Bring The Noise: How Soundscape Ecology Helps Conservationists
The study of soundscapes—the combination of natural & man-made sounds within an environment—yields research that ultimately can help conservation efforts.
Getting The Boss To Go Green At Work
Getting an employer to green the workplace can be a challenge, but reminders about how doing right benefits the bottom line is a start.
Thrifters Are Environmentalists Too
Discover how thrifters are environmentalists by embracing circular fashion and promoting eco-friendly choices through thrifting.
Microplastics & Cancer: New Links Emerging
Researchers are finding new links between exposure to microplastics and cancers in humans.
What the Science Says About Allergy Season Getting Worse
Allergy season seems to be worse than ever lately, and scientists are blaming — you guessed it — global warming.
Plastic Bag Bans: What Happened After COVID-19? (2026 Update)
Several cities and some countries instituted bans on plastic shopping bags but abandoned them during the COVID-19 crisis….
Biodiversity Shifts As The World Warms
Global warming is causing significant biodiversity shifts worldwide. Explore the impacts on ecosystems, including the Great Barrier Reef.
Wildfire & Contaminated Drinking Water
Wildfires leave not only forest decimation, property damage and lost lives in their wakes, but they also contaminate regional drinking water supplies.
Food Fight: Getting Fruits & Veggies Into Low Income Communities
Getting healthier foods into low income communities is the focus of several new innovative food security initiatives….
Impact of Motorboats on Water Quality
Motor boats are notorious polluters of the river, lake and ocean waters they ride on with the industry doing little to make it better.
River Otter Redux: The North American Comeback
Rivers otters are on the rebound across North America but habitat loss and climate change continue to make life difficult for them.
Does Solar Surge Make Everyone’s Electricity Rates Rise?
Critics say the rise in popularity of solar power is actually making electricity of all kinds more expensive for everyone across the board.
Polar Bears Still Under Water In The Thawing Arctic
Polar bears live on the sea ice and are still struggling to hang on as their icy Arctic world melts all around them.
Native Plants: Adapt Or Perish As Climate Changes
Native plants are having a tough time adapting as the climate warms around the world, but some plants are better than others at it….
Phantom Load Straining Already Maxed Out Electrical Grid
The total sum of electricity used by devices while in standby mode or powered off is known as a phantom load, an undetected financial and environmental burdens for most households.
Indigenous Tribes Protest Cargill's Amazon ExploitationIndigenous Tribes Upset At Cargill’s Continuing Exploitation of Brazil’s Amazon
Indigenous tribes in Brazil’s Amazon are upset at Cargill’s continued exploitation of the region’s natural resources.
Companies Welching On Carbon Reduction Commitments
Dozens of large companies are welching on their emissions reduction commitments which doesn’t bode well for our collective future.
Are Floatovoltaics The Next Big Thing In Renewable Energy?
Proponents say floatovoltaics — floating solar panels — could be the next big thing in alternative energy…
Dehorning Rhinos For The Sake Of The Species Survival
Wildlife officers are cutting the horns off African rhinos in a practice known as dehorning in order to deter poaching.
Are You A Baddie? Then Why Are You Still Using Plastic Straws?
Plastic straws can take up to 200 years to decompose, fragmenting into smaller “microplastics” that have lasting impacts on ecosystems.
Ravaged Forests Release Massive CO2 Into Atmosphere
Forests aren’t always net carbon sinks, especially given the uptick in pest infestations & wildfires causing massive CO2 releases.
COP30 Climate Talks In The Books, Without Much To Show
Despite the best intentions of international negotiators, the COP30 climate talks didn’t achieve any meaningful new commitments.
Climate Change Linked To Skyrocketing Food Prices
Food costs both in the U.S. and around the world are skyrocketing as a result of climate change wreaking havoc on agriculture.
Toxic Headphones? Workout Music Lovers & Others Beware…
Over-ear headphones are just one of many products that consumers use everyday despite the risk of exposure to potentially toxic chemicals.
Using Bacteria To Break Down Plastic Waste
Researchers have isolated bacteria that can help combat pollution by breaking down harmful plastic waste, but can it be used at scale to solve a global crisis?
