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Michigan invests $7.5M to hunt for geologic hydrogen
Michigan is investing $7.5 million into geologic hydrogen research, betting that billion-year-old rock formations beneath the state could hold a clean fuel whose only combustion byproduct is water.
Windrose Develops 70 kW iPad-Sized Electric PTO
Antwerp-based electric semi maker Windrose developed a compact, 70 kW all-electric power take-off integrated into its e-axle, giving its R700 truck a market edge in vehicle transport fleets where it p
Federal Judge Strikes Down NY's $75B Climate Superfund Act
A federal judge struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, ruling it conflicts with federal authority and blocking a law that would have forced fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion over
NeoVolta locks in 9 GWh LFP supply from SK On
NeoVolta Power has locked in a five-year agreement with SK On to deliver 9 GWh of US-made LFP battery cells to its Georgia factory between 2027 and 2031, with a non-binding framework that could double
Grand Canyon Floods Kill 2, Damage Critical Water Pipeline
Flash floods killed at least two people at Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend, destroying nearly all footbridges and 40% of a critical water pipeline, while a separate wildfire burned simulta
Met Office Confirms Summer 2026 as UK's Hottest Ever
The Met Office confirmed summer 2026 as the UK's hottest since records began in 1884, with an average mean temperature of 16.5°C made roughly 130 times more likely by human-caused climate change.
Trump grid order to delay, cancel battery storage: BNEF
BloombergNEF warns that President Trump's executive order restricting foreign-made components from the U.S. power grid will likely delay or cancel grid-scale battery storage projects, with some develo
California Rejects Wildfire Liability Cap; Utility Stocks Plunge
California lawmakers closed their 2026 legislative session by rejecting Gov. Newsom's push to cap utilities' wildfire liability while passing a slate of energy bills, triggering a 20% drop in PG&E Cor
El Niño Winds Threaten England's Drought-Stressed Trees
Experts warn that high winds from an exceptionally strong El Niño could devastate trees across England already weakened by 2026's record heatwaves and drought, potentially eliminating species like oak
Mann: Nepal Flood Caps Summer of Climate Extremes
Climate scientist Michael Mann argues the Nepal glacial collapse — which killed more than 900 people — caps a 'summer of extremes' in which US heat domes, European heatwaves killing 35,000, and transa
Melting Ice Fuels Quakes, Floods and Volcanoes Worldwide
The melting of glaciers, snow and permafrost is destabilizing mountains and triggering floods, landslides, earthquakes and volcanic activity, putting high-mountain communities on the frontline of clim
The US added a record 20.2 GWh of battery storage in just 3 months
US battery storage installations surged to a record 20.2 GWh in Q2 2026 — more than 10% of all currently operating capacity came online in a single quarter, driven almost entirely by utility-scale gri
San Francisco Launches Citywide Curbside EV Charging Program
San Francisco has launched a citywide program allowing residents to nominate locations for curbside EV chargers, expanding access for those without private parking.
Toyota Builds New Lexus EV in China, Not Japan
Toyota is breaking with tradition by developing a new Lexus electric SUV for China before Japan, as its own sales there fell 18% year-to-date and BYD's CEO publicly predicted overtaking the Japanese g
Electric vs Gas Motorcycle: What I Missed on Vacation
A traveler's first-person comparison of riding gasoline motorcycles versus his usual electric bikes while island-hopping in the Philippines, finding that small-displacement gas bikes produce more vibr
EPA estimates vs. real-world data: EV drivers share some surprising experiences
EV owners sharing real-world driving reports on Reddit are consistently exceeding EPA-rated range, with Ford E-Transit drivers logging 140-150 miles versus the official 116-mile rating.
How a South African town cleaned up its polluted river using stones, wood and sand
University of Cape Town researchers built a solar-powered, chemical-free filtration system of stones, biochar and sand that cleans 36,000 liters of sewage-polluted river water daily for community vege
Turkmenistan Plugs 8 Methane Mega-Leaks
Turkmenistan, the world's worst methane mega-leaker, has begun repairing corroded pipes, faulty wells, and failing flares that had been venting enormous plumes of the potent greenhouse gas, marking th
Bhutan Hosts World's First 'Conscious Food Summit'
Bhutan is hosting the world's first "conscious food summit" in Paro, gathering delegates from more than 60 countries to argue that repairing the global food system requires reviving a spiritual relati
Cole's coral record fingerprints Godzilla El Niño
Julia Cole's University of Michigan team published a Science paper this week that should give climate planners pause: El Niño variability is now roughly 37% higher than preindustrial levels, with a sh
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