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Rinnai has launched a new lineup of electric heat pump water heaters that adds wifi controls and more installation options to an appliance that can cut the energy needed for hot showers. more . . .

Conservation groups say commissioners opted for a coastwide catch limit that will almost certainly miss its ecological target. By Aman Azhar Atlantic fisheries managers this week agreed to lower the cap on industrial menhaden fishing in Chesapeake Bay but stopped well short of imposing deeper coastwide cuts.

State agencies ditched air-monitoring results after seeing "abnormal patterns," leaving scant data to assess farmworkers' exposure to two cancer-causing fumigants. By Liza Gross Just before 5 p.m. on the last day of September, Jane Sellen and her colleagues at Californians for Pesticide Reform learned that regulators had to toss out nearly nine months' worth of air-monitoring data for two deadly fumigants.

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 post Hydropower Generation in the Southwest Fell to Record Lows This Summer appeared first on CleanTechnica.

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal recently dismissed the government's appeal against a ruling that struck down plans for 1,500 megawatts of new coal-fired power. The so-called #CancelCoal case was brought by a coalition of environmental NGOs that argued the new planned coal capacity violates children's constitutional rights to a healthy environment. Already, air pollution from coal-fired power plants kills more than 2,200 South Africans each year and "causes thousands of cases of bronchitis and asthma," according to a statement from the Centre for Environmental Rights. The . . .

To reduce nitrogen pollution stemming from synthetic fertilizer and livestock waste, California's Central Valley relies on five data sets to estimate surplus nitrogen. However, most parts of the United States use just one or two data sets-the U.S. Department of Agriculture's agricultural survey and census-to estimate nitrogen surplus.

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] The post Your Holiday Gifts Don't Have To Be Delivered By Diesel appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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] The post Ask a Scientist: Who Has a Voice in Clean Air Protections? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Volkswagen is getting ready to launch a new electric car starting at about €20,000 ($22,000) in 2027, and it looks like the entry-level EV may no longer be nameless. A newly filed trademark could have just given away what VW plans to call it. more . . .

The senior aide kept his job at the Williams Companies while helping advance legislation that stood to benefit the pipeline giant-and him. By Lauren Dalban, Nicholas Kusnetz When U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma started work this year on legislation to speed approval for infrastructure projects, he hired the chief lawyer at one of the nation's largest gas pipeline developers to lead his Senate office.

BYD opened pre-orders for the third-generation Tang starting at about $34,000 in China. This five-seat flagship SUV packs more than you'd expect for the money, with two massive 30-inch-plus screens inside and up to 850 km (528 miles) of CLTC range. more . . .

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week's episode, we'll discuss Tesla trims falling like flies, Hyundai's 2027 lineup, and BYD's Rolls-Royce. more . . .

The Birmingham darter, discovered by scientists just two years ago, has only six known populations. One of them is in the path of a massive new data center development. By Dennis Pillion The Birmingham darter, though only recently discovered by science, is a survivor.

Four upriver states are planning to use $100 million in federal grants to do the work. But it's unclear whether the federal government will bank the water for them. By Jake Bolster New voluntary water conservation programs in the Upper Colorado River Basin appear on track after the 320th meeting of the Upper Colorado River Commission concluded this week. But Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and the federal government have yet to agree on how any conserved water would be credited and stored.

The annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change gathering drew historic levels of Indigenous attendance in Belém, Brazil last year, leading some to dub it "the Indigenous COP." But the event was marked by frustration and protest, with many Indigenous leaders calling it little more than a continuation of a longstanding pattern of exclusion from international negotiations. This year's gathering in Antalya, Turkey, is billed as an "implementation" conference focused less on sweeping new pledges than on the procedural work of turning previous agreements into action. . . .

After delaying development of the long-awaited electric Golf, Volkswagen is delaying another EV based on its SSP platform. more . . .