Regressive Evolution: Losing Unnecessary Traits
Regressive evolution occurs as specific characteristics are no longer beneficial to an organism’s survival.
Where In The World Is Toxin-Free?
There aren’t many places left in the world where humans aren’t exposed to a daily load of toxic chemicals.v
Ice-Free Summers Coming Soon To Arctic
Scientists warn that within a decade we will start experiencing ice-free summers in the Arctic, and no one knows what the effects will be.
Worsening Shrimp Fraud Drives Overfishing
When producers misrepresent shrimp harvesting, they drive overfishing, depleting wild shrimp populations and disrupting marine ecosystems.
Beware If You Live Near A Golf Course
Environmentalists are increasingly worried about all the fertilizers and pesticides used to keep golf courses fairways and greens looking and playing their best.
India Doubles Wild Tiger Population In 10 Years
India’s doubling its wild tiger population in just 10 years is one of the most significant conservation success stories in modern history.
Exponential Growth In Space Debris Worries Environmentalists
Space debris consists of defunct man-made objects that orbit Earth, including satellites, spent rocket stages & other fragments.
Groundwater Depletion At Crisis Levels Across American West
Groundwater levels across the American West are at crisis levels thanks to the multi-year drought and climate change.
Like Money? Tequila? Help Bats Keep Helping Us
Over half of all bat species are facing severe population declines, with 85 bat species listed as endangered and 23 of those near extinction.
Ghost Malls Repurposed For Community Benefit Coast To Coast
Not all abandoned malls have to remain unused given the preponderance of creative ideas for how to use them for the betterment of the community & environment.
NYC Leading The World Away From Fossil Fuels
New York City has banned fossil fuels in new construction buildings and hopes the rest of the world will follow in its pioneering footsteps.
Reducing Food Insecurity Without Increasing Food Waste
Slight changes in cooking, buying and disposal practices can reduce food waste and, subsequently, food insecurity.
Norway: The Greenest Country On Earth?
By focusing on sustainability and alternative energy decades before other nations, Norway is now the world leader in all things green.
Gum Releases 1000s Of Microplastics Into Bloodstream
If you’re trying to limit the amount of plastic you ingest, it might be time to skip the gum — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg regarding our exposure to microplastics.
Are EVs Worth It Given Battery Replacement Cost?
Should prospective EV buyers beware that their battery will need replacement with 7 years — 30-40% of the EVs total value?
Severe Crisis At The Great Barrier Reef, Researchers Warn
The Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s most biodiverse marine ecosystems, is facing its most severe crisis.
“Right To Repair” Extends Product Lifespans
Explore the right to repair movement and its impact on consumer rights and sustainability in product ownership.
Wireless Electricity: Dismissed As Pie In The Sky—Until Now?
Wireless electricity has long been a pie in the sky dream of physicists and technologists — until now?
Plants Talk? It Turns Out, Flora Can Communicate
It turns out plants can talk after all, at least if you mean transmit chemical signals to each other to warn about various changing environmental conditions.
LED Bulbs Dominate New Energy Efficient Lighting World
Explore the advantages of LED lighting: energy-efficient, long-lasting, and environmentally friendly for your home.
Stemming The Tide Of Wildlife Declines
Wildlife declines have been precipitous in recent years and environmentalists would like to turn it around before it’s too late.
Abandoned Fishing Gear Fouls The World’s Ocean
Abandoned fishing gear is fouling the water column throughout the world’s oceans, in yet another symptom on the overfishing crisis.
Trump Kills EV Tax Credit, But Will It Kill The EV?
Proponents of EVs are worried that Trump’s elimination of tax credits could kibosh U.S. leadership on the clean energy transition.
Rivers Turning Orange In The Arctic
Rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range run orange due to iron leaching out of melting permafrost combined with toxic concentrations of heavy metals.
Tidal Power From Ocean Currents: The Most Reliable Renewable?
Deriving electricity from ocean currents—AKA tidal power—is catching on as one of the most reliable & promising forms of renewable energy.