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Trump points to 'de-escalation' after ICE shootings but faces MAGA backlash - latest From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines...

Trump points to 'de-escalation' after ICE shootings but faces MAGA backlash - latest
->The Independent | More on "Trump faces MAGA backlash over ICE" at BigEarthData.ai | #TrumpFascism #NoDecency #IceFascism

Sustained interdisciplinary research needed to address pressures faced by our forests: ICFRE Director General Forests face mounting pressures from climate variability, invasive species, land-use change and fragmentation and addressing them calls for sustained interdisciplinary research on forest dynamics, genetic diversity, ecosystem functioning and resilience to support adaptive management and informed policy decisions, said Kanchan...

Sustained interdisciplinary research needed to address pressures faced by our forests: ICFRE Director General
->The Hindu | More on "Forest resilience and adaptive management" at BigEarthData.ai | #Forest

Artificial Guilt? A Practitioner's Guide to Criminal Liability in the Age of GenAI The rapid evolution of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) — capable of autonomously producing text, images, and video — is nothing short of astounding. Today, GenAI systems can draft legal briefs, compose music, design architectural plans, generate photorealistic artwork, and even...

Artificial Guilt? A Practitioner's Guide to Criminal Liability in the Age of GenAI
->Just Security | More on "Criminal liability in GenAI age" at BigEarthData.ai

Arctic Sea Ice in a Changing Climate: Variability, Trends, and Implications for Navigation Arctic Sea Ice in a Changing Climate: Variability, Trends, and Implications for Navigation Arctic sea ice follows a strong seasonal cycle, reaching its annual maximum toward the end of winter and its minimum at the end of summer. Newly updated...

Arctic Sea Ice in a Changing Climate: Variability, Trends, and Implications for Navigation
->Arctic Portal | More on "Arctic sea ice and navigation" at BigEarthData.ai | #ArcticSeaIce #ClimateChange

Leaders at Davos 2026 on how we can deploy innovation and technology at scale and responsibly The central challenge of innovation today is not invention, but the institutional capacity to diffuse technologies safely and effectively at scale. Across sectors, promising technologies stall in the transition from pilots to deployment due to misaligned incentives, infrastructure gaps, and...

Leaders at Davos 2026 on how we can deploy innovation and technology at scale and responsibly
->World Economic Forum | More on "Deploying innovation and technology responsibly" at BigEarthData.ai | #Technology

Afghanistan: The Crisis the US Chose to Forget and Why That Is a Strategic Mistake “I see children sitting on the floor begging for food,” a field worker tells me after returning from the mosque. “Parents say their children have not eaten all day. They have no roof, no certainty.” This is not Afghanistan in...

Afghanistan: The Crisis the US Chose to Forget and Why That Is a Strategic Mistake
->Fair Observer | More on "Afghanistan crisis US strategic mistake" at BigEarthData.ai

ICE and Deportations: How Trump Is Reshaping Immigration Enforcement
->Council on Foreign Relations | More on "Trump reshaping immigration enforcement policies" at BigEarthData.ai | #TrumpFascism #NoDecency #IceFascism

Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Causes, Impacts, and Climate Solutions Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ?) and methane (CH 4 ?) dominate the global climate conversation, leaving nitrous oxide (N 2 ?O) frequently dubbed the "forgotten greenhouse gas." Despite its lower atmospheric concentration, its impact is disproportionately severe. According to the...

Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Causes, Impacts, and Climate Solutions
->AZoCleantech | More on "Nitrous oxide emissions and climate" at BigEarthData.ai | #ClimateChange #Emission

Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa Our analysis framework comprised nine main stages, summarized in Extended Data Fig. 1. Preparation of consistent geotemporal climatologies, 2000–2050 Historical climate data Climate data were obtained from the Climate Hazards Centre36 and Climate Research Unit gridded Time Series37, downscaled by...

Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa
->Nature | More on "Climate change malaria in Africa" at BigEarthData.ai | #Malaria #ClimateChange

Ecosystem collapse a security threat, so where is the ocean? A newly released assessment making clear in no uncertain terms that the rapid loss of biodiversity across the globe is both a national and international security emergency has been welcomed as a critical chance to shift our understanding of ecological...

