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State not required to compensate operator for temporary shut down of injection wells after earthquakes
The state does not owe compensation to an oil and gas waste injection company for the temporary closure of two wells in Trumbull County suspected of causing earthquakes, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled April 29.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, which had found the Ohio D ... (full story)
US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said May 1 that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.
Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and Spac ... (full story)
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Your climate impact doesn't end when you die. More people are considering 'greener' death options
After Moira Cathleen Delaney was diagnosed with an aggressive form of intestinal cancer, her thoughts eventually turned to her eventual death and what she wanted done with her body. Delaney's love of gardening, birds and the forest inspired her decision to be transformed into soil — literally — through a process known as ... (full story)
Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end
In what Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed as a major milestone, his $20 billion Delta tunnel largely cleared another chokepoint last week — but it still faces obstacles of a different magnitude.
For more than half a century, California’s leaders have debated rerouting water around, rather than through, the network of rivers, ... (full story)