Climate Change
Facing Down the Fossils: Restore (VIDEO)
Entrepreneurs and researchers are teaming up to perfect a new type of glass recycling that tackles coastal erosion, one of the most pressing issues on the Gulf Coast. Sand made from crushed
“We Each Have a Commitment to the Community”: Solar Resilience in a Puerto Rico Town
Leer en español. For two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, Lucy’s Pizza was the only restaurant open in the central mountain town of Adjuntas. The town’s 18,000 residents,
Buscando Luz: “Cada uno de nosotros tiene un compromiso con la comunidad”
Este reportaje fue publicado en colaboración con Next City. Esta versión en español fue traducida por Patricia Guadalupe por palabra. Click here to read in English Durante dos semanas después de que
Facing Down the Fossils: Rise Up (VIDEO)
The gas industry’s quest for profits is running into resistance from people in the path of new fossil fuel projects. Proposed liquefied natural gas, or LNG, terminals that send U.S. methane to
Can the Farm Bill Fix Agriculture’s Methane Problem?
For years, Paul Danbom let good fertilizer go to waste. On his 900-head dairy farm in Turlock, California, he was buying fertilizer for his distant cornfields. Meanwhile, he was paying to dispose
Can the Farm Bill Spur an Agroforestry Renaissance?
On a clear morning in April, after milking his seven cows, Tim Sauder looked over the pasture where he had just turned the animals out to graze. Like many dairy farms, Sauder’s
How Our Obsession With Parking Fuels the Climate Crisis
What could a city like New York achieve if it repurposed some of its 3 million curbside parking spots? It could get rid of rats by moving trash off the sidewalks and
How a Young Chief Helps His Tribe Navigate the Climate Crisis
Devon Parfait’s earliest memories are of the Louisiana bayou. He spent countless hours on his grandfather Pierre’s shrimping boat, hauling up freshly baited traps and hearing old family stories. His family, part
A Climate-Smart Farm Bill Can Save Lives
In August 2017, as wildfires raged across British Columbia, a blanket of smoke settled over the neighboring state of Washington, turning the sun blood-red and filling the air with grit and ash.
Can Small Family Forests Make a Big Climate Difference?
For Susan Benedict, it was a dream come true when, a few years ago, she inherited 2,000 acres of Northern Appalachian woods that surrounded her parents’ home in central Pennsylvania. The 63-year-old
The US Needs More Electricians. One Solution? Recruit More Women.
As a child, Cora Saxton liked to make things: forts, whittled wood carvings, a flying saucer even, so when she became an electrician, at 49, it felt like a perfect fit. “I
Cities Are Rethinking What Kinds of Trees They’re Planting
After a series of winter storms pummeled California this winter, thousands of trees across the state lost their grip on the earth and crashed down into power lines, homes, and highways. Sacramento
Back to Our Roots: The Rise of Human Composting
Frederick “Fritz” Weresch planned on becoming a math teacher or a famous actor. He was empathetic and diplomatic, known to gently encourage the shy students to speak up in class. The high
Can We Laugh at the Climate Crisis?
When David Perdue applied to be part of a climate comedy program, he felt a little out of his element: “I couldn’t recall one time I’d ever had a conversation with my
We’re Approaching Several ‘Positive’ Climate Tipping Points. Is It Enough?
When it comes to climate change, tipping points are typically a bad thing. They refer to a threshold at which irreversible, self-perpetuating and catastrophic environmental changes – often referred to as feedback
Italy Is Fighting Energy Poverty — and Climate Change
San Giovanni a Teduccio is a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Italy. Once an industrial center, today it’s home to abandoned factories that sit in ruins by the sea. But
Ben Jealous’s New Mission: Saving the Planet
Ben Jealous has spent much of his career fighting for voting rights and prison reform. Now, as he takes the helm of the Sierra Club, he’s thinking about other ways to fight