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Plastic pollution lying on the beach.

Could AI-Bred Microbes Help Save Our Plastic-Choked Oceans?

By Eyal Ronen

Solar panels in front of a building — climate reporting

Corporate Climate Targets Are a Mess. Could Tracking 'Spheres of Influence' Help?

By Joseph Winters

A laptop lit by multicolor light — artificial intelligence

Harnessing AI for Corporate Sustainability Requires Precautions

By Riya Anne Polcastro

La Fortuna Waterfall in Costa Rica from afar — Biodiversity Impact Credits

New Credit System Encourages Businesses to Halt and Reverse Biodiversity Loss

By Rasha Rehman

Ghana floating solar

Solar Breakthroughs Bring Us Closer To a Renewable Energy Future

By Mary Mazzoni

Groundbreaking at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal which will service offshore wind farms in New York

New York City Takes Its Biggest Step Yet for Offshore Wind

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By Phil Covington

Steam rises up from a geyser basin, displaying of geothermal energy.

Innovators Look to Overcome the Limits of Geothermal Energy in the U.S.

By Tina Casey

Paris Olympics 2024 — olympic rings in front of the Eiffel Tower

The Paris Olympics Prove Reusable Packaging Is Possible On a Massive Scale

By Mary Mazzoni

A hydrogen fuel station — e-fuels

Carbon Capture Can Compliment the Circular Economy with E-fuels

By Tina Casey

BASF site in Tarragona, Spain — sodium-sulfur batteries

The Energy Storage Logjam is Breaking: Sodium-sulfur Batteries Can Help

By Tina Casey

An Amazon employee packaging an order — artificial intelligence.

Amazon Reduces Packaging Waste with Artificial Intelligence

By Abha Malpani Naismith

Solar panels over a parking lot — Net zero

Companies Remain Committed to Net Zero, So How Can They Reach Their Goals?

By Gary E. Frank

cocoa farmers on their farm — how farmers are coping with climate change

Cocoa Prices Are Booming: What's Next?

By Amanda Archila

Subaru x National Park Foundation — volunteers cleaning a national park

From Auto Assembly Plants to National Parks, Zero-Landfill Practices Help to Create a More Sustainable Future

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By Riya Anne Polcastro

A person charging an EV — Lithium-ion

Lithium-ion Batteries Could Soon Work Much Better in Extreme Temperatures

By Phil Covington

School supplies in a Staples shopping basket.

Staples Wants Your Back-To-School Shopping Trip to Include Recycling

By Riya Anne Polcastro

shoreline aerial

Harnessing the Oceans to Combat Climate Change:  The Possible Next Wave in Geoengineering

By Rinaldo S. Brutoco

Notpla's thin-film plastic alternative sachets made from seaweed.

A Coalition of Companies is Replacing Thin-Film Plastic With Seaweed

By Gary E. Frank

A row of wind turbines — climate transition plan

Ceres' New Guidance Shows Leaders How to Build a Climate Plan Step-By-Step

By Andrew Kaminsky

Purple grapes on a vine — hybrid grapes

Hybrid Grapes Are Paving the Way for Sustainable Vineyards

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Orianna Bretschger and Sofia Babanova stand in front of a shipping container housing Aquacycl's BioElectrochemical Treatment Technology wastewater treatment system.

Aquacycl Makes Treating Industrial Wastewater Easier and More Effective

By Carl Nettleton

skincare products — influencer @DermAngelo shares his tips for sustainability in skincare

Dermatologist Influencer Shares His Top Tips for Sustainability in Skincare

By Mary Mazzoni

A sign reads "Mason River Protected Area: Nature trail tips." — wetlands

Preserving Wetlands Could Build Resilience in the Drought-Stricken Caribbean

By Gladstone H. Taylor

shirt and iron

How to Make Your Clothes Last Longer

By Mary Mazzoni

Power lines — energy transition

Solutions Journalists Take On the Energy Transition

By Taylor Haelterman

a farmer uses Fruit dendrometry to measure the health of avocados

For These Farmers, Growing Avocados Sustainably is a Family Tradition

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By Mary Riddle

Climeworks' Orca carbon capture plant under the Northern Lights.

Climeworks’ Iceland Carbon Capture Plant is First to be Puro Standard Certified

By Mary Riddle

A dog running with a toy in it's mouth — PetSmart

PetSmart Wants to Turn Your Dog’s Old Toys Into New Ones

By Riya Anne Polcastro

energy transmission lines at sunset

Permitting For Energy Projects is Notoriously Slow: Reform is Needed to Put Communities First

By Kyle Kammien

Sprouts in plastic plant pots — plant pot recycling

B&Q Launches Plastic Plant Pot Recycling Program

By Gladstone H. Taylor

industrieblick

The Green Hydrogen Industry Needs a Manufacturing Makeover

By Tina Casey

5B foldable solar power array

Solar Power Reaches New Heights in 2024: Some Big News You May Have Missed

By Mary Mazzoni

An electric vehicle charging.

How the U.S. Navy is Making Electric Vehicle Batteries Better

By Tina Casey

The Mill food recycler — composting

Corporate Composting Could Take Off With New Tech That Removes the 'Ick Factor'

By Tina Casey

A person holding a box of onions — food waste

A Free Tool is Bringing Farmers and Buyers Together to Eliminate Food Waste

By Riya Anne Polcastro

A grocery story aisle — Phononic

Phononic’s New Cooling Technology Reduces Grocery Store Emissions

By Gary E. Frank

A Shake Shack location — carbon neutral milk

Shaking It Up: Shake Shack Embraces Carbon Neutral Milk

By Ruscena Wiederholt

A can of Toast Brewing's beer in a loaf of bread — sustainable spirits.

Drink Up for the Planet: How Spirits, Beer and Wine are Going Green

By Ruscena Wiederholt

A person grabbing produce out of a bag from the food waste app Flashfood.

The Apps Fighting Food Waste

By Taylor Haelterman

A farm practicing agrivoltaics by growing crops under raised solar panels.

How Agrivoltaics Innovation is Creating New Opportunities for Farmers

By Tina Casey

brightly colored kingfisher bird on a branch in a forest in Maharashtra India - paying Indian farmers to conserve forests

This Organization Pays Farmers to Grow and Protect Forests in India

By Mary Riddle

A fish among other marine life in the Coral Triangle.

Artificial Intelligence Helps Restore the World’s Most Biodiverse Coral Reef

By Abha Malpani Naismith

close-up of school lunch trays with food — school systems adopt reuse for serving trays and cutlery

What School Lunchrooms Can Teach Us About Normalizing Reuse

By Mary Mazzoni

Native grasses and flowers in a garden — native plants

Beyond the Lawn: The Advantages of Cultivating Native Plants

By Ruscena Wiederholt

The new Honda CR-V e:FCEV next to the company's demonstration-scale fuel cell power station.

Honda Pursues a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solution to the E-Waste Challenge

By Tina Casey

erie canal central new york

A Sustainable Travel Guide to Central New York

By Patrick McCarthy

Marine Stewardship Council label on a package of fish fillets — green labels on products

Third-Party Verification Labels Can Guide Sustainable Shopping, If Consumers Know About Them

By Mary Mazzoni

Farming avocados — man picks avocados from a tree

Meet the Family Farmer Growing Your Avocados

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By Mary Riddle

us epa administrator in houston texas to announce new climate change program for rural communities

The Political Path Forward on Climate Change

By Jessie Buendia

fireman fighting wildfires

Could Arsenic-Laced Wells Help Protect Indigenous Lands From Wildfires?

By Taylar Dawn Stagner