Ecosystem collapse a security threat, so where is the ocean?
->Oceanographic | More on "Ecosystem collapse threatens global security" at BigEarthData.ai | #Ocean #EcosystemCollapse

Chile proposes resolution to evaluate New Breeding Techniques in crops Chile has moved to strengthen the responsible use of agricultural biotechnology by introducing a draft resolution that formalizes the technical procedure for assessing plant materials developed with New Breeding Techniques (NBTs). The measure aims to increase legal certainty, reinforce oversight,...

Chile proposes resolution to evaluate New Breeding Techniques in crops
->Seed World | More on "Chile New Breeding Techniques resolution" at BigEarthData.ai

Animals Are Climate Allies. So Why Are We Leaving Them Out of Climate Policy? Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate change — if we let them. “Who the f*ck wants to kill penguins?” asks MI5 supervisor Jackson Lamb in...

Animals Are Climate Allies. So Why Are We Leaving Them Out of Climate Policy?
->The Revelator | More on "Animals helping fight climate change" at BigEarthData.ai | #ClimatePolicy

Hiking to Berlaimont Estates site, Bennet calls project 'ill advised' amid concerns about wildlife, wildfires and affordability U.S. Senator Michael Bennet at the Berry Creek trailhead Friday in Edwards. Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, got a workout Friday as he hiked to the top of a hillside in Edwards to view the site of...

Hiking to Berlaimont Estates site, Bennet calls project 'ill advised' amid concerns about wildlife, wildfires and affordability
->Vail Daily | More on "Berlaimont Estates development raises concerns" at BigEarthData.ai | #Forest #Wildfire #Climate #Wildlife

Study: 2,204 Plants, Animals May Need Endangered Species Act Protection PORTLAND, Ore.— A study by the Center for Biological Diversity published today in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ found that 2,204 species around the United States should be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Despite so many species being...

Study: 2,204 Plants, Animals May Need Endangered Species Act Protection
->Center for Biological Diversity | More on "Endangered species protection in US" at BigEarthData.ai | #Extinction #Biodiversity #EndangeredSpeciesAct

Rubio Is Set to Warn of Future Military Action if Venezuela's New Leaders Stray From US Goals WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a...

Rubio Is Set to Warn of Future Military Action if Venezuela's New Leaders Stray From US Goals
->Military.com | More on "US military action in Venezuela" at BigEarthData.ai

Pumped hydro, high-temperature thermal storage, and geothermal LDES projects make key advancements across the US Full premium access for the first month at only $1 These projects cater to various market needs. Goldendale focuses on grid-scale storage in the Pacific Northwest, where electricity demand is expected to increase by over 30% in the next ten...

Pumped hydro, high-temperature thermal storage, and geothermal LDES projects make key advancements across the US
->Energy Storage News | More on "Energy storage projects across US" at BigEarthData.ai

Our Darwinian Approach to Health Care Costs President Trump is now railing about insurance company premiums. The Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in the House just held hearings putting insurance company executives on the hot seat and examining a broad range of...

Our Darwinian Approach to Health Care Costs
->Kaiser Family Foundation | More on "Health care costs and insurance" at BigEarthData.ai | #HealthCare

New Jersey bans some products with toxic PFAS chemicals. Here's what to know This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about...

New Jersey bans some products with toxic PFAS chemicals. Here's what to know
->WHYY | More on "New Jersey bans PFAS chemicals" at BigEarthData.ai | #PFAS #Toxic

EPA Prioritizes Data Center Chemical Reviews Amid TSCA Debate As demand for AI infrastructure accelerates, data center operators are building larger and denser facilities that generate unprecedented heat loads, creating new challenges at the intersection of technology and regulation. This rapid expansion is now clashing with decades-old chemical-safety laws,...

EPA Prioritizes Data Center Chemical Reviews Amid TSCA Debate
->Data Center Knowledge | More on "Data center chemical safety regulations" at BigEarthData.ai | #EPA #Data

'This is homeland defence for the alliance': How Nato is preparing for war in the Arctic Norway’s defence minister looks at one of his favourite maps – it shows the world from the perspective of the Arctic. Tore Sandvik points to Russia’s Kola Peninsula, home to one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals, which sits inside...

