Ohio lawmakers push to make utilities credit customers for power outages | The Ohio Power Outage Relief Act would require utilities to give customers automatic bill credits after long or repeated outages. Customers could also be reimbursed for spoiled food and medicine.

Electric Vehicles Outsell Gasoline, Diesel in Europe for First Time

Formerly incarcerated advocates win a landmark victory as a federal judge orders Texas to air condition every state prison by 2029, ruling extreme heat violates the Constitution and saying the decision will save lives.

Over the past 18 months solar, wind, and battery storage added 89 gigawatts of capacity in the U.S. Utility solar capacity rose 33% over the previous year, wind capacity rose 8%, battery capacity doubled, coal capacity dropped by 2.4%, natural gas capacity rose by just 1.5%.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs law opening the door to balcony solar for renters, apartment dwellers and homes without suitable roofs, allowing qualifying solar systems to plug into household outlets without utility approval or interconnection fees.

Bison Are Back in Britain After 6,000 Years

The Australian Post and the non-profit Beyond Blue has distributed 25 million postcards for free since 2021, encouraging people to send a simple handwritten message to someone they care about, to combat loneliness through simple acts of connection

Queen guitarist Brian May’s nature reserve transformed 157 acres of empty farmland into home for 100,000 trees and wild animals

51 ways to get the planet tipping the right way: Solutions like commodity supply chain transformation, clean cooking and heating, expansion of high-quality marine protected areas, alternatives to disposable packaging, or cheap flexible clean electricity can trigger a wave of positive change.

World's first enhanced geothermal power plant is now selling 24/7 carbon-free electricity after being built in just 23 months. Fervo Energy's Cape Station in Utah will reach 100 MW in its first phase, with the site having potential for more than 4 GW.

New Zealand has selected 500 schools for a $30 million solar programme that could save larger schools around $8,000 a year on electricity, with the savings staying in school budgets for teaching and learning. The first school in the pilot has already had its solar panels installed.

Electric Vehicles Outsell Gasoline, Diesel in Europe for First Time

Brandon removes tuition fees for Indigenous language courses

A powerful buffer': How solar saved the EU €37.4 billion since the war on Iran began

Five countries and territories in the Americas have achieved major disease elimination milestones, with Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos receiving WHO recognition for eliminating diseases including HIV transmission, leprosy, rabies, trachoma and hepatitis B.

Affordable balcony solar is sweeping the U.S. It can work anywhere sunlight is available, from back patios to garden shed roofs, and while it doesn't generate as much energy as large rooftop solar systems, it can still take a big chunk out of electric bills, recouping the investment in 18-36 months.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney announces ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty, paving the way for the world's first ocean sanctuaries in international waters and stronger protection for marine wildlife and ecosystems.

Germany smashes PV record, produces three times more solar power than Australia so far this year

A vacant factory lot in Wisconsin that had become a dumping ground has been transformed into 20 affordable homes, giving 20 families, most of them first-time homeowners, a place to call home. More than 1,000 people contributed labor or support to make it happen.

Queen guitarist Brian May’s nature reserve transformed 157 acres of empty farmland into home for 100,000 trees and wild animals

New Zealand has selected 500 schools for a $30 million solar programme that could save larger schools around $8,000 a year on electricity, with the savings staying in school budgets for teaching and learning. The first school in the pilot has already had its solar panels installed.

51 ways to get the planet tipping the right way: Solutions like commodity supply chain transformation, clean cooking and heating, expansion of high-quality marine protected areas, alternatives to disposable packaging, or cheap flexible clean electricity can trigger a wave of positive change.

Solar and wind supply record 80% of Australia’s main power grid for first time

California's incarcerated firefighters handle nearly half of the state's emergency wildfire hours. A new law will give them standardized credentials and a hiring preference for entry-level Cal Fire jobs after release, creating a path to six-figure careers and state pensions.

Germany smashes PV record, produces three times more solar power than Australia so far this year

Watch Plasma Erupt in Full Color Inside a Fusion Reactor at 16,000 FPS

At least 20 planned school shootings have been stopped since 2018 after warning signs were reported through Sandy Hook Promise prevention programs. The latest was in Arkansas, where an anonymous tip led to an intervention before anyone was hurt

After 27 years of clearing landmines and unexploded bombs, the HALO Trust has completed its humanitarian work in Kosovo, helping communities rebuild homes, schools and businesses. Kosovo’s economy has since grown to more than $14 billion and life expectancy has risen from 58 to 78.

