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Wildfire Smoke Reshapes Montana Childhoods
Longer, more severe wildfire seasons in Montana are reshaping childhood as parents consult air quality indexes daily and pediatricians warn of physical, mental, and developmental consequences from rep
Free Diver, 21, Vows to 'Give Back' to Welsh Seas
A 21-year-old Pembrokeshire free diver says he spends four to five hours on the seabed in 'otherworldly' dives that boost his mental health, and now wants to 'give back' to Welsh waters he calls 'unde
UK Drought Forces Vegetable Imports from Spain
UK retailers and wholesalers are importing vegetables from Spain during peak domestic growing season as drought and sustained heat slash yields and push wholesale prices for tomatoes, lettuce and pota
Europe Drought Halts Hungary, Romania Nuclear Plants
Record-low water levels on the Danube and Rhine driven by extreme heat have forced Hungary and Romania to shut down nuclear reactors for the first time, grounded shipping across central Europe, and ex
Wildfires Empty French Village Claouey
Wildfires along France's southwest coast have forced tens of thousands from their homes, leaving beach towns like Claouey entirely deserted except for a handful of holdout residents — including one ma
‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling France’s megafire
France's 'megafire' west of Bordeaux has consumed 42,000 hectares of forestland and forced roughly 200,000 evacuations, with exhausted firefighters telling reporters they 'stared into an abyss' as und
Lectric eBikes hits $1 billion in sales, surpasses 750,000 e-bikes
Lectric eBikes, the largest e-bike company in the US, reached $1 billion in Shopify sales and sold its 750,000th electric bicycle on the same day — milestones announced publicly by CEO Levi Conlow.
Household Chemicals Reach Waterways Through Drains
Experts warn that thousands of household chemicals — from bleach and pharmaceuticals to PFAS and pesticides — flow through drains into largely under-treated sewerage systems, with Sydney's sewage disc
Green SM debuts VinFast EV taxi service in Copenhagen
Vietnamese all-electric taxi operator Green SM, backed by Vingroup, launched its first European service in Copenhagen with a company-owned fleet of VinFast VF 6 and VF 8 SUVs, testing whether its vert
BYD reveals images of the new Qin Max EV ahead of its launch next month
BYD released new images of its upcoming Qin Max EV sedan as the model begins arriving at dealerships ahead of a launch next month, showcasing Flash Charging tech that can recharge from 10% to 97% in j
This huge Texas solar hub is nearly 1 GW, and it’s only half built
Origis Energy's Rockhound solar complex in West Texas has reached nearly 1 GW of operating capacity after its latest 500 MWdc phase came online, with the developer planning to roughly double the site
Hyundai unveils Neira 7-seat electric minivan concept
Hyundai unveiled the Neira Concept, a seven-seat electric minivan, at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, with local Indonesian production slated to begin by end of 2026.
BYD undercuts Defender with its first 7-seat SUV in the UK
BYD has opened UK orders for its seven-seat Ti 7 plug-in hybrid SUV at £47,995 — roughly £24,000 less than the Land Rover Defender 110 PHEV — with customer deliveries slated for January 2027.
BYD’s first 7-seat SUV is cheaper than the Defender in the UK
BYD has opened UK orders for the Ti 7, a seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV starting at £47,995, undercutting the Land Rover Defender 110 PHEV by nearly £24,000 while delivering more than double its electr
Europe must shift from firefighting to fire prevention
As wildfires rage across Europe, experts warn that over-reliance on firefighting equipment like water bombers ignores the root causes of increasingly severe blazes, urging a shift toward fire-resilien
NHTSA Probes 1.2M Teslas Over Suspension Failures
NHTSA has opened a preliminary investigation into roughly 1.2 million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles after 156 complaints that a front suspension component detached without warning while driving,
GM and Ford Are Quiet About EVs on Earnings Calls
General Motors and Ford now discuss electric vehicles far less on their quarterly earnings calls than at any point since before the pandemic, according to a TechCrunch and Hudson Labs analysis of seve
HMP Launches $3,999 Street-Legal Lightning MK.II Scooter
HMP launched the Lightning MK.II, a $3,999 DOT-approved electric scooter with a 56 mph top speed and 62-mile range, targeting the practical commuter gap between e-bikes and expensive electric motorcyc
Edison CEO Warns of SCE Junk Rating Without Reform
Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro warned that Southern California Edison could lose its investment-grade credit rating if California lawmakers fail to pass wildfire reform before Aug. 31, as SCE
Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
Ten U.S. states have legalized small, plug-in solar panel systems that homeowners and renters can connect to standard electrical outlets without permits or professional installation, with several more
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