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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

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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

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'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

oatly strawberry yogurt carbon footprint labels

Are More Carbon Footprint Labels Coming to the Grocery Store?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Airplane wing in the clouds

More Investment is Needed for For Sustainable Aviation To Take Off

By Amy Brown

hands holding native seeds

Why the U.S. Native Seed Shortage Matters

By Mary Riddle

close-up of coal - renewable energy is now cheaper

Coal is Totaled. Will Coal-stalgia Continue to Impede Renewable Energy Investment?

By Patrick McCarthy

graphic representing smart grid - virtual power plants - renewable energy - electric vehicles

GM, Ford Seek to Scale Up Virtual Power Plants

By Tina Casey

New York City Manhattan aerial view Empire State Building

If Renewable Energy Can Make It in New York, It Can Make It Anywhere

By Tina Casey

Graduation Ceremony at Harvard University - top universities do not prepare world leaders for climate change

Top Universities Fail to Prepare World Leaders for the Climate Crisis, Report Finds

By Patrick McCarthy

power lines at sunset - decarbonizing the energy grid to fight climate change

U.S. Climate Targets Are Within Reach, But Overconsumption Still Matters

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Alaska Airlines airplane tail

Alaska Airlines Ditches Plastic Cups in Broader Push to Curb Plastic Waste

By Patrick McCarthy

aerial view of ocean crashing on a beach shoreline - rising marine temperatures threaten ocean life

Humans Fueling Steady Rise in Ocean Heat Levels, Creating Adversity for Aquatic Species

By Patrick McCarthy

climate change protest

Survey Shows Americans Are Willing to Change Their Lifestyles for the Climate. Bill Gates Disagrees.

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Tesla Roadster - Tesla Started with funds from DOE Loan Programs Office

U.S. Energy Dept. Revives the Loan Programs Office, a Tesla-Scale Decarbonization Tool

By Tina Casey

Weirton West Virginia to be home to new iron-air battery factory

West Virginia Invests in Iron-Air Battery to Lead the Clean Energy Revolution

By Tina Casey

Great Salt Lake Utah

Where Has All the Water Gone? Utah’s Great Salt Lake on the Verge of Collapse

By Mary Riddle