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Environmental News 
         Highlights​
Top news stories from past few weeks:​  

• Google is building the world's largest battery system with a massive 100 hours of power in Minnesota
• Without Weighing Costs to Public Health, EPA Rolls Back Air Pollution Standards for Coal Plants
• Trump Is Attacking Climate Science. Scientists Are Fighting Back
• Data centers are booming in the Garden State. Are local communities ready?
• As Iran Crisis Upends Oil and Gas, Clean Energy Gets Complicated
• Scientists detect a sudden acceleration in global warming
• Washington State Sets 80% and 100% Clean Power Mandates for Data Centers
• Research shows 41 US states are getting warmer, all in slightly different ways
• AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Working to Stabilize Eroding Bank on Raritan River
• The US's largest clean energy project just installed 242 giant wind turbines
• Central Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces US Bill to Study Impact of AI Data Centers 
• Officials issue warning as dangerous creatures wreak havoc across the US
• California Approves 128 Oil Wells in Two Months, More Than Last Three Years Combined
• The long fight to save Petty's Island still isn't over - The Jersey Vindicator
• Governor Sherrill's First Budget: Recommitments to Energy Affordability, Holding Big Tech Accountable
• Chemical Giant Dow Seeks Permission to Legally Discharge Plastic Pellets into Waterways.
• Cockroaches Decompose Plastic 10 Times Faster Than Mealworms
• This weird winter was one of the warmest — and coldest — on record. It's a glimpse of our future
• How Trump's EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits
• Electricity demand spurs states to find a way to meet the moment
• NJ federal lawmakers want study of AI data center impacts
• Experts warn of potential link between microplastics and Parkinson's
• How biological invasions are silently remodelling ecosystems
• Inside the battle over data center development that's quietly reshaping N.J. politics
• Kean Jr. casts key vote against air safety bill​
• Germany is getting a wind + solar hybrid power plant – here's how it works 
• US solar installations down in 2025 after Trump policies jolt market     
• Illinois lawmaker proposes ban on nonbiodegradable body glitter
• AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Working to Stabilize Eroding Bank on Raritan River 
• Proposed warehouse sparks environmental concerns along Musconetcong River
• Colorado's Plastic Pellet-Free Waters Act passes the Senate 

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