An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2026-02-02 A new, compact pumped hydro energy storage system uses lower elevations and sloping hills, avoiding the cost and environmental impacts of mountain-based storage systems. The post New Pumped Hydro Energy Storage System Needs No Mountains appeared first …›
2026-02-02 I was scrolling through energy posts on LinkedIn recently and came across yet another argument for nuclear power that leaned heavily on David MacKay’s 2008 book Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air. It was presented as a decisive reference, as if t …›
2026-02-01 Recently, there has been some encouraging EV charger news for passenger vehicles, with new chargers announced for retail outlets owned by Kroger and Walmart in a variety of states. Sheetz and WaWa also have an impressive number of EV chargers operating …›
2026-02-01 SpaceX has a plan to put a million solar powered data centers into orbit around the Earth to power the next generation of AI. The post SpaceX Proposes One Million Solar Powered Data Centers In Earth Orbit appeared first on CleanTechnica. …›
2026-02-01 If you’ve been reading CleanTechnica for a while, you probably remember the Charge to the Parks Project (we’re also on Bluesky and on Facebook), where I aimed to visit all of the national parks possible on all-electric power. Along the way, I tried …›
2026-02-01 Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s closely match today’s savannas in western India. This su …›
2026-02-01 Der 400 km lange Abschnitt des deutschen Wasserstoff-Backbones ist inzwischen unter Druck gesetzt, mit fossilem Wasserstoff gefüllt und wartet. Es sind keine nennenswerten Lieferanten angeschlossen und keine vertraglich gebundenen Abnehmer entnehmen M …›
2026-02-01 Das deutsche Wasserstoff-Backbone ohne Kunden oder Lieferanten — eine Pipeline von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo — ist realer Stahl im Boden, unter Druck gesetzt und als unvermeidlich verteidigt, doch sie wird für ein Energiesystem gebaut, das sie nich …›
2026-02-01 With the return of millions of Afghans to their homeland as they are forced from neighbouring nations, the country’s water crisis is spinning out of control – compounded by brutal aid cuts and how the Taliban is handling it. Nick Ferris reports …›
2026-02-01 Warm temperatures and extremely low snowfall threaten water resources for the year. …›
2026-02-01 As climate change supercharges floods and rainfall, the state’s water-adjacent landmarks are especially vulnerable.By Kiley BensePHILADELPHIA—Karen Young stood in a cavernous room perched on the edge of the Schuylkill River that was once a public s …›
2026-02-01 Tesla CEO Elon Musk is banking millions on US Senate hopeful Nate Morris in Kentucky, though the move could backfire as the Epstein scandal grows. The post Elon Musk Wants To Buy Another Election, Pitting Republicans Against Each Other appeared first o …›
2026-02-01 A new aquifer thermal energy system in St. Paul, Minnesota promises to lower utility bills for residents by 50 percent or more. The post Aquifer Thermal Energy System Comes To Minnesota appeared first on CleanTechnica. …›
2026-02-01 Der neu unter Druck gesetzte Abschnitt von Deutschlands Wasserstoff-Backbone ohne Lieferanten und ohne Abnehmer wird oft als klarer Bruch mit der Vergangenheit beschrieben, als notwendige frühe Investition in eine künftige Wasserstoffwirtschaft. Der …›
2026-01-31 Canada and South Korea are working toward a new trade deal that would bring more auto manufacturing to that country. The post Canada & South Korea Discuss Trade Deal As BYD Eyes India appeared first on CleanTechnica. …›
2026-01-31 Two major utilities are protesting a federal order requiring them to operate the Craig Unit 1 coal power plant in Colorado, originally scheduled to retire on December 31 of 2025. The post Fighting Back: Utilities Challenge Coal Emergency Order appeared …›
2026-01-31 Deutschland hat inzwischen rund 400 Kilometer Wasserstoff-Backbone-Pipeline fertiggestellt und unter Druck gesetzt, ohne angeschlossene Lieferanten und ohne vertraglich gebundene Abnehmer — eine Pipeline von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo. Die Infrastruktu …›
2026-01-31 Governments around the world invest in fossil fuels for what is often framed as national security. However, there is a basic inconsistency of national investment in fossil fuels with mitigating climate change. Many oil and gas producers falsely claim t …›
2026-01-31 Gov. DeSantis says the state can expedite the massive restoration effort. Some environmentalists wonder whether costs will climb and environmental regulations will be ignored.By Amy GreenA few weeks after the U.S. government began incarcerating undocum …›
