Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson’s drug using bacteria
University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson’s drug, advancing a new…
Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies | Lake District
Realtime pollution alerts are needed across Windermere urgently, campaigners have said, as the mother of a seven-year-old boy…
‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money | Conservation
On 22 January 2024, at the inauguration of the current Liberian president, Joseph Boakai, the US-based Liberian poet…
Flooding in the Daintree after Sunday morning deluge
A surge of very moist southeasterly winds is bringing heavy rain to Qld’s North Tropical Coast district today, Sunday 15th March. Locations…
Tasmanian wetland rebounds as invasive rice grass nears eradication
For two weeks, at the best time of year, not a single oyster is harvested from these rich…
Back Roads: In Eldorado, Myf Warhurst meets the king of compost toilets
At first glance, Eldorado looks like any other sleepy little town hidden in a beautiful part of the…
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Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive
Published on 16/03/2026 – 6:00 GMT+1 “Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away national security and sovereignty, and replacing…
Toxic pollution from Iran war will spread and last for decades
News of black rain falling on Tehran felt all too familiar to Nejat Rahmanian as he scrolled through…
When Fossil Fuel Supplies Falter, Interest In Renewables Increases
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. People who drive conventional cars sneer at those…
Offtake deal seals delivery of Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project
Renewable energy retailer Flow Power has sealed what is being hailed as a “foundational” offtake deal that is…
Hawaii faces flash flooding, blizzard conditions and landslides with more rain to come | US news
Rain continued falling in Hawaii on Sunday where a strong storm brought flash flooding, blizzard conditions and landslides…