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Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

1 August 2026 at 20:58
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

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A delivery in Wilmington, N.C., this month. Heat is linked to hundreds of workplace deaths each year, but labor groups say the true toll is unknown because heat-related illnesses are not properly tracked or reported.

How Climate Change and Tariffs Help China Raise More Cattle

30 July 2026 at 13:13
As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.

Β© Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times

A herder taking her cows to graze in mountain pastures in northern China’s Hebei Province.

Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers

29 July 2026 at 20:46
In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.

Β© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright during a White House event last week in which 200 companies vowed to prevent A.I. data centers from driving up power costs.

What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals

21 July 2026 at 21:52
Warming is expected to fuel the spread of food-borne pathogens. We might not be prepared.

Β© Melanie Moser/CDC, via Associated Press

A microscopic view of cyclospora parasite eggs, stained reddish pink, in a lab sample.

Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

17 July 2026 at 20:50

As smoke from hundreds of burning wildfires spread across Canada and the United States, the first three operational satellites in the Google-backed FireSat program successfully launched into orbit. The satellites will begin providing wildfire detection capable of spotting even small fires in the United States, Australia, and Europe before the end of the year.

The launch of the microsatellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 7, 2026 marks a transition to β€œinitial operational capability” for the FireSat constellation managed by the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance. After a three-month testing period, the three satellites will begin actively providing data to fire agencies while covering every fire-prone region on Earth at least twice per day.

FireSat represents the first satellite constellation purpose-built for detecting wildfires, including spotting smaller fires that other satellites may miss. The satellites were designed by California-based satellite manufacturer Muon Space and have received over $15 million from Google to support initial deployment. Other notable financial supporters include the Bezos Earth Fund that committed $26 million.

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Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

17 July 2026 at 20:50

As smoke from hundreds of burning wildfires spread across Canada and the United States, the first three operational satellites in the Google-backed FireSat program successfully launched into orbit. The satellites will begin providing wildfire detection capable of spotting even small fires in the United States, Australia, and Europe before the end of the year.

The launch of the microsatellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 7, 2026 marks a transition to β€œinitial operational capability” for the FireSat constellation managed by the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance. After a three-month testing period, the three satellites will begin actively providing data to fire agencies while covering every fire-prone region on Earth at least twice per day.

FireSat represents the first satellite constellation purpose-built for detecting wildfires, including spotting smaller fires that other satellites may miss. The satellites were designed by California-based satellite manufacturer Muon Space and have received over $15 million from Google to support initial deployment. Other notable financial supporters include the Bezos Earth Fund that committed $26 million.

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