Project Tango opponents sway zoning panel to unanimous 'No' vote

The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission made the decision after hearing more than four hours of testimony, nearly all of in ...
WDRB

Louisville nonprofit launches scholarship pilot program to address childcare worker shortage

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville nonprofit is launching a pilot program aimed at addressing a shortage of childcare workers by offering college students scholarships in exchange for working at ...
New York Focus

Could Hydropower Credits Undermine New York City’s Climate Law?

Mayor Mamdani is facing pressure to limit an avenue for large building owners to buy credits instead of cutting emissions.
The Conversation

UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world’s electricity and more water than we need to drink

One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centres is that artificial intelligence (AI) models will need less in the future as they improve and ...
E&E

CO2 is a resource not a nuisance, DOE official says

Assistant Secretary Kyle Haustveit says the department is focused on carbon utilization and applauded carbon capture incentives. The Trump administration is focused on how to use carbon capture ...
Reuters

Trump says US will not use nuclear weapon in Iran war

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in ‌the war against Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We've totally, in a ...
Phys.org

The 'resource curse': Why natural resource abundance can be a double-edged sword

Natural resources—such as fossil fuels, water, and minerals—are materials found in the environment that are essential for life and highly utilized in production. Though these resources are viewed as ...
The Washington Post

Data center water use is not sustainable in the dry American West

Independent reporting you can trust. After years of failed negotiations between the states and decades of negligent water management, we now have just months for federal officials to decide how to ...
The New York Times

Britain Reinforces That U.S. Cannot Use British Bases for Attacks on Iran

The U.K. government underlined its previous stance that the United States could only use British bases for defensive purposes, after President Trump threatened to strike civilian targets. By Michael D ...
Business Insider

When Easter and Passover overlap, expectations in my interfaith family can be high. This year, I'm trying not to stress.

"My Dad wants to host a Passover seder," my husband said as I packed for our family's recent trip to Los Angeles to see the sights, glimpse celebrities, and tour colleges for my son. I continued ...
CNBC

Sam Altman defends AI resource usage: Water concerns 'fake,' and 'humans use energy too'

Altman dismissed claims that ChatGPT used gallons of water per query. He acknowledged that total AI energy use was rising and urged cleaner power. However, Altman argued that humans also consume ...
STAT

Sometimes, it would be unethical not to use AI in medicine

Shah is a master’s of precision health student at the University of Chicago. Bhatt is the chief innovation officer of the American College of Cardiology and inaugural chair of the FDA Digital Health ...