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Justine Calma

Justine Calma

Senior Science Reporter

Senior Science Reporter

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    Prolonged conflict with Iran raises oil prices and could mean more drilling in the US.

    Reserves can offset short-term disruptions to the global market. Beyond that, higher prices could encourage American companies to ramp up production in coming months.

    Trump campaigned on a promise to “drill,” promoting “American energy dominance.” Asked if he’s worried about oil prices ahead of US strikes on Iran, Trump responded, “I’m not concerned … I’m concerned about long term health for this country.”

    Investigating the 61-pound machine that eats plastic and spits out bricks

    A review of the Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor — and what happens afterward.

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    Justine Calma
    Trump says he told tech companies “they have the obligation to provide for their own power needs.”

    During his State of the Union speech, Trump claimed to have negotiated a “ratepayer protection pledge” to keep data centers from raising utility bills for other customers. He didn’t say which companies are involved or what commitments they’ve made.

    A draft pledge obtained by Politico earlier this month describes a voluntary pact to cover the costs of new energy infrastructure.

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    Justine Calma
    SCOTUS will take up a key climate case.

    The Supreme Court is poised to make a decision that could determine whether states and local governments attempting to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate disasters will need to fight their battles in federal rather than state courts.

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    Justine Calma
    AI-generated comments helped derail a plan to cut pollution from home appliances.

    California regulators killed a proposal that would have imposed fees on gas-burning furnaces and water heaters that release smog-forming pollutants. More than 20,000 comments they received opposing the proposal were generated by a single AI platform, some addressed from people with no idea their names had been used.

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    Health and environmental groups are fighting Trump’s attack on greenhouse gas limits.

    A coalition including the American Public Health Association, American Lung Association, and Sierra Club have filed suit against the Trump administration for repealing the landmark ‘endangerment finding.’ The repeal — if successful — could strip away the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to to regulate planet-heating pollution.

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    Justine Calma
    xAI faces another legal battle over pollution from a data center.

    The NAACP sent a notice of intent to sue, accusing Musk’s company of illegally installing gas turbines in Mississippi to power its Colossus 2 data center. Thermal images taken by drone show more than a dozen turbines running at the site without a permit, according to a Floodlight investigation.