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• An answer to US drought conditions may be in the toilet (2026/03/21 09:10)

  Americans are willing to fork out extra money each month to drink recycled wastewater. With climate change intensifying drought in several regions, cities are exploring ways to turn sewage into drinking water.
• Nuclear's cleanup cost threatens the expansion dream (2026/03/19 14:30)

  Countries are racing to build new reactors. But we've barely figured out how to clean up the old ones — and the bill is potentially staggering.
• The people remodelling homes with reclaimed ruins (2026/03/18 15:30)

  Cities are quietly becoming raw‑material hubs as urban miners add rubble to the carbon‑saving construction supply chain.
• The German village running on its own juice (2026/03/17 14:32)

  While war in the Middle East has sent oil prices soaring and households bracing for higher bills, one tiny German village has spent 30 years making itself immune to exactly this kind of shock.
• White hydrogen: The hidden gas that could transform energy (2026/03/13 11:33)

  Trillions of tons of hydrogen lie in Earth's crust. Can a Bavarian geologist unlock this clean and cheap energy source?
• Iran war risks long-term toxic legacy for people and nature that ripples beyond borders (2026/03/12 16:43)

  The fallout from fighting in the Middle East, from burning oil refineries to sunken ships, threatens lasting repercussions for the health of the region's people, water and food supplies, and ecosystems.
• Iran war roils oil trade, casting doubt on US fossil fuel push (2026/03/10 18:04)

  The Iran war has sent oil and gas prices surging. As countries like the US double down on fossil fuels, experts say the conflict shows how speeding up homegrown renewables is the only way to avoid future energy crises.
• Plasticizer chemical levels in German children raise concern (2026/03/09 08:36)

  Tests in Germany show children and teens are contaminated with banned plasticizers. You may never have heard of these potentially toxic chemicals, but they're everywhere, including clothes, cosmetics and food packaging.