Proposed new Whakatāne burial charge called ‘culturally insensitive’
A proposal to create an additional fee for families wishing to back-fill grave sites themselves was identified as…
A single plastic water bottle takes about 450 years to decompose — meaning every bottle produced since the 1970s is still essentially intact somewhere on Earth, slowly breaking down into particles now found in Arctic ice, Pyrenees rainfall, and the sediments of the Mariana Trench
The plastic water bottle is one of the more recent inventions in the history of human packaging. The…
Hungary’s third-largest lake is disappearing. Can experts save it before it’s too late?
At Lake Velence, around 40 kilometres west of Budapest, metal steps that once led down to the shoreline…
Climate change is causing fish to move to cooler water. But what if their escape route is blocked?
Around the world, ocean warming is causing fish to move polewards in search of cooler water. But what…
Green Loop: The Taranaki-based startup turning food waste into living soil
Green Loop founders Sophie Walker and Mieke Verschnoor say the the start-ups bins are replaced with clean ones…
New Report: Global Banks Financed Fossil Fuels with $8.7 Trillion Since the Paris Agreement, $906 Billion in 2025 Alone
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are the…
Injured kārearea saved by South Island ‘falcon taxi’ relay
An injured New Zealand falcon/kārearea has been transported hundreds of kilometres by a relay of drivers across the…
‘Strong’ Northern Lights Alert This Weekend: 25 States May See Aurora
The northern lights may be visible overnight from 25 U.S. states on Saturday, June 13, into Sunday, June…
Solar has overtaken coal in the US for the first time.
Posted Jun 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC Solar has overtaken coal in the US for the first…
Viva Beauty Awards 2026: The Best Hair Stylist Of The Year – As Voted By You
Kelly Manu won this year’s Hairstylist of the Year Award, presented by Beautiful Environment (Davines NZ). Who they…
El Niño is here: Scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly
El Niño, nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow…
Worried about the next heatwave? How southern Europeans keep their homes cool without air con
Lost sleep. Low motivation. Feeling irritated. If you had to work indoors or be at home with small…