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Arizona sues landlords after tenants say units topped 90 degrees during summer heat
13+ min ago (356+ words) "The ongoing neglect … puts residents' lives at serious risk, especially during extreme summer heat." When air conditioning fails in southern Arizona, a rental dispute can quickly become a health and safety crisis. State officials are now taking legal action after…...
Pennsylvania township gears up for court fight over data center rules, who pays for grid growth
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (448+ words) A legal battle in rural Watts Township, Pennsylvania, could help answer a much bigger question about data centers and electricity: when those power-intensive projects arrive, and the grid needs more capacity, who covers the bill? According to PennLive, officials in…...
After 16 years dodging snakes and hunters, photographer unveils book of Baltimore's abandoned homes
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (335+ words) "I either found them by the side of the road or stumbled upon them while hiking in the woods." As PetaPixel reported, Marcin has captured abandoned homes and temporary camps scattered across Baltimore and nearby parts of Maryland. Though The…...
Officials advise Maryland counties to make a 'wish list' of demands for data center developers
43+ min ago (558+ words) "Counties willing to negotiate can extract meaningful investment in their community's futures." Maryland counties that have put new data center development on hold are being warned that the pause is unlikely to stop those projects for good. Officials from the…...
Arizona regulators approve safeguard to keep co-op customers from footing data center grid costs
53+ min ago (478+ words) "I applaud our electric retail cooperatives for addressing the challenge of large-load customers." Arizona regulators have approved a new safeguard for customers served by the state's rural electric cooperatives: a framework designed to prevent data centers and other major power…...
Utility giant's 'keep the lights on' pitch masks a guaranteed 10.4% profit in Maryland
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (462+ words) Critic stressed that BGE is the region's only gas and electric provider and operates as a regulated utility. The regional utility BGE is seeking a rate hike that asks for a guaranteed profit margin of 10.4%. One expert suspicious of the…...
Princeton expert resigns over forest carbon rules, citing threat to 'scientific integrity"
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (490+ words) "There were basically scientists on one side, forest products industry on the other side." Tim Searchinger, a Princeton University scholar and the World Resources Institute's technical director for land-related issues, is leaving the independent research organization over a dispute about…...
Massachusetts tree gaps leave parts of city hotter, with less natural cooling
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (392+ words) "It's kind of just like a concrete jungle." In Massachusetts, some Worcester residents are struggling with a lack of green spaces and trees. The uneven tree canopy can pose a quality-of-life issue, translating to uncomfortably hot neighborhoods. Tree planting has…...
Texas budget promises city raises without property tax hikes, and only one small trade-off
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (375+ words) "We didn't propose any new programs or services for this budget year." In Longview, Texas, officials are considering a budget that would raise the wages of city employees while leaving property taxes unchanged, a mix that could ease some pressure…...
New Mexico's Elephant Butte Reservoir hits 1.4% capacity, leaving businesses scrambling for a lifeline
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (313+ words) "We've never seen the release go down that low." New Mexico's Elephant Butte Reservoir has dropped to a startlingly low level, turning what would normally be the height of lake season into a stark example of how deeply drought can…...