Family Road Trips Are Fun, but Small Interior Problems Can Get in the Way Planning a family road trip usually starts with excitement. Everyone gets involved in choosing the destination, checking the route, preparing snacks, and packing luggage for the journey. Parents make sure the kids have entertainment, while other … [continued]
BEVs Up, PHEVs Down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 3% year over year (YoY) globally in September, ending the month at around 2.16 million units, pretty darn close to the all-time record (2.17 million) set last December. Once again, BEVs (+8% YoY) and PHEVs (-9% YoY) are experiencing opposite dynamics. … [continued]
Prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin led to record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was 19% lower than during the same period last … [continued]
The 2026 holiday shopping season is soon to be upon us, with gift buyers and bargain hunters perusing stores in person and online. Behind the scenes, the US freight system has been working hard to transport the goods and gifts, traveling mostly by truck as they make their way through … [continued]
If developers and planners decide to site an industrial chemical plant next door to your home, you’d want the chance to speak up about it. Soliciting input from the communities and individuals affected by pollution is an essential part of how environmental and public health laws are enforced. Under the … [continued]
Europe’s industrial future depends on production processes, electricity and trade. The resulting hydrogen requirements should guide infrastructure investment. Illustration: TFIE Strategy Briefing.
Europe is revising hydrogen policy. Industrial products and paying customers should determine hydrogen demand before new pipelines receive support.
Tesla is an interesting company at an interesting phase of the electric vehicle transition. Well, it has always been an interesting company in this transition. However, lately, as the industry has moved quickly into a new phase, I have been wondering where Tesla will sit amidst it in the coming … [continued]
Learn how the rapid growth of data centers is affecting electricity bills, public health, communities, and the environment and what can be done about it. Data centers, the physical infrastructure powering the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and our increasingly digital lives, are expanding at an unprecedented pace and scale … [continued]
This report lays out key adaptive management principles and recommendations for regulators. Despite current headwinds from the Trump administration, offshore wind energy is essential for transitioning away from harmful fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. Offshore wind could provide more than three times the electricity required to power the … [continued]
Democrats Must Fight to Fix Draft Legislation Washington, DC — Following Monday’s vote to open debate on the legislation, a number of Senate Democrats called for an amendment process to fix the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026.” However, on November 11th, Republicans began the process to jam … [continued]
INDIANAPOLIS — Today, Hoosiers turned out to speak against toxic coal ash pollution at the EPA’s public hearing on Indiana’s proposed Coal Ash permitting program, which would allow the state to disregard federal protections for communities in favor of statewide rules that would provide fewer safeguards. The EPA is also proposing … [continued]
This research brief highlights lessons from Nevada’s workplace heat standard. Coauthored with Barrak Alahmad and Yazan Alwadi, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Most U.S. states lack formal workplace standards for dangerous heat. This long-standing gap puts millions of working people at risk every year, especially as climate change … [continued]
