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Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:56:50 +0000

‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills

Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed on to his non-binding “Ratepayer Protection Pledge”, expanding a voluntary commitment which claims to ensure US consumers will not bear the cost of the AI datacenter build-out.

Thousands evacuated in south of France as wildfire rages across pine forest – video

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:34:36 +0000

Local people and tourists were evacuated from the Arcachon Bay area overnight into Thursday after a huge fire engulfed more than 3,400 hectares (8,400 acres) of forest. Pushed by the wind, with flames reaching 10 metres high, the fire is still spreading towards the Cap Ferret peninsula. On Tuesday, two firefighters died battling another nearby fire close to Bordeaux airport

The Guardian view on Britain’s uninhabitable homes: as temperatures rise, a new approach is needed | Editorial

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:21:30 +0000

Sadiq Khan’s heat-ready plan for London is a sensible strategy for adaptation that should provide a roadmap for other cities

At least two people missing in West Virginia after torrential rain causes flash floods

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:06:19 +0000

State’s governor had declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties, and deployed 500 national guard members

Patrick Morrisey, the West Virginia governor, said at least two people were unaccounted for in Upshur county, after torrential rain caused flash floods in parts of the state.

Thousands flee wildfires in France as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern Europe

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:46:01 +0000

Some parts of Mediterranean Sea 5C hotter than normal, with air temperatures above 44C expected in Spain

Brutal heat torching southern Europe has forced nearly 20,000 people to flee wildfires in France as a marine heatwave scalds the Mediterranean and researchers warn that “Dantesque” scenarios cannot be ruled out as infernos worsen.

A “particularly intense” wildfire on France’s southwestern Atlantic coast prompted the evacuation of more than 18,800 people, including thousands of tourists from campsites and holiday homes, as firefighters struggled to control the blaze.

I am used to hot days now. But the warm wind has really panicked me | Adrian Chiles

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:41 +0000

I first noticed it a couple of weeks ago on the streets of Cardiff – and it felt alarmingly wrong

Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:41 +0000

In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend on it

The low rumbling grows louder until a huge harvester crashes into the open, dragging a 15-metre trunk of mahogany in its wake. The tractor manoeuvres before releasing its load and shovelling it like a matchstick on to a growing pile of lumber at the edge of the clearing. Then, with a crunch of gears and a belch of diesel, it turns and lurches back into the forest.

Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:10:18 +0000

NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital of the globe’

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Poorest children in England 40% more likely to be hospitalised for lung infections

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:36 +0000

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas

Children living in the poorest areas across England are 40% more likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory infections, an analysis of NHS England data shows, with experts raising the alarm on the impact of air pollution on young people’s health.

Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:35 +0000

Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide?

There’s a slightly mean question I often ask British people with an interest in the living world: can you name the environment secretary? I don’t intend to show them up: it’s not them I’m testing. I watch the brows knit, a finger go up, the mouth open and close. “It’s, you know, the one who … no, they went, didn’t they? That other one …” It’s been like this for seven years.