2026-03-13 Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs, environmental rollbacks and other plansDonald Trump’s policies are likely to drive soaring rates of lung disease and premature death, according to a wide-ranging new stu …›
2026-03-13 With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental review for mining the fragile ecosystem.(Image credit: …›
2026-03-13 Robert Habeck says world has moved on from weaponising energy to using tariffs, technology and more to inflict harmThe weaponisation of energy when Russia invaded Ukraine has given way to “weaponising everything” since Donald Trump returned to the …›
2026-03-13 German shepherd helped into helicopter hovering above 4WD stranded in flood waters that have inundated much of northern Australia was ‘amazing’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news …›
2026-03-13 ` The soul of a Rivian, sized for every adventure Today, American automaker and technology company Rivian announced full trims and pricing¹ for the all-new R2, a mid-size electric SUV that brings Rivian’s design, performance and technology to a sign …›
2026-03-13 High upfront prices remain the biggest barrier to drivers switching to electric cars. After years of steady increases, that trend has finally reversed. This shift did not happen by accident. Why BEV prices kept rising despite cheaper batteries For year …›
2026-03-13 European drivers paid a €55bn ‘geopolitical premium’ at the pump in 2022 when oil prices last averaged $100 a barrel. Dependence on imported fossil fuels continues to leave Europe vulnerable to volatility. Europeans are set to pay a ‘geopolitic …›
2026-03-13 Europeans will pay a high ‘geopolitical premium’ as oil passes $100 a barrel. In late February 2026, the United States and Israel carried out extensive coordinated strikes on Iran, prompting Iran to retaliate with drone and missile attacks against …›
2026-03-13 SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area advocates are calling on California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco, Alameda County, and Santa Clara County District Attorneys Brooke Jenkins, Ursula Jones Dickson, and Jeff Rosen investigate an AI-powered astrot …›
2026-03-13 Didn’t I just write this story? No, that was another one, but we do already have another award announcement from Nissan about the 2026 LEAF winning a notable award. The fully electric car has been named one of Autotrader’s Best New Cars of …›
2026-03-13 Solar cell manufacturing assets and intellectual property from a bankrupt German firm will fuel the growth of a silicon-perovskite solar cell startup in the US.
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2026-03-13 Researchers have uncovered a universal pattern showing how temperature affects life on Earth. Across thousands of species—from microbes to reptiles—performance rises gradually with warming until an optimal temperature is reached, after which it dro …›
2026-03-12 We’ve got another robotaxi collaboration. This time, it’s Nissan, Uber, and Wayve that are teaming up to work on a robotaxi rollout … eventually. “The parties will begin preparations for a pilot deployment in Tokyo by late 2026, …›
2026-03-12 Decades of data from over 80,000 great tits reveal that extreme weather can shape the fate of baby birds. Cold snaps soon after hatching and heavy rain later in development shrink nestling body mass and reduce survival odds. But moderate warm spells ca …›
2026-03-12 The disruption of LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz due to the United States and Israel attempting to bomb Iran into regime change quickly exposes how dependent many countries remain on imported fuels. Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, and several S …›
2026-03-12 The Volkswagen ID.3 was a huge marker in Volkswagen’s transition to electric vehicles. I still remember one of our writers, Steve Hanley, reporting from the Volkswagen factory in Germany when the first units rolled off the production line. Some o …›
2026-03-12 Plans for an oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas, stalled after a permit fight. Now the developer has rebranded as America First Refining.By Martha PskowskiTrump claimed a “massive win” this week when he announced that the Indian private energy comp …›
2026-03-12 Peak Energy is bringing its sodium-ion batteries storage system to Wisconsin, where it will help provide dispatchable clean energy to MISO.
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2026-03-12 The EV startup Harbinger Motors has picked the perfect time to pitch electric trucks, despite the premature death of the federal tax credit.