'This is homeland defence for the alliance': How Nato is preparing for war in the Arctic
->The Irish Times | More on "Nato preparing for Arctic war" at BigEarthData.ai | #NATO #RussiaUkraineWar #Arctic

When Some Elephants Raid Farms, They Might Not Be After a Snack. They Could Be Looking for Medicinal Plants
->Journal of African Elephants | More on "Elephants seeking medicinal plants in farms" at BigEarthData.ai | #Elephant #Wildlife

Global functional shifts in trees driven by alien naturalization and native extinction Bastin, J. F. et al. The global tree restoration potential. Science 364, 76–79 (2019). Mo, L. et al. Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential. Nature 624, 92–101 (2023). Pan, Y. et al. The enduring world forest carbon...

Global functional shifts in trees driven by alien naturalization and native extinction
->Nature | More on "Global functional shifts in trees" at BigEarthData.ai | #Forest #Tree #Extinction

Pivot Energy, University of Denver complete Colorado's 1st virtual net-metered solar project Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy provider headquartered in Denver, and the University of Denver (DU), have completed the state’s first off-site net-metered solar project. This project contributes to DU’s goal to offset 100% of its electricity with renewable energy...

Pivot Energy, University of Denver complete Colorado's 1st virtual net-metered solar project
->Solar Power World | More on "Colorado's first virtual net metering" at BigEarthData.ai

Ukraine Exposes 66 Ships in Russian-Iranian-Venezuelan Shadow Fleet Smuggling Sanctioned Oil

Ukraine Exposes 66 Ships in Russian-Iranian-Venezuelan Shadow Fleet Smuggling Sanctioned Oil
->UNITED24 Media | More on "Shadow fleet smuggling sanctioned oil" at BigEarthData.ai | #RussiaUkraineWar #StandWithUkraine

New WHOI study cautions that deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries Woods Hole, Mass. (January 28, 2026) — A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishing in the deep ocean could have serious consequences for bigeye tuna, one...

New WHOI study cautions that deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries
->Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | More on "Deep-sea fishing threatens tuna fisheries" at BigEarthData.ai | #Fisheries

A Time Capsule Reveals the Urgent Tone of Climate Journalism in the 2010s
->Earth Island Institute | More on "Climate journalism in the 2010s" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate

Trump's National Security Strategy doesn't downgrade the Middle East, it redefines it At the end of 2025, the White House released a comprehensive National Security Strategy (NSS) that reflects the strategic worldview of US President Donald Trump’s current administration. Like the 2017 NSS issued during Trump’s first term, this new document is...

Trump's National Security Strategy doesn't downgrade the Middle East, it redefines it
->Atlantic Council | More on "Trump's Middle East security strategy" at BigEarthData.ai | #TrumpFascism #NationalSecurity #NoDecency

Cropped 28 January 2026: Ocean biodiversity boost; Nature and national security; Mangrove defence We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. This is the...

Cropped 28 January 2026: Ocean biodiversity boost; Nature and national security; Mangrove defence
->Carbon Brief | More on "Ocean biodiversity and national security" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity #NationalSecurity #Mangrove #Nature #Ocean

'Attacks day after day': Odesa in Russia's crosshairs as war pivots back to Black Sea Outside the Kadorr apartment complex in Ukraine’s Black Sea city of Odesa, about 500 metres from the seafront, residents and rescue workers mill around in freezing temperatures. Above an office on the 25th floor, a block of wall has been...

'Attacks day after day': Odesa in Russia's crosshairs as war pivots back to Black Sea
->The Guardian | More on "Attacks on Odesa Black Sea" at BigEarthData.ai | #RussiaUkraineWar

New analysis reveals major renewable energy opportunities in Montenegro As countries across Europe work to address the climate and biodiversity crises simultaneously, the question is no longer whether to accelerate renewable energy deployment, but how to do so in a way that protects nature, supports local communities, and remains...

New analysis reveals major renewable energy opportunities in Montenegro
->The Nature Conservancy | More on "Renewable energy opportunities in Montenegro" at BigEarthData.ai | #RenewableEnergy