New York state divests from fossil fuels in historic move
The retirement contributions of New York state workers will no longer be invested in fossil fuels. The state announced...
Is high-yield vertical farming the future of agriculture?
When people think of agriculture, they often picture rows of crops on flat lands stretching out to the horizon....
100 pilot whales rescued after mass stranding in Sri Lanka
When more than 100 pilot whales washed up on a Sri Lankan beach, heroic volunteers spent all night helping these...
World leaders commit to Earth's recovery
World leaders are looking toward a post-COVID-19 world and planning to put the planet at the center of recovery...
No new gas-powered cars by 2035, California governor says
California Governor Gavin Newsom's new executive order bans the sale of all new gasoline-powered cars and passenger...
China plans to go carbon-neutral by 2060
China, the world’s biggest source of carbon dioxide, is aiming for carbon-neutrality by 2060. President Xi Jinping...
Key phase of Everglades restoration project starts in November
Federal and Florida state authorities are working together to complete the Tamiami Trail Next Steps Project, an...
LEGO responds to kids' worries about single-use plastics
Kids have spoken, and LEGO has listened. "We have received many letters from children about the environment...
Global investment managers say no to carbon
A European group of global investment managers and pension funds has devised an ambitious plan to cut their portfolios...
Earth Overshoot Day comes 3 weeks later this year
In more silver-lining news related to COVID-19, humanity’s ecological footprint contracted this year more than...
Nature lovers rejoice as Great American Outdoors Act wins House vote
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Great American Outdoors Act, which secures funding...
IKEA debuts plant-based meatballs
While a plate of Swedish meatballs has long been a standard part of an IKEA visit for omnivores, vegetarians endured...
Victory at Standing Rock as Dakota Access pipeline shut down
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe won a reprieve after the Monday decision by a U.S. District Court judge to suspend...
Earth School offers kids interesting science lessons online
Kids stuck at home due to coronavirus have another opportunity for quality online learning. Earth School, a collaboration...
Greenhouse gas emissions expected to hit record decline
While your home energy bill may have increased while you shelter in place, the planet’s overall energy use has...
Florida Aquarium captures baby coral breakthrough on video
The Florida Aquarium announced a breakthrough that may help save America's Great Barrier Reef. Scientists at the...
Kids are hungry for books about eco-activists, in what publishers call 'the Greta effect'
The soaring popularity of the feisty, outspoken environmental advocate – who is only 16 – has caused a rise...
Satellites show hope for Brazil's disappearing Atlantic forest
While international media focuses on the important and devastating losses in the Amazon rainforest, an extensive...
Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day
Ethiopia broke the world’s tree-planting record by planting more than 350 million trees in just one day. The...
California partners with UN on climate insurance
California is the first state to work directly with the United Nations on a natural infrastructure insurance program...
Reykjavik announces plans to be carbon neutral by 2040
Iceland’s capital has laid out ambitious plans to become completely carbon neutral by the year 2040. By controlling...
7 products banned around the globe to help save the planet
The “throwaway culture” of our consumerist society has placed a huge burden on our planet, but some governments...
Meet the 6 inspiring winners of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize
Destiny Watford, United States Destiny Watford, who is now 20, began fighting construction of an incinerator...
WWF Recruits Spider-Man as Earth Hour's First Superhero Ambassador
WWF and Sony Pictures Entertainment have joined forces to makeSpider-Man the first superhero ambassador for Earth...
McDonald's Canada Launches First Vegetarian Option in 10 Years
McDonald’s Canada is trying to turn over a new leaf, or at least draw in an unlikely vegetarian crowd with their...
U.S. Postal Service Releases Environmental Awareness Stamps for Earth Day
Here's a bit of ironic news: the U.S. Postal Service -- the organization that creates tons of emissions by flying...