Up to 3,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled in ‘critical habitat’ north of Kodiak
Hurricane-force winds near Kodiak caused a dock to collapse on Monday morning, releasing up to 3,000 gallons of fuel into critical marine habitat, officials said.
Energy storage leap could slash electric car charging times
Researchers have claimed a breakthrough in energy storage technology that could enable electric cars to be driven as far as petrol and diesel vehicles, and recharge in minutes rather than hours.
North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists
The sun won’t rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it’s normally close to the coldest time of year, but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this weekend.
In 46 states, people of color deal with more air pollution than white people do, study finds
People of color face more air pollution than white people, and black people bear the biggest environmental burden of any group, according to a new study by EPA scientists.
It’s been 51 days since a massive oil spill off China’s coast. There’s still so much we don’t know.
An Iranian tanker carrying almost 1 million barrels of toxic oil is now at the bottom of the East China Sea.
U.S. energy drilling boom could mean $6 billion in federal well cleanups
Cleaning up the tens of thousands oil and gas wells on U.S. federal land after they stop producing could cost over $6 billion, and taxpayers may need to pitch in, according to an analysis of state and federal data commissioned by a conservation watchdog group.
A gas tax hike would generate $840 billion, add 1.2 million EVs, cut 1.3 billion barrels fuel use
For 25 years the United States federal fuel user fee (aka the “gas tax”) has remained stagnant, even as vehicle miles traveled accelerated and crumbling transportation infrastructure needs accumulated.
The electric vehicle revolution has a cobalt problem
The road to an imminent electric vehicle future has hit a speed bump — one made of cobalt.
Mines linked to child labor are thriving in rush for car batteries
The appetite for electric cars is driving a boom in small-scale cobalt production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some mines have been found to be dangerous and employ child labor.
NHTSA may drastically reduce fuel economy requirements
Unfortunately for automakers, trucks and SUVs are more popular than they’ve ever been. Meanwhile, diesels have fallen out of favor with U.S. customers, and plug-in hybrid sales have yet to really take off.
