UN • 2026-06-05

AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate

Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology environmental footprint is also expanding at a pace that could strain the planet’s natural resources.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-06-04

Contributor: Recent assessment of California's water misallocation is the first step toward justice

New research lays out exactly how California’s water system is ill-suited to the climate realities ahead.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-06-03

In a first for the country, voters in Monterey Park ban data centers

Residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-06-03

Inside the race to rebuild AI data centers before the grid hits its limit

With energy demand already straining infrastructure, AI players are reimagining the data center from the ground up.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-06-02

Monterey Park takes landmark vote on banning data centers

Local governments in a few U.S. towns and cities have banned data centers, but Monterey Park could be the first city to ban them by popular vote.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-06-02

How a deep-ocean desalination startup hopes to rewrite California's water future

Tests of a new desalination technology in a reservoir near Westlake Village were a success. Next comes an ocean trial off Southern California.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-05-28

The latest on our gray whales

It's looking like another really bad year for gray whales.