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Agenda out now: Managing the Environmental Impacts of Data Centres

Event to bring together stakeholders to explore cross-sector approaches to sustainability 26 February 2026 | News | Biodiversity, Climate change, EIA & Planning, Energy transition, Global, Infrastructure The agenda for Environment Analyst’s online conference ‘Managing the Environmental Impacts of Data Centres’ has just been launched. Rapid growth in data centre capacity and […]

Evaluating the Design of an International Field School: Learning Environments with/in a Living Lab | Learning Environments Research

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Anger over plans to abolish New Zealand’s dedicated environment ministry | New Zealand

New Zealand’s government is seeking to abolish its dedicated environment ministry to cut down on bureaucracy, a move critics say could dilute environmental protections. Under the plan, the department would be folded into a new “mega-ministry” that will cover housing, urban development, transport, local government and the environment. The environment ministry was created by statute […]

School Programs | Purdue University Controlled Environment Agriculture (NEMALI Lab)

Year Program Activities 2025 Agricultural Science Review Institute, Purdue University Trained high school students in greenhouse designs. Students developed creative designs that can reduce hot temperatures in a greenhouse 2025 Farm to School Symposium, Danville, IN Demonstration of Digital Agriculture and Hydroponics Technologies to High Schools 2024 4-H Academy Summer Program Workshop to high school […]

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

Local communities lead the way by guarding their natural resources and witnessing the return of vibrant life. Nature displays incredible resilience whenever people provide the space for ecosystems to heal. Scientific evidence now guides smarter policies to ensure food security for everyone. Global agreements establish a powerful legal shield for the open seas and create […]

Scientists have discovered that… – Engineering & Science

Scientists have discovered that moss spores can survive the harsh environment of space. In a space experiment, researchers placed spores from the moss Physcomitrium patens outside the International Space Station (ISS) for about nine months. During that time, the spores were exposed to extreme conditions, including the vacuum of space, intense radiation, and dramatic temperature […]

EPA eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration’s latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules. What You Need To Know The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury […]