Solutions
Can the ‘sand motor’ save West Africa’s eroding coast?
As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements.
Read MoreSlow down, do less: A Q&A with the author who introduced ‘degrowth’ to a mass audience
Kohei Saito talks four-day workweeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption.
Read MoreWhy the slowest EV chargers may be the fastest way to get people into EVs
Apartments need EV charging. Supporters of trickle-slow “Level 1” chargers argue that access is more important than speed.
Read MoreHot? Hungry? Step inside these food forests.
In cities like Tucson, Arizona, neighbors are planting trees to provide shade — and food.
Read MoreGroundwater levels are falling worldwide — but there are solutions
New research shows how to protect the aquifers that hold most of the world’s fresh water.
Read MorePlastic bag bans have already prevented billions of bags from being used, report finds
“The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work.”
Read MoreA decades-long battle against North Carolina’s largest landfill is ramping up
“There is not a house in this community that has not had a person who has suffered from some type of cancer or kidney failure.”
Read MoreThe surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines
“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”
Read MoreIn Baltimore, yellow buses are going green
Cities all over the country are beginning to transition their school bus fleets to electric — a boon for the climate, and for students’ health.
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