Heatwaves and policy shifts
Researchers found a cleaner way to extract lithium for batteries, skipping the big evaporation ponds.
Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries
A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a fast new technique that pulls lithium directly from salty underground brines using a temperature-sensitive solvent, avoiding the giant evaporation ponds that can take years and drain precious water supplies. Even better, the method works on low-quality lithium sources that current technologies struggle to use.
Solar is on track to generate more power than coal in Texas for the first time this year.
Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year
The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.
Julian Spector, Canary Media
The Senate confirmed Trump's pick to lead the federal land agency and manage public lands in the West.
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand
The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands concentrated in Western states
Susan Montoya Bryan and Matthew Brown
Hawai'i's plan to move away from old power plants and clear the haze just hit a snag with the EPA.
The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants
By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co can sidestep rules years in the making.
Twilight Greenaway
The UK hit its hottest May day in nearly 80 years this Sunday, with London's Kew Gardens reaching 32.3C.
Hottest May day for nearly 80 years as parts of UK hit heatwave threshold
Highest temperatures of 2026 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Kew Gardens in London reaches 32.3C
Hayden Vernon and Nadeem Badshah
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