The post With Oil On The Rocks, Electric Trucks Save Even More Bucks appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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2026-03-12 The case for renewable energy is stronger than ever before in Texas, despite the efforts of State AG and US Senate hopeful Ken Paxton to go to bat for coal power.
The post In Battle Against Renewable Energy Investing, Texas AG Is All Hat — No Cat …›
2026-03-12 About two years ago, March, 13–20, 2024, my wife and I spent 8 days in Paris. We observed how Paris had electrified at that time. I wrote an article for CleanTechnica that I would now call “Paris Electrified 1.0,” while I would call this …›
2026-03-12 The effects of a warming Earth are worsening. Climate disinformation is rampant. Wars around the world are pitting petrostates against one another. So why are much of the world’s media backsliding when it comes to the coverage of climate change?
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2026-03-12 It’s not too exciting, but this little-by-little approach is how public EV charging expansion has been going. In the latest update, the city of San Francisco has proposed to install 100 new curbside public EV chargers to provide extra public charging …›
2026-03-12 A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.(Image credit: Joe Raedle) …›
2026-03-12 The old, reliable technology has experienced slow growth, but industry leaders see opportunities ahead.By Dan GearinoThe International Energy Agency’s executive director has called hydropower a “forgotten giant,” and has urged governments to do m …›
2026-03-12 Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.(Image credit: David J. Phillip) …›
2026-03-12 Scientists at Curtin University have uncovered a new way to read the deep history of Earth’s landscapes using microscopic zircon crystals from ancient beach sands. These incredibly durable minerals trap traces of krypton gas created when cosmic rays …›
2026-03-12 The death of the EV1 was reported prematurely according to GM, which is preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1990's electric car this year.
The post Did GM Just Use The EV1 To Troll Ford, Again? Or Tesla? Or Both? appeared first on CleanT …›
2026-03-12 Our February update on EV sales shows: Australian plugin penetration grew from 16% in January 2026 to about 19% in February. That is a sales total of 11,100 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and 5,854 plugin hybrid EVs (PHEVs). Almost 17,000 Australian …›
2026-03-12 Amid Soaring Energy & Gas Prices, Trump Admin Draws Far Fewer Bids Than Dec. Sale NEW ORLEANS — Gulf and environmental groups responded to the Trump administration’s latest large-scale sell-off of public waters to the oil-and-gas industry in t …›
2026-03-12 But weakening carmakers’ next target in 2030 is likely to delay EVs reaching price parity with combustion vehicles. The average price of an electric car in the EU has fallen for the first time since 2020, driven by the release of more affordable mode …›
2026-03-12 Global heating linked to rising risk of extreme rain that causes devastating landslides and rising coffee pricesThe record floods that have brought death and destruction to the heartland of Brazil’s coffee industry are expected to intensify if people …›
2026-03-12 T&E and partner NGOs have published guidance on the Performance Regulation — a key law shaping how climate and environmental spending will be tracked in the next EU budget. The ‘technical reference document’ was developed together with WWF, C …›
2026-03-12 The starting point for evaluating Oʻahu’s waste-to-energy plant is the fully electrified energy system developed earlier in this series. Once overseas aviation fuel, international maritime bunkering, and military energy consumption are removed from …›
2026-03-12 Scientists from the Nature Conservancy have published a study in the journal Environmental Research — Health that finds nearly a third of people alive today are unable to work outdoors safely in the higher temperatures prevalent in much of the wo …›
2026-03-11 In 2023–2024, I wrote a TON of articles about the NEVI program, or the money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was supposed to massively expand highway EV charging in the United States. Having at least one charging station every 50 miles (w …›
2026-03-11 If you’ve been watching the news, you know things are chaotic overseas. With the current conflict effectively shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and tankers taking massive detours around Africa, the global energy market is having a complete meltd …›
2026-03-11 As Brent crude approaches $100 a barrel, clean energy advocates say the Hormuz crisis is the latest proof that fossil fuel dependence leaves consumers at the mercy of distant wars.By Aman AzharThe war between the United States, Israel and Iran has trig …›