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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

truck carrying goods through india - road freight

Zero-Emissions Road Freight in India is a Blueprint for Public-Private Collaboration in Emerging Markets

By Diane Holdorf

worker walks through shared michigan solar garden in the snow - community solar

'Solar For All' Grants Could Boost Community Solar by 25 Percent

By Gary E. Frank

man installing solar panels on a roof

Schools and Shopping Malls Can Help Marginalized Communities Go Solar

By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Canary concentrated products in toiletry bag in bathroom

Concentrated Products Reduce Packaging and Emissions: Can They Win Over Consumers?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

clouds on earth with satellite

Meet the Clean Energy Company Bringing NASA’s Battery Technology to Earth

By Mary Riddle

Glass bottles on a production line.

Raising the Bar: Alcohol Giant Diageo Aims to Increase Glass Recycling

By Ruscena Wiederholt

A koala on a tree.

When Done Right, AI Can Be a Powerhouse for Environmental Conservation

By Rasha Rehman

person holding I Voted sticker — climate action and voting trends

Climate Action and the Case for Voter Engagement

By Tina Casey

A person watering plants in a greenhouse.

Greenhouses Can Produce Crops and Energy With New Solar Film

By Gary E. Frank

people get drinks in reusable cups at a music festival in australia - reuse and refill systems

New Fund Aims to Scale Packaging Reuse and Refill Systems Around the World

By Mary Mazzoni

trash bag next to trash can in a kitchen - triplepundit waste audit

The Great Big Waste Audit: What We Learned From Tracking Our Trash For a Week

By TriplePundit Editors

A concrete building under construction.

Concrete Gets an AI Makeover for Rapid Decarbonization

By Tina Casey

A view of a forest from above.

Forests, Carbon Offsets and a Clear Path to Decarbonization

By Tina Casey

person viewing plant photos on instagram - sustainable home tips from social media

Sustainable Home Ideas That Caught Our Eye on Social Media This Month

By Mary Mazzoni

A battery.

The Electronics of the Future Will Stay Charged All Day Using Indoor Light

By Riya Anne Polcastro

A sketch of an office chair - Gensler sustainable design standards

What Makes a 'Sustainable' Material When It Comes to Interior Design?

By Tina Casey

A ship with Oceanbird's rigid sails.

5 Unusual Ways to Decarbonize the Shipping Industry Right Now

By Tina Casey

Dragons blood trees Yemen

Amidst Ongoing Conflict, Efforts To Save This Endemic Tree Are Threatened

By Abdulmalik Alnemri

couple going into waffle house

Why Waffle House is a Perfect Place for EV Charging Stations

By Tina Casey

surfers in the water in bali

As Bali Chokes in Plastic Waste, Surfers Should Be Part of the Solution

By Emma Bukowski

A plane on tarmac - sustainable aviation fuel

Will Sustainable Aviation Fuel Help the Industry Reach its Net-Zero Goals?

By Abha Malpani Naismith

A prototype of the AlgaRay robot.

The New Ocean Cleanup Crew: Seaweed-Sinking Robots

By Ruscena Wiederholt

st cloud minnesota wastewater treatment plant aerial view - it will create green hydrogen with electrolysis

5 New Sustainable Sources for Green Hydrogen

By Tina Casey

A Brightline train on the tracks.

Is 2024 the Year of the Train?

By Taylor Haelterman

Aerial view of heavy machinery at a mine.

The Software That's Making Mining Better for the Environment

By Phil Covington

airplane on the tarmac - AI-driven cliamte solutions to reduce taxi time and emissions

5 High-Tech Climate Solutions Worth Watching in 2024

By Riya Anne Polcastro

A street lamp in a flooded street.

Unleashing the Power of AI: University of Illinois and IBM Join Forces to Anticipate Flash Floods

By Riya Anne Polcastro

wind farm in the mountains - wind energy

5 Wind Power Trends to Watch in 2024

By Tina Casey

Workers on the construction site of a large building - how the construction sector can be part of the circular economy

How the Circular Economy Can Transform Buildings Into 'Material Banks'

By Tina Casey

An aerial view of the Mau Forest in Kenya.

Kenya Reforestation Efforts Show AI Can Advance Climate Solutions

By Riya Anne Polcastro

hand pouring coca-cola from a glass bottle at a restaurant table - coca-cola sells billions of beverages in refillable packaging made from plastic and glass globally

Doesn't It Produce More Carbon Emissions? Busting Common Myths About Refillable Packaging

By Mary Mazzoni

A bartender pouring a glass of beer.

Sustainability on Tap: Exploring the Organic Beer Market

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Members of the Recykal team with recyclable materials at a recycling drop off point at the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in India.

This App Fights Ocean Plastic Pollution and Helps Lift Refuse Collectors Out of Poverty

By Tina Casey

An activist holding a sign that reads "Refugees are climate leaders."

Immigrants Are a Vital Voice in the Climate Movement: Will Environmentalists Listen?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

New Year 2024 - 2024 shows as loading on a computer in a home office

The Big Sustainability Ideas Our Readers Loved In 2023

By Mary Mazzoni

A chemist pipetting colored substances into tubes - green chemistry

Will 2024 Be the Year the Green Chemistry Trend Takes Off?

By Tina Casey

Technicians repairing an electrical pole in front of a wind turbine.

How Diversity Can Grow the Clean Energy Workforce

By Tina Casey

A Christmas tree farm.

Live Christmas Trees Bring More Benefits Than Just Holiday Merriment

By Taylor Haelterman

Adrián and Marte - founders of Desserto - holding their alternative leather made from cactus

Leather or Not? The Rise of Eco-Friendly Substitutes

By Ruscena Wiederholt

John Sabraw of Ohio University paints with pigment made from pollution in Sunday Creek

At Ohio University, Students and Teachers Turn Pollution Into Paint to Save Sunday Creek

By Gary E. Frank

delegates during the close of cop28

After COP28, Where Does the Fight Against Climate Change Go From Here?

By Abha Malpani Naismith