environment

States debate whether to restrict—or invite—crypto mining

Cryptocurrency mining is coming under fire as some officials raise concerns over its effect on climate goals. But others argue cryptocurrency's potential for economic development should not be overlooked.

  • By Alex Brown, Stateline

How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes

Open-access data from government satellites can help state and urban planners visualize environmental changes.

  • By Qiusheng Wu, The Conversation

A new federal program looks to connect smart buildings with smart policy

COMMENTARY | Buildings drive a third of the nation’s emissions. Smart buildings can change that with the right policies and programs in place.

  • By Bentham Paulos and Elizabeth Stuart

Here’s what’s in Biden’s budget plan for state and local governments

The administration, among other things, wants to dramatically increase funding for housing and restore the child tax credit.

  • By Kery Murakami

CDC map shows health impact of local environmental burdens

The Environmental Justice Index gives state and local leaders a holistic view of environmental, social and health issues in their communities.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

IBM, NASA will use AI to improve climate change research

The research will use IBM’s artificial intelligence technology and NASA’s Earth and geospatial science data to make climate data more accessible to data scientists, policy makers and the public.

  • By Kirsten Errick

Va. regulators propose easing emission limits for data centers over power transmission concerns

Roughly 150 data centers in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William could be impacted through end of July.

  • By Charlie Paullin and Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury

Urban heat map reveals priority spots for cooling efforts

Citizen scientists in Milwaukee collected air temperature and humidity data to help state officials focus where heat prevention efforts are most needed.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Communities are rethinking their push for data centers

More governments are looking into the environmental effects of data centers on neighborhoods.

  • By Susan Miller

Can machine learning predict the next big disaster?

Combining statistical algorithms with machine learning allows for accurate extreme weather predictions without the need for massive amounts of historical data, a new study found.

  • By Brown University, Futurity

Virginia launches platform to make environmental permit info public

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's new platform shows the progress of permit applications and improves agency transparency, collaboration and efficiency.

  • By Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury

Environmental groups using digital tech to bolster data collection

Environmental data and mapping technologies are helping Virginia environmentalists raise community awareness and guide agencies' climate-friendly plans.

  • By Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury

$4M to keep fish populations afloat

The Department of Energy is looking for new ideas to protect fish around hydropower facilities.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson
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