Virginia slaps data centers with big new tax — but no climate rules

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How AI and digital data shape our understanding of migration

As Canada advances its national AI strategy, we must ask what digital migration data reveal, and what they leave unseen.

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Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge

A U.S. appeals court upheld the first-in-the-nation measure, which will slash smog-forming emissions from certain gas-fueled boilers and heaters in the…

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The overlooked wiring problem in the clean-energy transition

As more households add solar panels, batteries and heat pumps, researchers at Purdue found that running them all on DC power—not the AC current from the wall—could cut energy use and emissions.

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Forget the Rockies. West Virginia Is the Most Affordable Outdoor Paradise in the U.S.

As housing costs spike nationwide, West Virginia is investing millions in trail networks and outdoor infrastructure, turning public lands, navigable rivers, and miles of singletrack into year-round tourism engines. The post Forget the Rockies. West Virginia Is the Most Affordable Outdoor Paradise in the U.S. appeared first on Outside Online.

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