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Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims — thousands of tons of pollutants reportedly impact black communities in Mississippi already suffering from elevated lung disease rates
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Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims — thousands of tons of pollutants reportedly impact black communities in Mississippi already suffering from elevated lung disease rates

Estimates suggest that about half of the unpermitted turbines generate 2,500 tons of NOx, 4,000 tons of CO, and 22 tons of formaldehyde every year.

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Mangroves clean up $8.7 billion of nitrogen pollution every year, study finds
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Mangroves clean up $8.7 billion of nitrogen pollution every year, study finds

Live Science·Sascha Pare·4 months ago
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New research suggests mangroves remove 960,000 tons per year of nitrogen from global water systems, a figure that could rise to more than 5.5 million tons annually if conditions were optimal for the plants.

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Ukraine's Drones Target Russia's Fertilizer Lifelines, Risking Global Food Price Spike
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Ukraine's Drones Target Russia's Fertilizer Lifelines, Risking Global Food Price Spike

Ukrainian drones twice struck PhosAgro's Apatit plant in April, rupturing a key sulfuric acid line and injuring five. Amid Hormuz closure and prior hits like Dorogobuzh, Russia's fertilizer output frays, threatening global prices and food security.

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Ammonia as a clean fuel: 'Do not create a new nitrogen problem,' says researcher
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Ammonia as a clean fuel: 'Do not create a new nitrogen problem,' says researcher

phys.org·Leiden University·5 months ago
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Ammonia has been feeding the world for decades as a fertilizer and is now rapidly emerging as a carbon-free fuel for shipping and industry. But if we focus only on CO₂ emissions, we risk creating new nitrogen problems, warns nitrogen expert Jan Willem…

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