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Eight Michigan organizations receive NPS program grants for watershed priorities

On November 20, 2025, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced about $2.9 million in Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program grants to support eight projects designed to...

What should countries do with their nuclear waste?

A comprehensive review from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) addresses strategies for the long-term management of nuclear waste generated by commercial reactors, with emphasis on engineeri...

Prince Edward Island (PEI) unveils 10-year energy strategy to grow on-island renewables and achieve net-zero by 2040

The province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) has released a comprehensive 10-year energy strategy covering the period 2026-2035, aiming to substantially expand on-Island renewable power generation, mod...

Just 1% of coastal waters could satisfy a third of global electricity demand

A recent global assessment estimates that occupying merely 1 % of the world’s suitable coastal waters—defined as waters less than 200 m deep, within 200 km of population centers, and relatively ice-f...

Scientists convert waste plastics into high-value carbon materials

Researchers from Shenyang Agricultural University, the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (Chinese Academy of Sciences), and South China University of Technology have demonstrated that waste pl...

Space-based data-centres engineered for orbit with new construction techniques

A specialist in-space construction firm has announced plans to build “massive data centres” in orbit, leveraging modular assembly and space logistics to address terrestrial data-centre constraints. T...

Coal train derailment in New Kent raises environmental concerns near Chickahominy River

A freight train operated by CSX Transportation derailed in New Kent County, Virginia around 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, October 25 2025, involving two locomotives and 53 coal-laden cars, with the incident...

Rare earth mining boom in Laos threatens Mekong river system

Satellite imagery reveals that since 2022, at least 27 new rare earth mining sites have been established across river basins in Laos—despite national bans on rare earth extraction—raising concerns ab...

China’s underwater data center project targets 90 % cooling energy reduction

A Chinese maritime-equipment company, Highlander, is preparing to deploy a submerged data center pod off the coast of Shanghai, which aims to reduce energy consumption for cooling by approximately 90...

Polish mining-waste site transformed into green oasis through restoration

An experiment in Poland has successfully demonstrated the transformation of a former mining landfill into a vegetated, ecologically recovering landscape. The project focused on the rehabilitation of...

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