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Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/20/nigerian-communities-shell-high-court-oil-pollution

"Wie ein echter Künstler": Plattenlabel sucht den besten KI-generierten Hit
Ein Kölner Plattenlabel sucht den besten KI-generierten Song. Dabei geht es nicht nur um den Hit, sondern um das Gesamtpaket inklusive KI-generierter Visuals.

https://www.heise.de/news/Klage-von-Plattenlabels-Petition-zur-Rettung-des-Internet-Archive-10358777.html

Towards Emergency Scenarios: An Integrated Decision-making Framework of Multi-lane Platoon Reorganization
Aijing Kong, Chengkai Xu, Xian Wu, Xinbo Chen, Peng Hang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16311

Towards Emergency Scenarios: An Integrated Decision-making Framework of Multi-lane Platoon Reorganization
To enhance the ability for vehicle platoons to respond to emergency scenarios, a platoon distribution reorganization decision-making framework is proposed. This framework contains platoon distribution layer, vehicle cooperative decision-making layer and vehicle planning and control layer. Firstly, a reinforcement-learning-based platoon distribution model is presented, where a risk potential field is established to quantitatively assess driving risks, and a reward function tailored to the platoo…

What's this "transit method" that the #ESA #PLATOmission team will be using to detect extrasolar planets? Experience transits firsthand in our pendulum experiment that models how a planet passes in front of its star and changes the brightness that we can observe, as René Hel…

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How long until the internet, which allowed a generation to benefit from a vast wealth of human knowledge, becomes a swamp filled with generated #AI pollution? It may already be too late. https://www.theregist…

The launch of ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atomic weapons tests
Feature: Academics mull the need for the digital equivalent of low-background steel

Forever chemicals' toxic cousin: MCCPs detected in U. S. air for first time #UnitedStates

Forever chemicals' toxic cousin: MCCPs detected in U. S. air for first time
In a surprising twist during an air quality study in Oklahoma, researchers detected MCCPs an industrial pollutant never before measured in the Western Hemisphere's atmosphere. The team suspects these toxic compounds are entering the air through biosolid fertilizers derived from sewage sludge. While these pollutants are not yet regulated like their SCCP cousins, their similarity to dangerous "forever chemicals" and unexpected presence raise red flags about how chemical substitutions and waste di…

Poultry megafarm in Shropshire halted over river pollution concerns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/17/poultry-megafarm-in-shropshire-halted-over-river-pollution-concerns

Court Rules EPA Failed to Properly Consider, Update Water Pollution Standards For Oil Refineries, Plastics Plants https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/…

Court Rules EPA Failed to Properly Consider, Update Water Pollution Standards For Oil Refineries, Plastics Plants
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency acted unlawfully in declining to update water pollution control standards for seven major industries. The industries include petroleum refineries, inorganic and organic chemical manufacturers, and factories that manufacture plastics, fertilizer, pesticides and nonferrous metals. The court agreed with conservation groups that the Clean Water Act requires the EPA to consider technological advancements in cont…