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• Amazon Says Its Data Centers Use 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water
  Amazon.com Inc. said its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water worldwide last year, or about 5% of the amount metro Seattle consumes annually.
• Newly Formed El Niño Likely to Be Among Strongest Ever, US Says
  US scientists say the El Niño weather phenomenon that has emerged in the equatorial Pacific is on track to become one of the strongest on record, raising the odds of destructive droughts and floods in the months ahead.
• Big US Solar and Battery Project Lines Up $3.5 Billion Financing
  Renewables developer Cypress Creek Energy closed on a $3.5 billion financing for one of the biggest solar and battery projects in the US, a sign of sustained investor interest amid federal pushback against clean energy.
• UK Venture Plans Europe’s Largest Plant for Capturing CO2 From Air
• Lee Raymond, Exxon CEO Who Doubted Climate Change, Dies at 87
  Lee Raymond, the former head of Exxon Mobil Corp. who oversaw the biggest corporate merger in the history of the oil industry and was derided as “the Darth Vader of global warming” for his skepticism toward climate change, has died. He was 87.
• Scientists Urge Countries to Look Beyond CO2 to Tackle Warming
• New Zealand Sees $2.9 Billion Cost to Use Carbon Credits for Climate Goal
  New Zealand could need to pay as much as NZ$5 billion ($2.9 billion) if it purchases overseas carbon credits to help meet 2030 emissions-cutting targets under the Paris Agreement.
• Texas Governor Seeks Consumer Protection From Data Center Costs
  Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on state regulators to better protect ratepayers from shouldering the costs of the data center buildout, the latest sign of growing political scrutiny over the AI-driven surge in electricity demand.
• NYC, Northeast Face Sweltering Heat as World Cup Matches Begin
  Hot weather will settle over New York and the US Northeast through the end of the week, bringing temperatures in the 90s to several cities hosting FIFA World Cup matches this weekend.
• Dutch Grid Calls for Backup Power Supply as Shortages Loom
  The Dutch grid operator called for additional measures to safeguard electricity supply as surging demand and the transition from fossils fuels threaten power shortages by the turn of the decade.