Elena Schlossberg and her husband bought their property in Prince William County, Virginia, in 2000. Over the years, the rise of artificial intelligence has transformed their bucolic community into a major hub for data centers, and Mrs. Schlossberg isn’t standing for it. Spurred to action by an Amazon Web Services data center project in 2014, […]
Decades-Old Waste Barrels Are Creating Toxic Dead Zones off LA’s Coast
Until 1972, the Pacific waters of Southern California served as a dumping ground for hazardous and industrial wastes. More than 50 years later, corroded metal barrels still litter the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles, and scientists are only beginning to understand the consequences of casually tossing them into the ocean. Images of the […]
Uber’s New Shuttle Is Basically a Bus, but Worse
Every few years, a Silicon Valley gig-economy company announces a “disruptive” innovation that looks a whole lot like a bus. Uber rolled out Smart Routes a decade ago, followed a short time later by the Lyft Shuttle of its biggest competitor. Even Elon Musk gave it a try in 2018 with the “urban loop system” […]
The Supreme Court Says You Should Drink More Shit-Water
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling on Tuesday that strikes down some rule that allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to limit the amount of pollution discharged into America’s waterways. The ruling was 5-4, with Amy Coney Barrett joining the court’s more liberal justices in dissenting. The case was brought by the city of […]
Scientists Sound the Alarm Over Plastics in Our Brains After Shocking Study
If the thought of having a spoonful of plastic in your noggin sounds bad to you, you’re not the only one. Scientists are sounding the alarm over a recent study showing that microplastics can accumulate in the brain. Researchers from the U.S. and Canada wrote the commentary, published Tuesday in the journal Brain Medicine. In […]