of reorganization will struggle to cope.
wuistructurallookbook.stanford.edu
With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of federal firefighting efforts and the departure of many staff qualified to join th...
Biden-era programs designed to encourage electrification now don’t allow … electrification.
Interesting ⬇️
No electricity, no gas, no sleep: Cubans on edge amid endless outages - four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day
By Ruaridh Nicoll
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
New rules for the $8.8 billion in program funding no longer promote electric home heating.
Big fan of this paper and I'm glad it found a home. Environmental infrastructure spending is understudied compared to its budget.
According to this story, held-up projects include:
-deploying nonprofit youth programs to clear trails
-sending groups to prevent washouts in parks during persistent rain
-surveying wildlife
-prescribed burns and fuels reduction ahead of wildfire season www.notus.org/climate-envi...
Inside Climate News
Greg Pierce
Four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow questioned FIFA’s motive.
“Why do you need to buy a water bottle when you can just carry your water in? It is cheaper that way and it is good for the environment. It is outrageous. They are just trying to make more money.”
www.latimes.com/sports/story...
Nina Lakhani
The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.
FIFA is asking 60 fans who were sold World Cup tickets for free to pay corrected face value for them. FIFA also is shutting down water refill options.
The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.
📢 Out now in the 🌸May 2026 issue🌸of #JAERE! 📢
"Municipal Governments Under the Clean Water Act" by Rhiannon L. Jerch.
📎 Read it here: buff.ly/jrPGyQ7
📈📉 #Econsky