Alternatives to animal testing for drug development have been in the works for decades. Now, policies are finally following the technology.

Since 1987, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published the Nuclear Notebook, an authoritative accounting of world nuclear arsenals compiled by top experts from the Federation of American Scie...

New Mexico has banned new uranium mining on more than 13 million acres of state trust lands and ordered its Land Office to prioritise cleaning up abandoned uranium sites left by decades of mining. At least 50 of those legacy sites are on state trust land.

Solar and wind supply record 80% of Australia’s main power grid for first time

272,390 Malaysians came together across 469 locations in a single day to clean their communities, collecting 8,010 tonnes of waste and 89 tonnes of recyclables. The massive nationwide effort set two new Malaysia Book of Records.

After 30 years of work, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative has helped protect roughly 25 million hectares and built more than 200 wildlife crossings, cutting wildlife vehicle collisions by 96% on parts of Banff’s Highway 1. It is now an Earthshot Prize finalist.

The US Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a record $1.17 billion to 680 organizations helping homeless veterans and those at risk of losing their homes. The funding follows 51,936 homeless veterans being housed in 2025, the most in seven years

A camera system at a Wyoming wind farm is helping protect eagles by automatically slowing turbines when birds approach. A study estimated the system reduced eagle fatalities by 82% at the 110 turbine site, showing how technology can make wind power safer for wildlife.

A new fleet of nearly 100 electric school buses will hit New York City streets, offering a cheaper, cleaner commute for students and a power boost to the urban grid. More than 8,500 electric school buses were operating as of June 2026 across the U.S, up 66% from the same time last year. 🚌

After 27 years of clearing landmines and unexploded bombs, the HALO Trust has completed its humanitarian work in Kosovo, helping communities rebuild homes, schools and businesses. Kosovo’s economy has since grown to more than $14 billion and life expectancy has risen from 58 to 78.

How countries can grow without impoverishing future generations: governments should invest to develop all types of capital, and not just income, to improve the lives of future citizens and to protect the planet.

After 30 years of work, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative has helped protect roughly 25 million hectares and built more than 200 wildlife crossings, cutting wildlife vehicle collisions by 96% on parts of Banff’s Highway 1. It is now an Earthshot Prize finalist.

The scimitar-horned oryx was declared Extinct in the Wild after disappearing from its native range in North Africa. In 2016, conservationists began returning captive-bred oryx to Chad’s Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve, starting with 23 animals. The population has since grown to more than 600…

Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’

Amazon is expanding payments under its $2.5 billion settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it enrolled consumers in Prime without their consent and made cancellation difficult. Under a revised court order, millions of additional eligible consumers who used between 1…

A Queens rooftop is combining a living green roof with solar panels standing vertically like books, allowing plants, rainwater and clean energy to share the same space. The roughly 100 kW system is expected to generate about 120,000 kWh of electricity a year.

Florida is turning roadside land into monarch butterfly habitat, with researchers planting up to 15,000 native milkweeds through 2029. Monarchs are already using some of the new plants, transforming overlooked highway land into feeding and breeding habitat.

Retired EV batteries get second life: a handful of companies are repurposing old packs with 70% to 80% capacity left to create megawatt-scale energy storage thru some clever engineering. 🔋 Uses include commercial backup power, microgrids, EV charging infrastructure, and grid-scale energy storage.

Families of sick children in Atlanta now have a free place to stay just steps from the hospital, with a new Ronald McDonald House offering 110 rooms and 18 transplant suites. The $90 million facility increases the charity’s capacity by 75% and covers lodging, meals and transportation.

A Colorado golf course is turning its rough into wildlife habitat, and native wildflowers are already bringing more bees and pollinators. Birders recently counted around 40 bird species across the 337 acre course, showing how ordinary urban land can support wildlife.

A Florida nuclear plant’s cooling canals have become a major nursery for once endangered American crocodiles, with 606 hatchlings counted last season, the highest total in the program’s 47 year history. More than 10,000 hatchlings have now been tagged since 1978.

More than half of Vancouver’s bike share trips now replace car journeys, and each bike can already cut CO₂ emissions by up to 120kg a year. Researchers say using the existing bikes more often could push that to almost 400kg per bike, without adding a single bike or station.