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Heavy rain on dry ground may cause UK floods but will not reverse drought
UK rain forecast this week may cause surface flooding on parched ground but won't reverse drought conditions, as South East Water restricts Kent taps and Wessex Water imposes its first hosepipe ban si
Utilities Can Eliminate the EV Renter's Penalty
Two GRID Alternatives strategists argue that tying utility EV-charging discounts to a home meter creates a 'renter's penalty' that costs multifamily residents up to six times more than residential rat
VW EVs Roll Out Samsung Wallet Digital Key in Europe
Samsung Wallet's Digital Key feature is now rolling out to select Volkswagen electric vehicles in Europe, letting Galaxy smartphone users lock, unlock, and start their cars without a physical key.
10% of California EVs could deliver 9 GW to grid
A GridLab-led report finds that enrolling just 10% of California's projected EVs in vehicle-to-grid programs by 2036 could deliver 9 GW of power for 12 hours, meeting over a third of the state's long-
Octopus Charge App Unifies 211,000+ EV Chargers
Octopus Energy has launched Octopus Charge, a free mobile app that gives North American EV drivers a single place to find, start, and pay for sessions at more than 211,000 public chargers across 24 pa
Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid
A new report finds that if just 10% of California EV owners enrolled in vehicle-to-grid programs by 2036, their parked cars could supply one-third of the state's long-duration energy storage target, o
UK drought recovery hinges on months of rain
The UK drought is not over despite recent rain, with scientists warning recovery will take months and depend on sustained autumn and winter rainfall to replenish aquifers and reservoirs.
‘A new normal’: Miami faces worsening seaweed problem as piles of algae wash up on beaches
South Florida beaches are facing record sargassum seaweed inundation, with Miami-Dade removing 9,000 tons in July alone as scientists warn the blooms double every five years due to climate-driven nutr
England's Ancient Oaks Dying in Extreme Heat
England's ancient oak trees are dying in extreme summer heat and drought, with the Woodland Trust warning that trees and ecosystems cannot adapt fast enough to keep pace with climate change.
UK's Operation Blue Skies tests AI contrail avoidance
Operation Blue Skies, a £5m UK trial, will use AI to predict where warming contrails form and steer planes through small altitude changes, with Google, NATS, and the Met Office as partners.
How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash
Qcells' $2.5 billion Cartersville, Georgia solar factory brought full polysilicon-to-cell production under one roof in June, even as the Trump administration prepared December polysilicon tariffs and
Solar panel critic now 'supporter of plan'
A St Sampson man who complained about a proposed 72-panel solar array in Guernsey has reversed course entirely, telling the applicant he is now a 'complete supporter of the plan' after sitting down to
Burnham Tilts to Jobs Over Net Zero as Drilling Decision Looms
Andy Burnham's early premiership is being shaped by a clash between North Sea drilling and the climate emergency unfolding around him, with decisions on the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields looming.
Iraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return
A decade after Islamic State displaced thousands of Yazidis from Iraq's Sinjar district, climate-driven water scarcity, lack of services, and rural decay are now blocking their return, leaving village
Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought
A Stanford-led study in The Lancet Public Health finds people aged 60 and over hit uncompensable heat stress at just 1.5°C of global warming — far below the 4°C threshold for younger adults — putting
The market for used EVs ‘is so hot’ right now
Used electric vehicle sales surged 10.1% year-over-year in July even as new EV sales cratered, an unexpected boom driven by war-driven gas prices and the collapse of federal tax credits.
America doesn’t need faster e-bikes. It needs better small electric vehicles
The author argues the US needs a new regulatory class for modest-speed electric vehicles capped around 35 mph, using the Infinite Machine Olto as a model, instead of stretching e-bike speeds higher.
CATL's 20 plants carbon neutral; supply chain looms larger
CATL, supplier of nearly 4 in 10 global EV batteries, announced all 20 of its operating plants achieved ISO 14068-1 carbon-neutral certification, but warns 80% of battery lifecycle emissions still com
Europe Farmers Warn of Catastrophic Harvests Amid Drought
Successive heatwaves and a continent-wide drought have pushed European agriculture into an "unprecedented" crisis, with farmers in France, Italy, and Spain warning of catastrophic harvest losses acros
DOE Cancels 3 National Transmission Corridors
DOE cancelled three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors selected under Biden, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright citing the 'Green New Scam agenda' — but the agency's own July transmissi
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