Energy & Climate

First Look: The Amflow TL Carbon

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4 things to know about cyclospora and climate change

Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on

On extremely hot days and in the aftermath of storms, people tend to hole up inside. Losing festivals, traditions and gathering places can worsen that loneliness.

Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: More wildfire smoke

A controversial plan to update Line 5 just suffered a major loss at the Michigan Supreme Court

Wildfire season is changing. Spokane is showing how.

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1B

Valar, which has been called “the Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup,” faces a steep path to realizing its vision — even with a giant funding…

Massachusetts embraces backyard homes as housing and climate solution

The state needs more housing, fast. ADUs offer a path forward — and their compact, sometimes all-electric designs offer lower energy bills and carbon…

What another Texas flood revealed about the state’s warning system

HOAs are often barriers to sustainable landscaping and solar energy – here’s how they could be bridges instead

Climate change, biodiversity loss and water conservation are often framed as problems in need of national policies. However, there is an often more important level of governance: the neighborhood.

Confused about carbon capture? Experts explain why we need different types

Carbon dioxide removal is different to carbon capture, utilisation and storage. It’s easy to confuse the two processes but they tackle different problems.

Climate-related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives

At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.

Is the recycling symbol free speech? A judge just ruled it could be.

This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm

How wildfire smoke is reshaping childhood

‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question

Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.

Wildfire prevention has always been a challenge in the West. Hotter, drier weather is making it worse.

Why rice crops could be in for a weird year

Here’s what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France

Wetlands are crucial food baskets for NZ’s native eels – new research

Wetlands are increasingly appreciated for their role in flood prevention and as carbon sinks. But they also act as a crucial food source for the wider catchment.

4 things to know about cyclospora and climate change

These psychedelic images reveal what your weather app isn’t telling you

Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery?

A battery technology that’s getting a lot of attention is solid-state batteries, lithium-ion batteries that replace the liquid electrolyte with a solid material.

Biggest battery east of the Mississippi will help power AI complex

The 1-GWh battery project in Ohio will help suppress power prices and reduce grid strain from a nearby data center hub. The region could use a lot more…