Latest Articles
-
![Illustration of a scale balancing two homes, one with smoke coming out of the chimney and the other with a heart]()
![Illustration of a scale balancing two homes, one with smoke coming out of the chimney and the other with a heart]()
Ann Arbor’s big decarbonization bet
The Michigan city has ambitions to go carbon neutral, and they begin in one of its most frontline neighborhoods.
-
![Woodland path with tree trunk in the foreground and beech trees with bright green leaves forming a canopy]()
![Woodland path with tree trunk in the foreground and beech trees with bright green leaves forming a canopy]()
Britain’s protected natural areas are failing to stop biodiversity loss
A new study offers insight into how to better protect biodiversity.
-
![lithium mining in Chile]()
![lithium mining in Chile]()
A zero emissions future without the mining boom
A new report finds that the U.S. can reduce lithium demand by up to 90 percent.
-
![Illustration of a tree blocking out the sun]()
![Illustration of a tree blocking out the sun]()
Can cities eliminate heat-related deaths in a warming world? Phoenix is trying.
Phoenix hopes a new Office of Heat Response can move fast enough to counter the impacts of deadly heat.
-
![a man in a red-orange jumpsuit stands in a foggy hallway]()
![a man in a red-orange jumpsuit stands in a foggy hallway]()
Amazon’s ‘The Rig’ brings new energy to old eco terrors
The binge-worthy thriller views economic anxiety and the green transition through the eyes of North Sea oil workers
-
![A red electric bus in Denver]()
![A red electric bus in Denver]()
Biden administration unveils roadmap for a greener, more equitable transportation sector
Federal agencies look beyond EVs to envision more convenient and efficient ways of getting around.
-
![Illustration of sink water flowing through a pipe that leads to a flower waiting to be watered]()
![Illustration of sink water flowing through a pipe that leads to a flower waiting to be watered]()
A California town’s wastewater is helping it battle drought
Healdsburg recycles 350 million gallons of effluent annually and gives it away for free.
-
![Photo of old stone ruins]()
![Photo of old stone ruins]()
What 5,000-year-old skeletons tell us about living with climate change
Collapse isn’t inevitable. New research shows that nimble, cooperative societies adapted best to rapid shifts.
-
![Two people walk through a field of wheat, carrying containers of pesticides on their back and holding hoses to spray pesticides over the green crop. Neither are wearing any protective gear or face masks. A third spray of the chemical material enters in from the right side.]()
![Two people walk through a field of wheat, carrying containers of pesticides on their back and holding hoses to spray pesticides over the green crop. Neither are wearing any protective gear or face masks. A third spray of the chemical material enters in from the right side.]()
How pesticides intensify global warming
A new report highlights the link between pesticides and climate change.
-
![Illustration of hands holding up a blue electric bike]()
![Illustration of hands holding up a blue electric bike]()
How to build a better bike-share program
When corporate owners ditched New Orleans's bike share, the community stepped up to rebuild it with a focus on equity.
