BREAKING: Arizona has joined a lawsuit by Nevada over the Trump administration's plan to impose major water cutbacks. Top official Tom Buschatzke says the cuts in the state's Colorado River water allotment “would devastate Arizona’s economy.” https://t.co/sPiDYJbykC @latimes
Can oil companies be sued for climate deception? That’s the question at the heart of a case argued before the Supreme Court on Monday.
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Today the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a major climate case. A group of Colorado ranchers who are struggling with severe drought and heat say big oil companies should be held accountable for their role in causing climate change. https://t.co/P2CcG7ZB7B
Though global engineering giant Bechtel was expected to see the ambitious nuclear power project through to completion, it wasn't able to reach an agreement with Bill Gates-backed TerraPower.
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We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
This is what Microsoft’s director of applied science had to say about training their AI model on copyrighted content from our newsroom and many others, according to new docs revealed during our lawsuit against the company. https://t.co/UktMeerXsp
The controversial hydroelectric project has sparked an outpouring of criticism from local wildlife and fisheries advocates.
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A new intervention on coal’s behalf as the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects an 8% decline in coal generation this year and a 6% decline next year. And as the courts have started to weigh in on other measures, not favorably. https://t.co/HvoVwcT5ZZ
Wyoming's coal-powered stations are waning while wind and solar developers ask for construction delays. Data centers are driving demand for natural gas-based electrons. New plans would boost Wyoming's output by 74%.
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“Climate change is bankrupting ranchers.”
Seven Colorado ranchers are speaking out in a major climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. They say big oil companies should be held accountable for their role in causing climate change. https://t.co/P2CcG7ZB7B
"What’s clear is that no country is truly prepared for a major climate disaster, and the risks are changing," @peterprengaman writes. "As powerful as extreme weather events have already gotten, much worse is likely to come. It’s basic physics." https://t.co/GXq4QPRgoa
"I can't point to any of the races where being opposed to data centers was a productive view," a Cheyenne politico said.
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In the last few years, multiple studies have shown that global warming is intensifying drought and worsening water scarcity in the western United States. Now, scientists have found that a group of polluters is responsible for a large share of the drying. https://t.co/knZQPacJoi
The Republican primary winners for secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction and state treasurer signal a shift away from the hard-line faction of the party, and none were endorsed by the state GOP.
Customers around Upton and Newcastle may be the next to see an electric rate hike as the state weighs a request that would inflate the average residential monthly bill by about $32.
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You may have noticed it's a bit cooler and less dry today. Increasing moisture across the area brings rain chances and cooler temperatures through this weekend. Thursday and Thursday night will have the best chances for rain. #wywx