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Alabama Runoff: Solar Joins Data Centers as 'Villain'
A Tuesday Alabama Public Service Commission runoff has candidates framing data centers, electricity costs, and—unusually—solar power as political villains, in a 'southern twist' on the energy rate deb
Microsoft Weighs Dropping 24/7 Clean Energy Goal in Virginia
Microsoft is considering abandoning its round-the-clock clean energy goal in Virginia as it rapidly expands data centers, even as it simultaneously backed new natural gas proposals from Dominion Energ
$75M Lifeline May Not Save Oakland Coal Terminal
The Department of Energy has pledged up to $75 million for a long-disputed Oakland coal export terminal, but more than a decade of litigation, bankruptcy, and pending permits means the project still f
Endurance wreck protection advances to September vote
A proposal to protect Shackleton's Endurance wreck as Antarctica's first specially protected underwater area passed without dissent at last month's governance meeting in Hiroshima, but still requires
What is a 125cc electric motorcycle and why are they so important right now?
LiveWire has begun production of the S4 Honcho, a sub-$5,000 electric motorcycle positioned as a 125cc-equivalent aimed at urban and suburban riders priced out of flagship electric bikes.
UEL Launches Thames Microplastics Study
University of East London researchers have launched a new study mapping microplastic pollution along the River Thames, collecting surface-water samples from seven sites between Teddington and Southend
Remote volunteers use CCTV to save red squirrels
The Upper Coquetdale Red Squirrel Group has won an £18,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to deploy 50 motion-activated CCTV cameras across remote Northumberland, letting volunteers act as 'virt
FTI Warns Thai EV Sector Faces Chinese Import Surge
Thailand's Federation of Thai Industries warns that the planned 2027 expiration of the EV3.5 incentive programme could flood the market with Chinese EV imports benefiting from a 0% ASEAN-China FTA dut
Court Restores Solar 5% Safe Harbor Before July 4
A federal judge in D.C. vacated IRS Notice 2025-42, restoring the 5% safe harbor rule that helps solar projects claim Section 45Y and 48E tax credits — with less than a month to go before the July 4 f
Wibax orders 105 electric semis from Scania
Scania has secured what it calls the EU's largest single sale of electric trucks for bulk transport, with Swedish logistics firm Wibax ordering 105 battery-electric semis to electrify its fleet.
Survey Sunday: do you still believe in Elon Musk?
An Electrek reader survey on Elon Musk's vision-credibility drew more than 3,000 responses, with a strong majority expressing distrust — a result the outlet published the same week Musk reached trilli
Little tern pairs halve as dog breaches hit 427 in May
Little tern nesting pairs at the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust's Seaton Carew colony have fallen to 55 — half the expected number — as volunteer wardens logged 427 dog exclusion zone breaches in May alon
Want a deal on a heat pump? Team up with your neighbors.
Community group-buy programs are helping U.S. homeowners cut heat pump installation costs by 10-20% as federal electrification incentives shrink under the Trump administration, with companies like iCh
Semi-solid gels ship as solid-state batteries stay
Semi-solid-state batteries—using gel-like electrolytes—are already shipping in power banks, e-bikes, and phones with improved safety and longevity over traditional lithium-ion, while true solid-state
‘People start connecting the dots’: why an investment fund is rewilding a North Yorkshire estate
Rebalance Earth, a pension-backed 'natural capital asset manager,' is funding rewilding of the 1,100-hectare Broughton Sanctuary estate in North Yorkshire, selling biodiversity and carbon credits to d
Jamaica Beach Activists File Court Cases
Jamaican activists, led by Devon Taylor, are taking the government and private developers to court over the privatization of historic public beaches, arguing the all‑inclusive tourism model violates c
World Cup workers face extreme heat risks, study finds
Labor advocates and researchers warn thousands of World Cup workers across 11 US host cities will labor in conditions exceeding recommended heat-exposure limits, in what could be the hottest tournamen
US budget cuts threaten AMOC monitoring, scientists
Three ocean scientists warn that proposed US budget cuts to NASA, NOAA and NSF could defund Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation monitoring, a system they say is essential to forecasting Europe
How the William Scoresby Helped Track El Niño
The UN has warned a new El Niño phase could begin within weeks, but a century ago the Royal Research Ship William Scoresby helped lay the foundations for modern understanding of the phenomenon during
UV torch trick uncovers rare Surrey butterfly colony
An amateur lepidopterist in Surrey discovered a population of the UK's elusive black hairstreak butterfly — never before recorded in the county — and pioneered a UV-light surveying technique now being
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