ChatGPT generated infographic showing how electric garbage trucks are moving from pilots to scaled deployment

Electric Garbage Trucks Are The Heavy-Duty EV Story Hiding In Plain Sight

The electric garbage truck is not the poster child for vehicle electrification. It does not have the consumer glamour of an electric pickup, the political visibility of an electric bus, or the freight-sector drama of battery-electric and hydrogen tractor-trailers fighting for long-haul mindshare (batteries for the win, as usual). It … [continued]

Too little, too late. Four Republican members of the US House of Representatives propose preserving and extending key tax incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy, which are doomed to expire prematurely under the President's pet tax bill (cropped, courtesy of US Congress Visitors Center).

Do-Over! Republicans Cry Uncle On Federal Tax Incentives

In an open admission that Trump’s beloved “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is a massive failure, four Republican members of the US House of Representatives propose preserving and extending key tax incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy.

A visibly low water level is present in this aerial view of Enterprise Bridge on Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. On October 28, 2021, the storage was 970,851 reservoir acre-feet, which is 27 percent of total capacity (Image credit: Andrew Innerarity/California Department of Water Resources)

Drought Could Be Making Antibiotic Resistance Worse, Scientists Say

Antibiotic resistance is often associated with hospitals and the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. Both are genuine problems, but new research suggests another potential culprit that many people haven’t considered – droughts caused by climate change. A recent study published in the journal Nature Microbiology found that when soil dries out, it … [continued]

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The Beloved Emperor Penguin & Antarctic Fur Seal Are Now Officially Endangered. Here’s What Can…

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins. Now, only 124 years since this penguin colony was discovered, emperor penguins … [continued]

Solar & Storage Industry Statement on U.S. Court Order Blocking Interior Memo Slowing Permitting of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Darren Van’t Hof, interim president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), after a federal court blocked enforcement of the Department of the Interior’s memo that has slowed permitting of solar and storage projects for months: “This ruling is a win … [continued]

Hyundai Motor Reaffirms China Commitment at Auto China 2026, Unveils IONIQ V as First Step…

Hyundai Motor advances a renewed China strategy anchored in its ‘In China, For China, To Global’ approach IONIQ V debuts as the first dedicated IONIQ production model for China, tailored to local customer needs and expectations China positioned as a strategic hub for EV innovation and global competitiveness Ambitious roadmap … [continued]