AI energy demand drives Google’s emissions up 48% in five years & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, July 8, 2024 “It’s surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us but for all life on Earth.” — David Attenborough [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( AI Energy Demand Drives Google’s Emissions Up 48% in Five Years [Google]( goal of lowering its [carbon footprint]( is in trouble as the technology company’s energy consumption has increased due to the amount of power needed for [artificial intelligence]( (AI) data centers. [Read More]( Related: [AI Tech Could Require as Much Electricity as a Small Nation, Study Finds]( California’s Thompson Fire 46% Contained, Most Residents Return Home As of Thursday afternoon, the Thompson wildfire in northern [California]( was contained enough for most of the roughly 17,000 residents who had been evacuated to return home. The fire began near Oroville on Tuesday, but was [46 percent contained]( as of Friday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). [Read More]( Related: [Wildfires 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Florida Carpenter Ants Perform Wound Cleaning, Amputations to Help Injured Nestmates From their name, you might think [Florida]( carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) are good at building things — and they are — but they have another potentially lifesaving talent: They are experts at wound care and surgery. A common species native to the state, these amazing [insects]( selectively treat their [nestmates’ wounded limbs]( by cleaning or amputating them, a press release from Cell Press said. [Read More]( Related: [Wild Bumblebees Capable of Logical Reasoning, Study Finds]( Alaska’s Pristine Rivers and Streams Are Turning Orange From Thawing Permafrost, Study Finds [Alaska]( is known for its natural beauty and stunning landscapes teeming with vast [wilderness]( and abundant [wildlife](. But staining the landscape is a strange phenomenon: Dozens of the most remote [rivers]( and streams in the Land of the Midnight Sun are turning from clear blue to cloudy orange. New research has found that the discoloration could be from the exposure of [minerals]( from [thawing permafrost](. [Read More]( Related: [Most Oceans Are Turning Greener, 20-Year Study Finds]( The Supreme Court’s Overturning of the Chevron Doctrine Could Impair Environmental and Climate Regulations The [Supreme Court of the United States]( has overturned a 40-year ruling — Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — that instructed lower courts to give deference to federal agencies when federal laws are seen as ambiguous. The decision means agencies will have a harder time regulating the [environment]( workplace safety, public health and other major issues. [Read More]( Related: [Supreme Court Blocks EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule Limiting Air Pollution Across State Lines]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](