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The Potomac River is one of the most endangered rivers in the United States, according to the American Rivers report. The report cites the data center expansion in the D.C. area as a significant and growing threat to the river. …
EU, UN and World Bank estimate the cost of the recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip at $71.4 billion. Human development in Gaza has been set back 77 years. 1.9 million people have been displaced, 60% of the population …
Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember. For the first time since 1919, the share of coal power was lower than that of renewables. Solar power generation grew …
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