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A fishing pole cast into the water at sunset — sustainable fishing

From Ocean to Table: Alaska Offers a Model for Sustainable Fishing

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Homes and rental units line a beach in the Outer Banks — destination management

Slowly but Surely, the Outer Banks is Changing the Way It Looks at Tourism

By Taylor Haelterman

An aerial view of two tractors harvesting a field — cover crops

Digging Deeper: How Cover Crops Enhance Soil Health

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Airplane flying in the sky above two buildings — sustainable aviation fuels copy

Sustainable Aviation Fuel and the E-Kerosene Solution

By Tina Casey

man charging an electric vehicle — EVs and the power grid

On Grid Resiliency, Electric Vehicles Can Give as Well as They Get

By Tina Casey

Plastic Pollution in the environment

The Final Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Are Underway, What Can We Expect?

By Carl Nettleton

solar panels

Perch Energy’s Community Solar Turns Renewable Cons Into Pros

By Gladstone H. Taylor

A utility pole — marginal emissions

Shifting When and Where Electricity is Used Can Avoid Gigatons of Carbon Emissions

By Riya Anne Polcastro

The sun shining on beachgoers — Global Heat Reduction Initiative

Tackling Potent Super Pollutants is the Bridge to a Cooler Future

By Amy Brown

A line of offshore wind turbines.

Saved by the Supply Chain: How Offshore Wind Stakeholders Hope to Survive and Thrive

By Tina Casey

A person holds a string of organic cotton between their fingers — agroforestry

Can Organic Cotton Restore the Amazon?

By Ruscena Wiederholt

An electric vehicle charging — battery alternatives

Lithium is Good, But What Are Some Better Battery Alternatives?

By Andrew Kaminsky

An empty boardroom table — sustainability reporting

Sustainability Reporting: How Private Companies Can Leapfrog Their Listed Competitors

By Sarah Walkley

aerial view of trees in a forest

After 40 Years, New Carbon Sequestration Study Confirms the Value of Trees

By Tina Casey

A scientist swabs a Petri dish — citizen scientists

Citizen Scientists Might Find The Next Microbe That Can Fight Climate Change

By Gary E. Frank

Terraformation team members prepare tree saplings for planting during a reforestation project.

New Reforestation Tool Makes Data Collection Easier to Boost Project Success

By Nicole Froio

The Brooklyn Bridge during golden hour with the New York City skyline behind it — embodied carbon

New Tool Helps Engineers Consider Carbon Emissions During The Design Process

By Phil Covington

Fishing swimming around coral — ocean biodiversity

Ocean Biodiversity is Under Threat and Technology Can Help Save It

By Tony Long

An African elephant herd drinking water — elephant conservation

Linking Local and Transnational Landscapes for Elephant Conservation

By Ruscena Wiederholt

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer uses a boat to help people get out of a flooded area — climate resilience

Climate Resilience Takes Center Stage As Climate Impacts Intensify

By Joyce Coffee

red frog in a rainforest — nature — biodiversity

3 Signs Momentum is Building For Business to Act On Nature

By Meryl Richards

An in-store display for M&S's Plan A: Another Life initiative — sustainable fashion

Why Incremental Change is Everything When It Comes to Sustainability for Fashion Brands

By Sally Tarbit

A stack of batteries — sodium-ion batteries

New Tech Prepares Energy Storage Companies For Sodium-Ion Batteries

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Billie Eilish singing into a mic.

Billie Eilish Fans Take a Bite out of Climate Change with Plant-Based Pledge

By Amy Brown

Alex Scott charging an electric vehicle in BMW EV campaign

The U.S. Faces a Persistent Gender Gap in EV Sales: Here's What Automakers Can Do About It

By Tina Casey

Solar panels near a building at the New Jersey Institute of Technology — decarbonization

In Higher Education’s Efforts to Decarbonize, New Jersey Offers a National Model

By Terra Meierdierck

A person holds a handful of almonds at a Kind Almond Acres Initiative orchard.

A Tough Nut to Crack: Kind Snacks Tackles Sustainability in Almond Orchards

By Ruscena Wiederholt

wind farm in the country

How Innovators Are Solving the Wind Industry’s Recycling Problem

By Tina Casey

South Fork Wind offshore wind farm New York

The U.S. Must Combat a ‘Wild, Wild West' of Misinformation to Scale Clean Energy, White House Aide Says

By Dave Armon

A red and white lighthouse near the Pacific Ocean — ocean protection

How Funding Open Source Data Can Help Save the Ocean and Mitigate Climate Change

By John Amos

Restor's homepage, featuring a map of restoration sites.

The Restor Platform Empowers Communities to Restore the Planet

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Eco Wave Power's wave energy devices attached to existing shoreline infrastructure.

Wave Energy: An Untapped Resource for Coastal Communities

By Tina Casey

The 2024 Semi Finalists at the Entrepreneurs' Organization Global Student Entrepreneur Awards.

Student Entrepreneurs Take On Ocean Pollution and Fast Fashion

By Gary E. Frank

Power lines in front of mountains — electricity demand

Electricity Demand is Rising, But Renewables Are Positioned to Help

By Mary Riddle

A speech bubble and a marker — greenwashing

6 Reasons Companies Greenhush (And Why You Shouldn’t)

By Julia Lyon

Climate Week NYC 2024

Hollywood Shares Sustainability Communications Tips During Climate Week

By Dave Armon

small wind turbine on a farm

U.S. Businesses Are Rediscovering Small Wind Turbines

By Tina Casey

A Whole Foods store in Grand Rapids, Michigan — pollinator health.

Nearly a Year Into Whole Foods’ Pollinator Health Policy, Suppliers Share Lessons Learned

By Gladstone H. Taylor

Ken McCarty reaches towards a cow while walking through a barn at a MVP Dairy farm.

For MVP Dairy, Regenerative Farming is About Progress Over Perfection

By Mary Riddle

Crops growing under solar panels, a practice known as agrivoltaics.

The More Farmers Know About Agrivoltaics, the More They Like It

By Tina Casey

A person stands next to a large tree in a tropical forest — carbon markets

Can a Global Forest Network Equip Carbon Markets to Work for Our Planet?

By Joshua Tewksbury

people standing in line to vote — commentary on us presidential debate

Every Mention of Climate and Environment From the U.S. Presidential Debate

By Mary Mazzoni

plastic bag floating in the ocean — new study links plastic bag bans to less plastic pollution on beaches

The Numbers Prove That Plastic Bag Bans Work

By Tina Casey

The Kore Infrastructure team.

How Kore Infrastructure Plans to Reduce Wildfire Risk by Turning Waste Into Energy

By Riya Anne Polcastro

One of BacTech Environmental's bioleaching plants — biomining

From the Petri Dish to the Mine: These Microbes Dissolve Minerals

By Andrew Kaminsky

A Blue Evolution employee harvesting seaweed — phytomining.

These Plants Are Made of Metal, And They Might Be the Fix the Clean Energy Transition Needs

By Andrew Kaminsky

A bottle of the first whiskey in the Laws Whiskey House Headwater Series.

Laws Whiskey House is Promoting Water Conservation in Colorado

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Frankfurt at sunset — urban climate change adaptation

Wind Maps and Rice Terraces: How Cities Adapt to Climate Change

By Taylor Haelterman

wind energy — wind farm — renewable energy — clean power

The Global Clean Energy Transition is Unstoppable, and Green Hydrogen Could Change the Game

By Tina Casey

Gavin Newsom, governor of California — climate disclosure bills

Support for California’s Climate Disclosure Rules Remains Strong Despite Push for Delay

By Riya Anne Polcastro