Solar wins and radioactive roads
California has a new $3,500 rebate for those buying their first electric vehicle through the MyFirstEV program.
California to offer a novel $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers
Research shows that once drivers try an EV, they stick with them. That’s why these incentives target those who’ve never owned one to maximize the bang for…
For years, some Pennsylvania roads have been coated in radioactive brine from gas wells to control dust and ice.
Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater—here’s why
Pennsylvania’s roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that’s many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel roads across the state to control dust and on paved roads to melt ice.
William Burgos and Nathaniel Warner
Solar power is now outpacing coal in the US, so it's a good time to consider how security needs to grow along with it.
As solar breaks records, its security must catch up - pv magazine USA
In May 2026, U.S. solar power hit a historic milestone by generating more electricity than coal for the first time, but rapid industry expansion brings critical security risks, particularly during construction, that require scalable and proactive physical defense strategies to protect valuable assets.
Ryan Kennedy
A rare wildfire in France created its own storm clouds, triggering lightning that sparked new fires across the area.
French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires
PARIS (AP) — A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its towering smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said. The so-called pyrocumulonimbus — which France’s national firefighters federation said had never before been seen in the country — […]
Mongabay Editor
Industrial chicken farming seems to be speeding up how common diarrhoea bacteria spread and change over time.
Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds
Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve
Hannah Devlin
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