UK government underestimated AI datacentre climate impact by vast margins, while extreme weather events including tornadoes and wildfires devastate the US South amid broader environmental and geopolitical crises.

UK officials vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence datacentres, with revised figures increasing concerns about energy-intensive facilities worsening the climate emergency and threatening net zero commitments.

Heavy rain failed to contain two major wildfires in drought-stricken Georgia that have destroyed over 100 homes, part of a larger outbreak of spring wildfires across the US South amid extreme weather conditions.

Texas tornado killed at least two people as extreme weather continues to threaten homes and millions of residents across the US South and Midwest, compounding disaster impacts from ongoing wildfires.

Study finds simultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change impacts generates an alarming combined effect on fertility across global species, raising new environmental health concerns.

ICE is planning a detention facility for children and families on a site contaminated with high concentrations of PFAS 'forever chemicals' in groundwater at a former military facility in Louisiana.

California's $114 million wildlife bridge project nearing completion despite right-wing criticism, designed to allow animals to safely cross a busy freeway and protect ecosystem connectivity.

Republican lawmakers introduced bills attempting to shield major oil companies from climate litigation, which climate experts warn would protect polluters from accountability at the expense of climate action.

Global Indigenous leaders warned that clean energy transition must not become an excuse to plunder Indigenous territories, emphasizing that environmental benefits should not come at the cost of well-protected lands.

NASA identified a hardy fungal species that can survive radiation, extreme heat, and simulated Martian soil, raising new concerns about potential contamination of Mars under existing planetary protection protocols.

Americans' electricity was shut off 13 million times in a year according to new data, with advocates calling the higher-than-expected numbers 'jarring' and signaling surprisingly high rates of financial distress.