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Louisiana regulators have approved Entergy’s plan to build three new natural gas power plants to meet the massive electricity demands of Meta’s upcoming $10 billion artificial intelligence data center. Two plants will be constructed in Richland Parish and one near Waterford, collectively expected to generate around 2.25–2.5 gigawatts—more than twice New Orleans’ current power needs. […]

The UK government has announced stricter regulations on the export of waste tyres following reports that millions were being shipped to unregulated facilities and makeshift furnaces in countries like India, posing serious health and environmental risks. An internal review by the Environment Agency revealed that many tyres were subjected to pyrolysis—a process that produces toxic

The United Nations’ attempt to forge a global plastic pollution treaty ended in a stalemate in Geneva, highlighting the challenge of uniting 184 countries with divergent priorities. Delegates disagreed on whether the treaty should restrict plastic production or focus primarily on waste management and recycling. Countries such as the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait

In Australia, farmers are pioneering a unique approach called solar grazing, where sheep are allowed to graze beneath solar panels, creating a win-win scenario for renewable energy production and agriculture. This dual-use strategy—also known as agrivoltaics—helps manage vegetation naturally, reducing the need for mechanical mowing and chemical herbicides. The solar panels provide shade, keeping sheep

This summer, the UK has witnessed a notable resurgence of wildlife, with butterfly and bird populations thriving across multiple regions. Species such as the purple emperor butterfly have reached record numbers in areas like Knepp Estate in West Sussex, while rare birds like the Montagu’s harrier have successfully bred in the wild for the first

Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used artificial intelligence to identify a set of five new materials that could transform the future of energy storage by reducing or entirely replacing lithium in batteries. These materials, based on abundant and widely available elements such as magnesium, calcium, aluminum, and zinc, exhibit structures

London, UK — August 7, 2025 — Standard Chartered has signed a landmark five-year partnership with the Brazilian state of Acre to sell up to 5 million high-quality carbon credits annually, beginning in 2026. The credits, issued under the internationally recognized REDD+ framework and registered with the ART TREES registry, aim to prevent deforestation across

Indonesia is facing an unprecedented wave of deforestation in 2025, with nearly half of the forest loss caused by speculative clearing—land stripped and left unused. Traditionally, pulp, paper, and palm oil industries have driven forest loss, but recent trends suggest a shift toward land hoarding and investment speculation, which makes monitoring and enforcement increasingly difficult.

Scientists in Norway have developed a microbial-based process that converts captured carbon dioxide into biomethane with 96% purity, offering a highly efficient alternative to traditional biogas production. The research team uses specially selected methanogenic microorganisms that feed on CO₂ and green hydrogen inside bioreactors under controlled pressure and temperature. The microbes convert the gases into

Chemists have successfully produced a fully recyclable plastic using whole-cell microalgae as the primary raw material—eliminating the need for fossil-based feedstocks. The research team extracted and polymerized the naturally occurring bio‐oils and carbohydrates inside the algae, creating a renewable monomer that can be repeatedly depolymerized and reformed without losing its mechanical strength. Unlike previous approaches