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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

women wrapped in american flag

Red and Blue States Are Hit Equally By Climate, Labor Woes, Says Investment Banker

By Dave Armon

Power pylons at sunset.

This Technology Helps Limit Peak Energy Use and Cut Carbon Emissions

By Riya Anne Polcastro

solar panels - solar installation in texas - clean energy

Corporate Clean Energy Buyers Are Saving the Grid

By Tina Casey

A monarch butterfly on a flower.

A Flitter of Hope: How Companies Can Protect Monarch Butterflies

By Ruscena Wiederholt

374water team in front of a reactor housed in a shipping container that can eliminate PFAS from wastewater

This New Spin on Decades-Old Technology Can Eliminate PFAS from Wastewater

By Phil Covington

Eco Wave Power's wave energy converters at a former World War II ammunition jetty in Gibraltar.

How Wave Energy Can Help Transform America’s Ports

By Tina Casey

aerial shot of the great barrier reef with a boat on the shoreline

Inside Australia's Plan to Save the Great Barrier Reef

By Mary Riddle

limate protester holding sign that says act now or swim later - net-zero emissions

Why It Makes Sense for Companies to Scale Back Unrealistic Net-Zero Targets

By Amy Brown

bicycle with flowers in the basket in a meadow during springtime

7 Standout Sustainability Innovations We Covered This Spring

By Mary Mazzoni

tidal flooding venice italy - flood - floods

This App Makes Flood Data Visual With Augmented Reality

By Michelle Erdenesanaa

rural clean energy - solar installation in rural area of central florida

The Inflation Reduction Act Sparks a Clean Energy Revival for Rural Businesses

By Tina Casey

woman discarding vegetable scraps - composting food waste as a solution to methane pollution

Composting Offers a Simple But Effective Solution to Our Methane Problem

By Max Graham

farmer holding piece of wheat

This Blockchain-Powered System Tracks Ingredients from Field to Fork

By L. Blaine Fulmer

flamingo walking across the water - bolivian salt flats

Beyond Trees: Using Blue-Green Algae for Natural Carbon Capture and Sequestration

By Tina Casey

sargassum seaweed washed up on the beach in Quintana Roo Mexico

Transforming Blight to Boon With Upcycled Sargassum Seaweed

By Riya Anne Polcastro

A bee on a blossom at the 500-acre plot used for the Kind Almonds Acres Initiative in Fresno, California.

Pilot Projects Advance Regenerative Agriculture — and Growers Are Crucial

By Rasha Rehman

sea turtle swimming in coral reefs

Preserving Coral Reefs Through the Power of Listening (and a Little Help From AI)

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Smartwool Second Cut Hike Sock made from recycled socks

Will People Wear New Socks Made From Old Socks? Smartwool Thinks So

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Rows of almond trees growing on the Kind Almonds Acres Initiative's 500-acre space in Fresno, California.

Kind Snacks Tests Regenerative Agriculture and New Technologies for Almond Farming

By Rasha Rehman

Grace Benoist Ranch Vineyard vineyard in california napa valley with blue sky and clouds - wine and climate change

Winemakers on the Front Lines of Climate Change Say Sustainability is an Industry Imperative

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Ecolectro green hydrogen manufacturing - researchers in lab

Hydrogen: Harmful or Helpful in the Clean Energy Transition?

By Katharine Bierce

aerial view ocean coastline and desalination plant Hadera Israel

Flexible Desalination: A Renewable Energy Twist on the Energy-Water Nexus

By Tina Casey

natural Gas pipeline - most hydrogen is made from natural gas

About the Hydrogen Rainbow: How Hydrogen is Made Determines Its Impact

By Katharine Bierce

Ford BlueOval City in Tennessee under construction - man in construction uniform on lift using metal grinder on beams

Ford Picks Tennessee for T3, the Electric Truck of the Future

By Tina Casey

A photo of a boy on a beach in Mexico that is covered in sargassum seaweed.

Giant Seaweed Blobs Are the New Normal

By Riya Anne Polcastro

whale tale coming up out of the ocean - whales - whale conservation

Protecting the Watery Routes of Whales

By Ruscena Wiederholt

A U.S. Postal Service worker making a delivery from an agency truck.

U.S. Postal Service Kicks Fleet Electrification Into Higher Gear

By Tina Casey

A photo of celebrity Drew Barrymore posing with her new Grove Co. product line.

Drew Barrymore's Sustainable Home Goods Collab Nods To the Rise of Refillables

By Riya Anne Polcastro

concentrating solar power - man stands at solar-thermal testing site in new mexico usa - clean power

Your Tax Dollars at Work: 3 New Clean Power Resources to Watch

By Tina Casey

Aloha the Kona bar - protein bar made with oil from pongamia tree

Take a Bite Out of Climate Change With Aloha’s New Climate-Resilient Ingredient

By Amy Brown

lithium ion battery recycling

More Lithium-Ion Recycling is Coming to the U.S.

By Riya Anne Polcastro

view from private jet

'Make Them Pay' Campaign Calls Out Private Jets, But Billionaire Climate Philanthropists Disagree

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Jane Fonda speaks at UN press conference in favor of UN Ocean Treaty

Jane Fonda Lends Star Power to Last-Ditch Effort for U.N. Ocean Treaty

By Amy Brown

air pollution in new york city - climate justice

Climate Justice Innovators Get $27 Billion Boost From the EPA

By Mary Mazzoni

Ford scientist with EV battery - lithium iron phosphate batteries

The EV Battery of the Future is Already Here, and It’s Made in the USA

By Tina Casey

Caju Love cashew fruit meat - upcycled food

The Upcycled Food Market is On the Rise: Will It Make an Impact?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Aerial shot of whale swimming through ocean with birds overhead - whales

How the Wondrous Whale Benefits the Global Economy

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Neuse River coal ash spill

Why the EPA's Decision on Coal Ash Matters

By Patrick McCarthy

electric vehicle charging - EV boom is leading to new battery technologies

Growing EV Markets Present Challenges and Opportunities for New Battery Technology

By Phil Covington

Boat on Bristol Bay Alaska - Pebble Mine will not go forward

How U.S. Businesses Helped Halt the Pebble Mine Project — And What's Next for Alaska's Bristol Bay

By Tina Casey