53+ min ago  (489+ words) Plans for a solar farm in Doncaster have been given the go-ahead despite objections from residents. The 536-hectare development near the villages of Fenwick, Moss, Topham and Sykehouse was granted development consent by the Department of Energy Security and Net…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (770+ words) When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also polluting our atmosphere. Now scientists are directly linking the uncontrolled rocket re-entry to a plume of lithium measured…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (632+ words) China has created a desert that no longer just reflects the Sun. It captures it. Aluminium soaks up the rays on the golden dunes of Inner Mongolia, transforming one of the harshest landscapes into one of the world's largest solar…...

2+ day, 33+ min ago  (280+ words) A local authority's diesel use has increased over the last year despite commitments to become more environmentally friendly. Redcar and Cleveland Council leaders said they were investigating the rise but highlighted how "overall carbon emissions from all council activities" continued…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (344+ words) The first on-street electric vehicle charging point has gone live in Leeds as part of the city council's bid to be the UK's first net zero city. The charger has four parking bays and is located on St Paul's Street…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (268+ words) Canopies with solar panels are to be installed at leisure centre car parks in East Yorkshire to cut the council's power bills and reduce carbon emissions. The carports at council-owned leisure centres in Beverley, Bridlington, Hornsea, Driffield and Pocklington would…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (334+ words) A local authority has urged the public to recycle batteries and small electrical goods after an increase in bin lorry fires and a blaze at a waste transfer site. As well as the New Year's Eve fire at the waste…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (507+ words) New rules to regulate e-scooters are set to be introduced by the government, with Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander admitting that the "genie is out of the bottle" when it comes to their use. Currently, only e-scooter hire schemes in areas…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (392+ words) Technology to get us around was one of the big themes at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, everything from land, to sea, to air. Reporting for BBC Tech Now, Alasdair Keane tests out some of the latest tech innovations for our…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (353+ words) A planned solar farm is "wholly out of character" and could deter people from visiting the area, Somerset Council has argued. Plans were put forward in June 2024 to build a solar farm at Mahe Farm on Chard Lane in the…...