AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoData Center Debate: Bow residents have submitted 826 signatures seeking a yearlong pause on data center permits, citing concerns over noise, water, waste and energy use. The push comes amid widespread voter support for limits on data center development nationwide. Dartmouth Research: A study of more than 1,000 conversations found people enjoyed chats more when their back-and-forth had the rhythm scientists call “pink noise”—steady, but not stuck on one topic. UNH Findings: Researchers linked online sports betting legalization to a nearly 23% increase in calls to the National Problem Gambling Hotline; people ages 18 to 34 made up nearly half of contacts. Marine Science: A new study led by a UNH researcher uses food-web models to examine how offshore wind structures could alter seafloor communities and marine ecosystems. Mountain Ecology: Dartmouth research warns that alpine greening could threaten distinctive mountain plants. Meanwhile, a major White Mountain National Forest wildfire has underscored the region’s vulnerability after two years of drought.
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