Chitosan offers plenty of potential benefits to the packaging industry in addition to being made from a compound that’s available pretty much everywhere.
Look What’s on the Conservation Horizon
It’s no secret that the diversity of life around us is plummeting fast.
It’s no secret that the diversity of life around us is plummeting fast.
A Look at Why Environmentalism Is So Homogeneous — And How Organizations Might Cultivate Genuine Diversity
As efforts grow around the U.S. To recognize and eradicate systemic racism, people of color share insights on how to create a more diverse environmental workforce
As efforts grow around the U.S. To recognize and eradicate systemic racism, people of color share insights on how to create a more diverse environmental workforce
When People Turn to Nature To Solve Human Problems, Sometimes Nature Benefits, Too
Bioinspired solutions can be good not only for people, but also for the organisms offering the inspiration.
Bioinspired solutions can be good not only for people, but also for the organisms offering the inspiration.
Creative Programs Help Dairy Farmers Transition To Plant-Based Milks
A move away from producing exclusively animal-derived milk could help farmers and the environment.
A move away from producing exclusively animal-derived milk could help farmers and the environment
6 Ways Environmental Advocates Can Change Climate Concern Into Action
Many americans are ready for meaningful progress on climate change — so how can they make it happen?
Many americans are ready for meaningful progress on climate change — so how can they make it happen?
The Surprising Connection Between West Coast Fires and the Volatile Chemicals Tainting America’s Drinking Water
Manufactured substances known as volatile organic compounds contaminate drinking water around the U.S. — and recent wildfires are making the situation worse.
Manufactured substances known as volatile organic compounds contaminate drinking water around the U.S. — and recent wildfires are making the situation worse.
Fragile Cities Are Being Inundated With People Fleeing the Impacts of Climate Change. How Can They Cope?
Multi-stakeholder partnerships that include displaced people in the process show promise for helping overwhelmed communities deal with an influx of climate migrants from rural areas.
Multi-stakeholder partnerships that include displaced people in the process show promise for helping overwhelmed communities deal with an influx of climate migrants from rural areas.
Thirsting for Solutions
Across the U.S., aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
Across the U.S., aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
Large Food Companies Are Looking to Lock Carbon in Soil as a Way To Meet Ambitious Emissions Goals
Regenerative agriculture practices can sequester carbon in soil, but for companies with complex supply chains, the logistics of moving to such practices can be complicated.
Regenerative agriculture practices can sequester carbon in soil, but for companies with complex supply chains, the logistics of moving to such practices can be complicated.
As Floodwaters Rise, Who Can Afford To Pay the Cost?
We need a wider spectrum of adaptation strategies that is conscious of social risks and prioritizes community needs.
We need a wider spectrum of adaptation strategies that is conscious of social risks and prioritizes community needs.
How Air Pollution Could Be Harming Your Brain
According to one expert, “the risk of air pollution on the brain is a much broader risk factor than we’ve given it credit for.”
According to one expert, “the risk of air pollution on the brain is a much broader risk factor than we’ve given it credit for.”
“A Generational Historic Struggle To Regain Our Water”
The Gila River Indian community is ensuring that its members have long-term access to their own resources while helping solve broader water supply problems in the region.
The Gila River Indian community is ensuring that its members have long-term access to their own resources while helping solve broader water supply problems in the region.
The Future of Water in the U.S. West Is Uncertain, so Planning and Preparedness Are Critical
Water authorities in the western U.S. Don’t know what the future will bring, but they are working collaboratively and with scientific rigor to make sure they’re prepared for anything.
Water authorities in the western U.S. Don’t know what the future will bring, but they are working collaboratively and with scientific rigor to make sure they’re prepared for anything.
Desalination Has Guided Water Exchanges for Israel and Jordan. Could It Play a Role in the Colorado River Basin’s Future?
The expensive technology has contributed to water diplomacy in an otherwise strained relationship between israel and jordan. Across the world, as the colorado river supply dwindles, the U.S. And mexico are exploring whether such tools could help quench their own shared border.
The expensive technology has contributed to water diplomacy in an otherwise strained relationship between israel and jordan. Across the world, as the colorado river supply dwindles, the U.S. And mexico are exploring whether such tools could help quench their own shared border.
Radioactive Contamination Is Creeping Into Drinking Water Around the U.S.
As mining, fracking and other activities increase the levels of harmful isotopes in water supplies, health advocates call for tighter controls.
As mining, fracking and other activities increase the levels of harmful isotopes in water supplies, health advocates call for tighter controls.