Federal judge extends pause on Big Bend border security construction
Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico
Judge declines to block Big Bend area border wall

Louisiana governor ‘not concerned’ about environmental impact of Gulf Coast SpaceX facility

The real cause of most wildfires? People

NDAs are hiding data center deals, drawing ire from locals — and attention from lawmakers
Musk's data centers push out family that's owned land for generations
As Data Centers Eye W.Va., Local Communities Feel Overlooked

Troubled Waters

As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe
As temperatures soar, construction workers push through dangerous heat

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Washington state’s clean-energy bottleneck leads to calls for reform
A long-term water supply forecast predicts shortages, droughts in Washington’s Columbia Basin
Washington drought set to worsen as heat wave, El Niño loom over Pacific Northwest

Why data centers pose an outsized threat to Eastern Oregon’s air quality
PGE's hike on data centers, lowered rate for other customers put on hold until July

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Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage: NGOs
Blowback against Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's Albanian resort project
In Albania, anger grows against the government for supporting a Kushner-linked luxury resort
'Albania is not for sale', protesters say over Kushner-linked luxury resort near a protected wetland
Edi Rama pushes back as Trump family-linked resort protests continue in Albania
Plans for a Trump family-linked resort spark protests in Albania

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‘Enough is enough’: Virginia’s ‘immovable’ power broker says data centers aren’t unstoppable
'We are screwed': People near data centers dread heat wave pollution
The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters
Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms

Women sand miners toil stripped Cape Verde beach

Vermont is creating a statewide trail, and making sure it's accessible to all

Big battery farms encounter resistance across western Washington

Oregon hasn’t seen uptick in tick activity despite national trend
Health officials warn of rising tick activity across Portland metro area. Here's what you need to know

US states sue California over landmark plastics packaging law

Senate Republicans propose rescinding ‘roadless rule’ — by tacking it onto federal wildfire bill

Biologists use cutting-edge tech to help save Oregon’s threatened species

One way to lower California's flood risk? Give rivers space
Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them

It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers