A new generation of designers and resource specialists is springing up around the textile waste created by the fashion industry—and taking it to market.
As part of the American Cities Climate Challenge, Orlando, Florida’s solar strategies are helping make the clean energy revolution more accessible for all.
Recycling food and other organic waste into compost provides a range of environmental benefits, including improving soil health, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, recycling nutrients, and mitigating the impact of droughts.
As climate change brings heavier rains, local officials and developers are managing the deluge of stormwater runoff with some low-tech—and pretty—solutions.
The people of Papua New Guinea treasure feathers from the Pesquet’s parrot for use in ceremonial headdresses. But the practice could be driving the birds to extinction.
The species faces an alarming rate of habitat loss, not to mention the trade in giraffe parts, poaching, giraffe skin disease, vehicle collisions, and droughts.
New York officials are, with the best of intentions, proposing legislation that could cause long term damage to municipal recycling programs across the state.
Whether they are delivering food or climate justice or standing up for clean air or access to nature, these activists are uplifting communities across the country.
