- Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circleon 2025-04-25 at 04:00 at 04:00
The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the worldHundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project created by the team behind Little Amal, the giant puppet of a Syrian girl that travelled across the world.The public art initiative called The Herds, which has already visited Kinshasa and Lagos, will travel to 20 cities over four months to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Continue reading…
- Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputeron 2025-04-25 at 02:09 at 02:09
Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangersElon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where he’s building a massive supercomputer to power his company xAI. Community residents and environmental activists say that since the supercomputer was fired up last summer it has become one of the biggest air polluters in the county. But some local officials have championed the billionaire, saying he’s investing in Memphis.The first public hearing with the health department is scheduled for Friday, where county officials will hear from all sides of the debate. In the run-up to the hearing, secretive fliers claiming xAI has low emissions were sent to residents of historically Black neighborhoods; at the same time, environmental groups have been amassing data about how much pollution the AI company is likely generating. Continue reading…
- Trump denies aid for Arkansas after storms that killed more than 40 peopleon 2025-04-24 at 18:20 at 18:20
Latest denial of disaster funding comes as Trump has repeatedly stated he wants to eliminate FemaUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has denied federal disaster relief funds to the people of Arkansas, which saw dozens of people die from a series of deadly tornadoes last month, as legislators plead for him to reconsider.More than 40 people have been found dead after a series of tornadoes and severe storms hit Arkansas and neighboring states Mississippi and Missouri in March, according to CNN. Continue reading…
- Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black countyon 2025-04-24 at 13:00 at 13:00
Decision will affect mostly low-income Alabama residents as DoJ dismisses agreement over untreated sewage as DEIThe Trump administration has killed a landmark civil rights settlement requiring Alabama to address raw sewage pollution in majority-Black, residential areas south-west of Montgomery, dismissing it as an “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) agreement.The decision could condemn low-income people in Lowndes county, about 40 miles south-west of Montgomery, to indefinitely continue living with no or failing sanitation infrastructure. Continue reading…
- Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safetyon 2025-04-24 at 08:00 at 08:00
Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump Continue reading…