Enviromental Defense

JUNE 23, 2025

These facilities operate 24/7, consuming vast amounts of electricity and require extensive cooling systems to prevent overheating. The federal government began to study Bill C-27 in 2022, which included the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, but it did not pass before Parliament was prorogued in early 2025.

Government

Enviromental Defense

JULY 2, 2025

To prevent equipment failure, they employ extensive cooling systems that often rely on water – and the volumes they use are staggering. 2 Energy The electricity required to power and cool date centres represents another significant environmental concern. 1 Water Data centres generate enormous heat.

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In her interview with a rickshaw puller whose daughter had to be admitted to the hospital many times during the heatwave, it showed that legal action and response were intrinsically linked with addressing economic inequity, the right to housing, and access to cooling. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2025

Whether you live in a small apartment or a large household, increased power use from air conditioners, fans, dehumidifiers, and other cooling tools will likely show up as higher-than-normal charges. The PUC is cautioning consumers that those record-setting usage levels will soon be reflected in monthly electric bills.

Electricity

Circle of Blue

APRIL 8, 2025

Compared to 2019, the summer of 2022 was significantly wetter. The report identifies several streams in the basin that, despite warming air temperatures, are expected to remain cool enough for salmon to thrive or rest within during days of extreme heat. Mosquitos swarmed as the trio installed wells in the shallow peat.

2019

HumanNature

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Guest Post by Taylor Bacon, 2022-2024 InTERFEWS Fellow, Ph.D. Student in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University On a cool April morning I sat at the breakfast table of a picturesque bed & breakfast outside of a small town in southwestern Georgia.

Solar Power

Real Climate

MARCH 19, 2025

In Germany, only four glaciers remain, following the disappearance of the Southern Schneeferner glacier in September 2022. This unprecedented warming, which began in the 19th century and has so far reached around 1.31.4C , is almost entirely driven by human activity – primarily the burning of fossil fuels. Huaraz is located at 9.5

Radiation

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Your morning newscasters or social media feeds typically give you “ stay cool ” tips in advance of a heat wave, or a hurricane warning for your coastal city may show you maps or list areas under mandatory evacuation order due to projected dangerous storm surge.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Jim Gregory, Justin Mason, Conservative Energy Network Pennsylvania -- PennTAP Hosts July 17 Webinar On Funding & Incentives To Support Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Projects [PaEN] -- York Dispatch/AP: Consumers Rely On Energy Star Ratings President Wants To End -- PennDOT Opens 6 More New Federally Funded Electric Vehicle Charging (..)

Conservation

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Whether it is installing solar panels, upgrading irrigation systems, or modernizing heating and cooling equipment, these projects help reduce electricity consumption and increase energy independence, saving money that can be reinvested in the business.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Their inactive status expired without being renewed between 2019 and 2022, which means they should have been plugged three to six years ago. Inactive status expired on July 1, 2022. The shale gas wells were drilled from 2009 to 2013 in the earlier days of the shale gas revolution and never produced. Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [

2011

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2025

From hummingbirds and warblers to raptors and game birds, the Kittatinny Ridge is a crucial landscape for more than 140 resident and migrant bird species The forested habitat naturally cleans and cools the air, filters pollutants from the water, and helps control flooding during storms.

Conservation

A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

Alongside many other economies, electricity use in China is growing at a strong pace due to several factors, such as the electrification of society, increased demand for cooling and increased consumption of IT services such as data centres. Globally, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing the demand for electricity.

2027

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Calls Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment Stupid [PaEN] -- Senators Santarsiero, Comitta Introduce SB 581 Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Other Infrastructure, Based On Latest Science [PaEN] -- Environmental Health Project: Setback (..)

Natural Gas

Scientific American

JULY 16, 2025

Keeping Data Centers Cool Data centers store information and perform complex calculations for businesses, whose increasing automation is steadily ramping up such needs. So they need to be constantly cooled. —the large language model that OpenAI released in 2022 and used to fine-tune ChatGPT—in the space of a day, he adds.

Wind Power

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In July 2022, 13 eastern Kentucky counties experienced 14 to16 inches of rain over 4 days, causing 44 deaths. They produce no carbon emissions that cause climate change, and can be air-cooled. The 30-megawatt to 50-megawatt reactors are safer to operate than the 1,000-megawatt machines commonly in operation. ever produced.

2025

Physics World

JUNE 17, 2025

NIQS Tech , for example, was spun off from the University of Leeds in 2022 and is developing a highly accurate, non-invasive sensor for measuring glucose levels. RobQuant claims its sensors are robust and operate at ambient temperatures without requiring any heating or cooling.

Technology

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

Flooding is currently the highest-risk hazard facing Pennsylvania, and flood risks are projected to increase. -- Increasing temperatures will continue to alter the growing season and increase the number of days that people need to cool their homes and workspaces, but will also decrease the number of days that people will need to use heating.

Climate Change

Scientific American

JULY 14, 2025

But climate change is warming once cool waters, and vibriosis cases have been relentlessly spreading northward. What alarmed us most was clear evidence of a long-term increase in Vibrio abundance throughout the Chesapeake Bay between 2009 and 2022. coastlines, particularly the Gulf Coast.

Ocean

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It used to be Global Warming and that wasn’t working because we’re actually cooling.” million vehicles from 2022 to 2023, a thirty five percent year over year increase. We are suffering from climate change. If it’s cold, it’s good. If it’s hot as hell, it’s good. And it’s not just talk.

Clean Energy

Physics World

JUNE 25, 2025

Closed-cycle cryocoolers offer an efficient way to cool samples to temperatures as low as ~2 K to 4 K (−272 °C to −269 °C). Based in Bozeman, Montana, the company was acquired by Sweden’s Atlas Copco in 2022 and it continues to develop cryogenic technologies for cutting-edge quantum science and other demanding applications.

Cooling

Circle of Blue

APRIL 2, 2025

In aggregate, their power demands and water consumption for cooling have increased exponentially, prompting concerns about the sustainability of data center growth in the Southwest. If the local climate is right, they can use ambient air to cool their servers. Despite the environmental anxieties, there is reason for optimism on water.

Cooling

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. RISE PA establishes a competitive grant program to fund innovative projects that reduce pollution from industrial sources. The RISE PA program is funded by the U.S.

Air Pollution

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In July 2022, 13 eastern Kentucky counties experienced 14 to16 inches of rain over 4 days, causing 44 deaths. They produce no carbon emissions that cause climate change, and can be air-cooled. The 30-megawatt to 50-megawatt reactors are safer to operate than the 1,000-megawatt machines commonly in operation. ever produced.

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

The webinar will serve as a platform for the virtual release of Pennsylvanias Shale Gas Boom: What the Shapiro Administration Can Do to Better Protect Public Health, a companion piece to our 2022 white paper on shale gas development accountability.

Natural Gas

HumanNature

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

An article in the Ballard Brief Research Library reported in 2022 that the average American throws out over 400 pounds of food annually, translating to 40% of the United States food supply. “You hear lots of stuff about how it could be perfect, but most of the time it doesn’t need to be. I just wanted compost to use for my garden.”

Waste

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 7239 ) Natural gas cryogenic plants take natural gas and cool it to sub-zero temperatures-- minus 120 degrees Fahrenheit-- in order to condense and separate out liquids like butane, ethane and propane from the gas. This notice corrects the location of the facility originally published in the November 2, 2024 PA Bulletin. (

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2025

Inactive status expired on July 1, 2022. Inactive status expired July 1, 2021. Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [ DEP inspection report] -- Lycoming County, Cummings Twp.: Larrys Creek F&G A 6H. Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [

Waste

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2025

Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health [PaEN] -- Fact Sheet: How Oil and Gas Operations Impact Your Babys Health -- Frackland Video Tour, with Lois Bower-Bjornson , Clean Air Council -- 3 Days That Shook Washington County: Natural Gas Plant Explosion; Pipeline Leak Of 1.1

2025

Acoel

JANUARY 17, 2025

One key aspect of CERCLA was its creation of a special excise tax on chemical and petroleum companies, which was discontinued in 1995 and then reinstated for certain chemicals in 2022. The money collected under the chemical tax was deposited into a Superfund to clean up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 16, 2025

But then things heated up: wind and solar generated more than 5% of monthly electricity for the first time in 2013, passed the 10% point in 2017, leapt past 15% in 2021, and soared past 20% just one year later, in 2022. Resilient energy that isn’t laid low by fuel-line disruptions or a lack of cooling water. So much momentum.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

Natural gas cryogenic plants take natural gas and cool it to sub-zero temperatures-- minus 120 degrees Fahrenheit-- in order to condense and separate out liquids like butane, ethane and propane from the gas. Washington County [PaEN] -- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5

Natural Gas

Scientific American

JULY 10, 2025

Research shows that heat waves are expected to become more frequent and severe as climate change accelerates, adding to the strain on energy systems as demand spikes for power needed to run air conditioners and other cooling systems. It found that 56 percent of those hubs would have to meet increasing cooling demands each year.

Cooling

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The gas is then cooled with the help of cold water to form liquid ammonia, which forms the basis for manufacturing various other nitrogen fertilizer formulations. Natural gas is used as a source of hydrogen and as an energy source for this reaction.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

10-11 Navigating Chance Policy Conference [PaEN] NewsClips: -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: AG Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For Massive 2022 Natural Gas Leak In Cambria County -- Spotlight PA: Why Pennsylvanians May See Higher Electric Bills This Summer And Next [PJM Auction, A.I. Obviously to use more than this.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Million In Solar For All Funding From Self-Imposed Freeze [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: Solar Power Supporters In PA Say Outlook Is Positive, Even As Policies Could Change Under President -- City Of Reading Begins Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy Project To Save $13.3

Conservation