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Electric vehicle charging - EV batteries used for energy storage

Millions of Old EV Batteries Could Find a New Home on Solar Farms

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira

A Sungai Watch trash barrier floats on a river preventing trash from flowing past.

It Takes a Village: The Evolution of a Homegrown Solution to Ocean Plastic Pollution

By Carl Nettleton

Returnable Coca-Cola botlte sold in Mexico - refillables - refillable packaging

Bottle Refill Schemes Work in Other Countries, So Why Not the U.S.?

By Mary Mazzoni

air vodka made from captured carbon - green chemistry

Green Chemistry is Growing Up and Branching Out

By Tina Casey

Abandoned Coal Mine Tennessee

Abandoned Coal Mines Are Home to Surprising Biodiversity

By Katie Myers

PlanetCare's microfiber filter attached to the side of a laundry machine.

The Push to Upgrade the World's Washing Machines and Keep Microplastics Out of the Ocean

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Sachets of products for sale in Indonesia.

We Can’t Rely on Technology to Solve Plastic Waste

By Nithin Coca

Members of the Alternative Spring Break Program pose with a pile of bagged trash.

Students On Board Floating Classroom Are Cleaning Up the Mississippi River

By Gary E. Frank

Distillery 98 Half Shell Vodka and Dune Laker vodka in glass bottles and paper bottles

Are Paper Bottles the Future of Beverage Packaging?

By Abha Malpani Naismith

PFAS remediation using colloidal activated carbon

From Panic to Progress: Remediating PFAS in Groundwater

By Terry E. Cohen

hippo with its mouth open in the water - freshwater mammals are under threat

Cultivating Conservation: The Interconnected World of Agriculture and Freshwater Mammals

By Ruscena Wiederholt

person throwing leftover pepperoni pizza in the trash - reducing food waste is one of the highest potential climate solutions globally

These Climate Solutions Could Get Us Halfway to Capping Temperature Rise at 1.5 Degrees

By Mary Mazzoni

wind turbines - renewable energy - climate action

Climate Change: How Collaboration Can Transform Ambition Into Action

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By Terry E. Cohen

edible water droplet meant as an alternative to plastic water bottles - environmental solutions

Top Environmental Solutions of the 2010s: Where Are They Now?

By Mary Mazzoni

Javits Center rooftop farm

A Hurricane’s Wrath Sparks the Vision for a Net-Zero Convention Center

By Amy Brown

Offshore wind farm

Scientists Coax Sustainable Fuel from Seawater, Now the Hard Part Begins

By Tina Casey

Atlantic Sapphire salmon filets ready to cook

Will the Sustainable Fish Farm of the Future Be On Land?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

cars stuck in New York City flooding - natural disasters

Rethinking How We Think About Disasters

By Darius Nassiry and Lauren Kovach Geraghty

Nature scene - waterfall in the forest - quantifying the value of nature

As Petroleum Investment Lags, the Value of Nature Takes Center Stage

By Tina Casey

Farmer using biochar in Alaska

Biochar is a ‘Shovel-Ready’ Climate Solution, But Is It Ready to Scale?

By Max Graham

A person surfs in a Patagonia wetsuit at Half Moon Bay in California.

Patagonia's Search for a Better Wetsuit is What Sustainability Should Be

By Riya Anne Polcastro

wind turbines - wind farm in the country

Solving the Wind Industry's Waste Problem

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By Phil Covington

A thermostat on a wall.

The IRS Has the Power to Unlock the Future of Heat Pumps

By Mary Riddle

forest aerial shot - wide - tree-planting and reforestation

The Forest Landscape Restoration Movement Fills the Tree-Planting Pledge Gap

By Tina Casey

wind farm at sunset - taking action on climate change

Moving Beyond Targets: The Time is Now for Climate Transition Action Plans

By Steven Clarke

zero fresh water manufacturing in india

Looking Toward the Long-Term With Zero Fresh Water Textile Manufacturing

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Two women participating in iDE's WASH sanitation program in Cambodia.

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Could Boost Climate Action

By Riya Anne Polcastro

The Gulp microfiber filter sits on top of a washing machine — this device captures Microplastic Particles

This Washing Machine Filter Gulps Up Microplastics

By Gary E. Frank

truck driving through wildfires

A Spark from the Ashes: Ways to Prevent Wildfires

By Ruscena Wiederholt

T7 Methane Powe tractors can use methane emissions from livestock farms

Clean Tractors and the Energy-Independent Farm of the Future

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By 3p Editors

The Crossroads Solar team.

This Solar Company Tackles Climate Change with Second-Chance Hiring

By Michelle Erdenesanaa

Wind turbines in a field.

Long-Duration Energy Storage Connects the Wind and Solar Dots in Texas

By Tina Casey

People planting herbs on a farm.

A Million Acres and Growing: Certifying a Holistic Approach to Regenerative Agriculture

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Crops in a field at sunset.

Loan Program Rewards Regenerative Agriculture, Sets Example for Other Lenders

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Notpla and MACK's sustainable detergent sachets.

Move Over Microplastic-Making Detergent Pods, a Plastic-Free Version is Here

By Gary E. Frank

Crowley 455 barge pulling offshore wind equipment

As New Opportunities Emerge, the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry is Ready for Takeoff

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By Tina Casey

Seaweed growing underwater.

Can Kelp Save the Fashion Industry?

By Ruscena Wiederholt

field with flowers and mountains in the background - new zealand

New Zealand is Reducing Agricultural Emissions By Building Efficiency

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By Mary Riddle

solar farm aerial shot - renewable energy- science-based targets

Follow the Science-Based Targets, And the Offsets May Come

By Tina Casey

Purple coral growing underwater in the Florida Keys.

You Don’t Have to be a Scientist to Save Coral Reefs

By Gary E. Frank

Rivers Cleanup - cleaning up plastic pollution in Indonesia

Seven Clean Seas Tackles the Massive World of Plastic Pollution

By Ruscena Wiederholt

farm with rows of crops on sunny day - reducing nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture

Our Addiction to Nitrogen Fertilizers Undermines the Planet’s Health: What Are the Alternatives?

By Yoram Kapulnik

earth from space

SAP, One of the World’s Largest Tech Companies, Aims to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions

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By Andrew Kaminsky

People stand next to a row of solar panels at Lightstar Renewables' project in Saugerties, New York.

With Agrivoltaics, Farmers Can Harvest Food and Energy Together: So, How Does It Work?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

A bottle of Distillery 98's Half Shell Vodka.

Vodka Martinis Go Green: Distillery 98 is a Trendsetter for Sustainable Spirits

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Allbirds net-zero shoe, M0.0NSHOT, in gray.

Allbirds Made a Net-Zero Shoe and Wants Other Brands to Copy It

By Gary E. Frank

Coral Reefs

Plastic Pollution is Plaguing Coral Reefs. What Can Be Done?

By Mary Riddle

smallholder farms - farmer plants rice in field in indonesia

This Effort Targets Methane Reductions on Smallholder Farms

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Ample EV Charging Battery Swapping

EV Battery Swapping Startup Sees a Path Forward Where Others Have Failed

By Phil Covington

A beekeeper holding up a square of honeycomb with bees on it.

Honey Bees May Soon Take Probiotics to Improve Their Health

By Gary E. Frank