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Trump gives data centres freedom to cause acid rain

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:30 July 2026
Post last modified:30 July 2026

Data centres are getting a bad reputation for how much energy and water they use (something particularly problematic for AI data centres). The reputation these data centres have will likely only get worse too, because Trump is seemingly giving them permission to create acid rain: The Trump administration has exempted data centers from acid rain regulations, removing caps on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. pic.twitter.com/2rPzFptVwy — FactPost (@factpostnews) July 29, 2026 When it rains Acid rain was a commonly discussed problem in the late 20th century. It’s spoken about less now because scientists were successful at identifying the problem and formulating…

Rain of fish in Surrey, two-headed calf in Blyth, Scottish Tory win in Aberdeen

Post author:Grace
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:21 June 2026

Today, 19 June, the Conservatives’ Douglas Lumsden was announced the victor of the Aberdeen South by-election. This means that, for the first time in over half a century, the Scottish Tories have won a Westminster by-election. Meanwhile, in a further turn-up for the books, Labour came fourth in both of last night’s Scottish by-elections, underscoring the party’s recent collapse. The SNP’s Lara Bird held the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry seat for her party. She took 9,802 votes, giving her a majority of nearly 5,000. Notes for the English For English readers, please be advised — this article is about to get…