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EPA exempts data center power plants from pollution limits seeking to prevent acid rain
The article’s full text was unavailable, so its specific claims could not be verified. Based on the headline, the Environmental Protection Agency has exempted power plants serving data centres from pollution limits intended to reduce acid rain, a move likely to raise environmental and regulatory concerns. The exemption appears to relate to emissions controls on…
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Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds
Scientists have found that industrial-scale chicken farming is speeding up the spread and evolution of campylobacter, the bacteria responsible for the world’s most common form of bacterial diarrhoea. Researchers say the sheer intensity of modern poultry production is creating conditions in which strains from wild birds and farmed chickens mix and hybridise far more readily…
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Financial hardship may age the brain faster, researchers say in new study
A new study by researchers at University College London has found that adults who experienced long-term financial hardship show poorer cognitive performance and signs of faster brain ageing in later life. The findings add to growing evidence that economic circumstances over a lifetime can have a measurable impact on brain health, highlighting income inequality as…
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Puberty blocker trial should be stopped until legal challenge is heard, court told
A legal challenge has been brought seeking to halt a clinical trial of puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria until a court has ruled on the underlying dispute. Campaigners or claimants argue that allowing the trial to proceed before the judicial review is resolved could cause irreversible harm, making the case a significant test…
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Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
A wildfire in south-western France has come within 15km (nine miles) of Bordeaux, prompting the city’s mayor to warn he is preparing for “all eventualities”, including further mass evacuations. French officials have described the situation as “unprecedented”, with the interior minister saying the fire “has a life of its own”, while the prime minister called…
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Tennessee woman accused of turning traffic stop into a show for passing drivers by allegedly exposing herself
A traffic stop in Lebanon, Tennessee last week reportedly turned into an impromptu roadside spectacle after officers stopped a vehicle carrying two senior citizens for a seatbelt violation, only for a female passenger to allegedly expose herself to passing drivers. The Lebanon Police Department said the incident escalated further when a police dog indicated the…
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Almost 100 humanitarian groups call on Burnham to commit to climate action
Almost 100 humanitarian and aid organisations, including Oxfam GB, WaterAid and ActionAid UK, have urged prime minister Andy Burnham to tackle global inequality and poverty after his government decided to redirect international climate aid to help fund a cut in UK bus fares. The charities warned that turning climate finance grants into repayable loans could…
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Want To Own a Sports League? Ice Cube’s BIG3 Bets That Being Public Can Be a Propellant
Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball league, the three-on-three competition he co-founded with Jeff Kwatinetz in 2017, is set to go public via a SPAC merger in the coming months, valuing the company at around $290 million. The move marks a significant milestone for a startup sports league that has managed to survive where more than 100…
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Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago
Four beluga whales have been transported from a bankrupt Canadian aquarium to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium in what organisers describe as an unprecedented international rescue operation. The whales, named Acadia, Lillooet, Osiris and Sierra, previously lived at Marineland of Niagara Falls, which closed to the public in 2024 after its owners died and it ran out…
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David Ellison Addresses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Delay Amid State AGs’ Lawsuit in Staff Memo: ‘The Facts and the Law Are on Our Side’
Paramount CEO David Ellison has sent a companywide memo defending his company’s $111 billion (£87 billion) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, after confirming the deal will be paused for several months amid an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 US state attorneys general. The delay, agreed on Friday, could push the merger’s completion into 2027, and…