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Mistral releases a study on the environmental impact of its LLMs, conducting what it claims is the first comprehensive lifecycle analysis of an AI model (Mistral AI)
https://mistral.ai/news/our-contribution-to-a-global-environmental-standard-for-ai…

Our contribution to a global environmental standard for AI | Mistral AI

Tasmanian leaders struggle with a basic fact: environment laws should protect the environment https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/23/tasmanian-leaders-environment-laws-protect

A new report from global energy think tank Ember says
🔥batteries have officially hit the price point that lets solar power deliver affordable electricity almost every hour of the year in the sunniest parts of the world
https://ember-ene…

Solar electricity every hour of every day is here and it changes everything | Ember
Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar energy’s full potential, getting as close as 97% of the way to delivering constant electricity supply 24 hours across 365 days cost-effectively in the sunniest places.

100-year Dispute Finally Settles Looting of Last German Emperor–by Building New Museum Collection https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/100-year-dispute-finally-settles-looting-of-last-german-emperor-by-buildin…

100-year Dispute Finally Settles Looting of Last German Emperor–by Building New Museum Collection
The family's many possessions will be managed by 3 members on a 9-member board called the Hohenzollern Art Property Foundation.

Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar’s full potential, getting as close as 97% of the way to delivering constant electricity supply 24 hours across 365 days cost-effectively in the sunniest places.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insigh…

Solar electricity every hour of every day is here and it changes everything | Ember
Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar energy’s full potential, getting as close as 97% of the way to delivering constant electricity supply 24 hours across 365 days cost-effectively in the sunniest places.

"Killer whales seen grooming each other with kelp in first for marine tool use"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/23/killer-whales-kelp-grooming-tool-use

From model-based learning to model-free behaviour with Meta-Interpretive Learning
Stassa Patsantzis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16434 https://

From model-based learning to model-free behaviour with Meta-Interpretive Learning
A "model" is a theory that describes the state of an environment and the effects of an agent's decisions on the environment. A model-based agent can use its model to predict the effects of its future actions and so plan ahead, but must know the state of the environment. A model-free agent cannot plan, but can act without a model and without completely observing the environment. An autonomous agent capable of acting independently in novel environments must combine both sets of capabilities. We s…

Florida asks Supreme Court to let it enforce state illegal immigration law (Kimberly Leonard/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/23/florida-asks-supreme-court-to-let-it-enforce-state-illegal-immigration-law-00419021
http://www.memeorandum.com/250623/p116#a250623p116

"Greece is creating two new national marine parks to meet 2030 ocean protection targets early"
#Greece #Environment

Greek PM announces two national marine parks in Ionian and Aegean Seas
Beyond the environmental substance, the designation of marine parks has diplomatic implications

The US Environmental Protection Agency's retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet https://phys.org/news/2025-07-environmental-agency-retreat-science-endangers.html

The US Environmental Protection Agency's retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet
Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has driven many of the biggest advances for safeguarding human health and ecosystems from chemicals. Now, this scientific research office is being closed down by the US government