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What’s Greener? Keep an Old Car Running or Get a New EV?
Explore whether maintaining an older gasoline car or switching to an electric vehicle offers greater environmental benefits over its lifetime.
Explore whether maintaining an older gasoline car or switching to an electric vehicle offers greater environmental benefits over its lifetime.
My Way or the Flyway: Migratory Birds Need Your Help to Get Along
Discover how everyday actions can protect migratory birds, preserve vital flyways, and reduce threats to their survival during seasonal journeys.
Discover how everyday actions can protect migratory birds, preserve vital flyways, and reduce threats to their survival during seasonal journeys.
Clothing Companies Innovating to Reduce Textile Waste
Clothing companies are tackling textile waste through recycling, sustainable production, and circular fashion practices to reduce pollution and environmental damage.
Clothing companies are tackling textile waste through recycling, sustainable production, and circular fashion practices to reduce pollution and environmental damage.
Robotics for the Planet: Environmentalists Embrace Smart Machines
Environmentalists are deploying intelligent robots to monitor wildlife, restore ecosystems, combat pollution, and protect biodiversity through innovative conservation technologies worldwide.
Environmentalists are deploying intelligent robots to monitor wildlife, restore ecosystems, combat pollution, and protect biodiversity through innovative conservation technologies worldwide.
India Addresses Water Crisis With Decentralization
India is turning to decentralized water solutions, including rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and local wastewater treatment, to tackle water scarcity.
India is turning to decentralized water solutions, including rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and local wastewater treatment, to tackle water scarcity.
Outrunning Global Warming? Coral Reefs Move Toward Poles
As oceans warm, coral reefs shift toward cooler waters, but scientists warn migration cannot keep pace with accelerating climate change.
As oceans warm, coral reefs shift toward cooler waters, but scientists warn migration cannot keep pace with accelerating climate change.
Stemming the Tide of Noxious Waste From Old Tires
Old tires create serious pollution risks, but recycling, tire-derived materials, and producer responsibility could help reduce their environmental impact.
Old tires create serious pollution risks, but recycling, tire-derived materials, and producer responsibility could help reduce their environmental impact.
Would Storing Artificial Intelligence LLMs Locally Be Better for the Planet?
Running AI models locally could reduce data-center energy and water demands, but the environmental benefits depend on hardware, model efficiency, and usage.
Running AI models locally could reduce data-center energy and water demands, but the environmental benefits depend on hardware, model efficiency, and usage.
Wood-Burning Stoves & Fireplaces: Bad for Our Health?
Wood smoke releases fine particles and other pollutants that can worsen indoor and outdoor air quality and affect respiratory health.
Wood smoke releases fine particles and other pollutants that can worsen indoor and outdoor air quality and affect respiratory health.
Ridding Drinking Water of PFAS
Scientists and water utilities are exploring technologies to remove persistent PFAS chemicals from drinking water and reduce exposure risks.
Scientists and water utilities are exploring technologies to remove persistent PFAS chemicals from drinking water and reduce exposure risks.
Trump Undoing a Half Century of Clean Air Protections
The Trump administration is rolling back several federal air-pollution and climate safeguards, while legal challenges could determine which changes remain.
The Trump administration is rolling back several federal air-pollution and climate safeguards, while legal challenges could determine which changes remain.
Miyawaki Forest: Reforestation Goes Small
Miyawaki forests pack native trees into small spaces, offering a compact approach to urban restoration while raising questions about its evidence and limits.
Miyawaki forests pack native trees into small spaces, offering a compact approach to urban restoration while raising questions about its evidence and limits.
Wildlife Affected by Zoning & Development Codes
Zoning and development rules can shape wildlife habitats, influencing how urban growth affects ecosystems and native species.
Zoning and development rules can shape wildlife habitats, influencing how urban growth affects ecosystems and native species.
Limiting Methane, the Less Known, More Potent Greenhouse Gas
Cutting methane emissions could slow near-term global warming because methane traps far more heat than carbon dioxide over shorter time periods.
Cutting methane emissions could slow near-term global warming because methane traps far more heat than carbon dioxide over shorter time periods.
Innovations In Air Conditioning: Staying Cool & Green
New air-conditioning technologies are rethinking how we stay cool, using liquid desiccant systems, smart energy storage, evaporative cooling, reflective surfaces, and AI-driven design to reduce electricity use and climate impacts.
New air-conditioning technologies are rethinking how we stay cool, using liquid desiccant systems, smart energy storage, evaporative cooling, reflective surfaces, and AI-driven design to reduce electricity use and climate impacts.