2026-01-31 Decades of reliability and major savings—despite high up-front costs—suggest a future for geothermal, an energy source that also makes sense for oil and gas companies to invest in.Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on EarthFrom our collaborating pa …›
2026-01-31 Environmental and Indigenous groups accuse the American grain-trading company and other agribusiness giants of advocating for projects they believe will destroy Amazonian rivers and the rainforest.By Georgina GustinAs new threats emerge against the Ama …›
2026-01-31 A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereLast year, almost e …›
2026-01-31 Bruce Friedrich argues the only way to tackle the world’s insatiable but damaging craving for meat is like-for-like replacements like cultivated and plant-based meatFor someone aiming to end the global livestock industry, Bruce Friedrich begins his n …›
2026-01-31 American Automobile Labeling Act reports show that the 2026 vehicle models with the biggest gains in domestic content — US and Canadian content, that is — are electric vehicle models. Experts indicate that is most likely due to policies put in plac …›
2026-01-31 This week Colorado utilities filed a request for reconsideration against the Trump administration’s illegal coal orders following similar requests from public interest groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. Tri-State Generation and …›
2026-01-31 The announcement that WEX, a major US fleet card provider, can finally combine gasoline and public EV charging into one card, one account, and one invoice lands as a small milestone that only looks novel if the frame of reference is strictly American. …›
2026-01-31 Volkswagen Group China started on-schedule production of the first vehicle built on its China Electronic Architecture (CEA), the Group’s first zonal electronic architecture. Developed, tested and produced entirely in China, the VW ID. UNYX 07 is the …›
2026-01-31 A Waymo robotaxi in California hit a child, a 10-year-old girl, this week. That headline is, naturally, going to get people’s blood boiling and fears soaring. But it’s quite important to look at the details before jumping to conclusions. So …›
2026-01-31 Time to fly! Starting yesterday, Bay Area travelers can catch their next flight at San Francisco International Airport via convenient and fully autonomous Waymo rides. We’ll start by offering SFO access to a select number of riders and will gradu …›
2026-01-31 Vision Pulse leverages ultra-wide band (UWB) signals to detect precise object positions in real time and issue timely alerts, increasing driving safety UWB-based detection enables real-time accuracy of up to 10-centimeters within a 100-meter radius, ev …›
2026-01-31 Renewable energy in China is surging, with follow on effects that impact the entire world community on the way to the future. The post The Chinese Renewable Energy Revolution Affects The Whole World appeared first on CleanTechnica. …›
2026-01-31 Preparing to kick off the Burnaby Board of Trade’s 2026 Clean Energy Summit next month felt like the right moment to take inventory. Burnaby sits inside a province where roughly 98% of electricity is already non emitting, hosts a dense cluster of cle …›
2026-01-31 A week ago, one of our writers who owns a Tesla Model 3 (like myself) wrote an article about potentially trading it in for a new Tesla. His article compared his 2019 Model 3 with a new Model Y and examined what would be better and what would be worse. …›
2026-01-30 Kevin Warsh has criticized central banks’ forays into climate change. Some activists and Democrats say the Fed hasn’t done enough.By Nicholas KusnetzThe fight over control of the Federal Reserve has revolved around interest rates and inflation, but …›
2026-01-30 The researchers produced a report that was central in a Trump administration effort to stop regulating climate pollution. …›
2026-01-30 A group that monitors the U.S. electricity system warns that grid reliability is “worsening” and blackout risks are rising for millions of people. …›
2026-01-30 Do snowy owls live in Antarctica? What’s the most alarming measurement scientists are watching for? What do you eat and drink? Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong answers some questions from students around the world. …›
2026-01-30 Alberta’s January 2026 Order in Council authorizing expanded powers and funding for the province’s petroleum marketing agency shouldn’t exist, and if it had, it should have been a bill. Authorizing up to $900 million across borrowing, …›
2026-01-30 A team hopes to place instruments in the waters beneath the colossal Thwaites Glacier, with the help of a drill that uses hot water to punch through ice. …›
2026-01-30 Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ and have capabilities beyond transportation. Because of the recent frigid weather and snow, someone mentioned the fact that a Ford Lightning can be used as backup power during an outage. Of course, it isn …›