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Lawsuit: Alligator Alcatraz Violates Clean Air Act
The Center for Biological Diversity sued Florida's emergency management agency, alleging the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention site runs 200-plus diesel generators and 100 lighting towers in the Ev
Sherrill Delays NJ Sea-Level Protections One Year
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill agreed to a one-year delay and full review of the REAL rule—stricter coastal construction standards adopted on the last day of Gov. Murphy's term to address up to five f
Fair Isle Water Holds Scotland’s Highest PFAS
Fair Isle, Scotland’s most remote inhabited island, has the highest PFAS concentrations in its public drinking water, a surprise given its lack of industry. Scientists say the chemicals likely arrived
Ontario to lift e‑bike child passenger ban
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation is set to amend e‑bike rules, removing the ban that prohibits children under 16 from riding as passengers on electric bikes, a move backed by the city’s mayor.
500 Volunteers Conduct NSW's First Dolphin Census
More than 500 citizen scientists fanned out across New South Wales on Saturday for the state's first-ever dolphin census, scanning coastal waters, cliffs, and drone feeds to count every dolphin in sig
Legacy automakers are just as carbon-intensive as oil and gas firms, new analysis shows
Carbon Tracker’s new analysis reveals that legacy automakers, especially Japanese OEMs like Toyota, under‑report vehicle emissions by about a third, making them as carbon‑intensive as oil and gas prod
UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds
CBI Economics’ analysis shows the UK’s net‑zero sector now contributes more than £100 billion a year and supports 1.1 million jobs, with wages about 11% above the national average. A £455 billion pipe
Volvo CE Hitachi Energy Sign MOU on Zero‑Emission Gear
Volvo CE and Hitachi Energy have formalized a partnership to fast‑track zero‑emission construction sites, merging Volvo’s electric machinery with Hitachi’s renewable‑energy storage and management expe
DOE Restarts $8.8B Home Rebates, Bars Fuel-Switching
The Department of Energy released long-awaited guidance restarting $8.8 billion in home energy efficiency rebate programs, but the rules bar households from using the funds to switch from fossil fuels
Texas adds another huge solar farm as ERCOT grid demand soars
Vesper Energy closed a $236 million financing package to build the 201 MW Nazareth Solar farm on 2,400 acres in Swisher County, slated for operation in fall 2027. The project, part of Texas’s push to
Toyota Kills Lexus LF-ZC Electric Sedan
Toyota has scrapped the Lexus LF-ZC luxury electric sedan, a flagship EV concept first shown in 2023 and repeatedly delayed, with the automaker now redirecting resources toward larger SUVs and other p
BYD plans to bring all-solid-state batteries to EVs by 2027, but it’s not alone
Chinese automakers are converging on all‑solid‑state battery roll‑outs for 2027, with BYD, SAIC, Changan, Chery and Dongfeng each touting >400 Wh/kg energy density and 1,000‑plus kilometre ranges. BYD
EcoFlow Hurricane Prep Sale offers 2,048Wh DELTA 2 Max power station $899, EGO 3,200 PSI pressure washer $699 low, more
EcoFlow’s Hurricane Season Prep Sale launches in June, slashing power‑station prices by up to 61%. The flagship 2,048 Wh DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station drops to $899, its second‑lowest price ever,
Tesla FSD v14 Sparks Driver Complacency Concerns
Tesla’s latest Full Self‑Driving software, v14, delivers near‑perfect autonomous performance that paradoxically encourages driver complacency, raising safety concerns amid aggressive marketing that su
BYD May Sales Rebound on Record Overseas Demand
BYD posted its first year-over-year sales growth in eight months in May, selling 383,453 new energy vehicles as overseas demand hit a record 160,000+ units — over 41% of its total volume.
Concentric: $120-169B Grid Cost Shift Risk From Large Loads
A Concentric Energy Advisors report prepared for the Edison Electric Institute finds large load customers can help justify grid investments, but warns that without fair cost-sharing, other ratepayers
Philadelphia clean energy campaign turned millions invested into billions saved. Here’s how.
A decade‑long Philadelphia Energy Campaign has turned a modest $14.7 million city operating budget into $1.3 billion of investment, over $1.4 billion in energy savings, and more than 11,000 jobs. The
Heal Somerset logs 94 bird species after 3 years
Three years of rewilding on a former dairy farm in east Somerset have boosted recorded wildlife, with bird species rising from 67 to 94 and butterflies nearly doubling, showcasing the rapid return of
Roof Paint Cuts Indoor Temps 3‑4 °C, Improves Sleep
A pilot study in South Africa and Ghana shows that painting roofs with locally made reflective paint can lower indoor temperatures by up to 4 °C, improving sleep and health outcomes for vulnerable fam
Algae-Cemented Dead Corals Are Blocking Moorea Reef Recovery
Scientists have documented an unprecedented phenomenon in Moorea, French Polynesia, where encrusting red algae cement hollowed-out dead coral skeletons in place, preventing the reef from recovering fr
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