Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
7 April 2021
Davis, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Researchers at University of California, Davis found that cows that were fed a small amount of seaweed in their diet drastically reduced the amount of methane they emitted, which could be a low-cost climate solution f...
23 March 2021
Winterthur, Switzerland
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
A warehouse in Switzerland is being transformed into new creative workspaces. The catch: It’s being constructed out of reused building materials. About 70 percent of it is being made from old materials like wood floor...
22 March 2021
Berlin, Germany
Text
800-1500 Words
Bicycle education programs around the world are helping those who want to become cyclists overcome that fear while also addressing problems in their communities—from pollution to racial injustice. #BIKEYGEES in Berlin...
19 March 2021
Denver, Colorado, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Platte Farm Open Space used to be a garbage dumping ground in Denver, but it’s now an urban green space thanks to the efforts from community members, organizations, and the government. This community-led project was a...
16 March 2021
Costa Rica
Text
1500-3000 Words
A court in Costa Rica decided that a local municipality was illegally polluting a stream and this ruling set the stage for the country to ensure that a clean and healthy environment is a human right. They ingrained th...
12 March 2021
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In a science class in a local New Jersey school, students came up with a green solution to a storm water management and flooding problem in their parking lot when it rained. With help from the Cooperative Extension Wa...
8 March 2021
United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
States are creating microgrids with the use of large batteries and solar panels in an effort to fortify their utilities infrastructure against extreme weather. Such investments enable communities to prevent prolonged ...
8 March 2021
Saligao, Goa, India
Text
800-1500 Words
Through a government funding program, several communities are working on initiatives to improve their access to clean drinking water. In India, one community formed a citizen’s group, cleaned up a local pond, and rest...
8 March 2021
District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, with the help of scientists, academics, and other volunteers, preserved EPA data and information that the Trump administration sought to erase. They held “guerrilla ar...
Reasons to be Cheerful
Klaus Sieg
8 March 2021
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
The Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada was the tallest building made of wood when it opened in 2017. Now, thanks to government policies, scientific research, and hundreds of examples of proof-of-concept, more deve...
7 March 2021
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As a way to combat climate change, scientists are experimenting with genetically modified trees as a way to draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to store in its leaves, roots, and trunk. The startup Living Carbon...
3 March 2021
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
An apartment complex in Utah includes a solar battery in every apartment allowing the resident, power utility, and building developer to save costs for generating electricity. Through a unique partnership, the power s...
Science Africa
Sharon Atieno
2 March 2021
Siaya County, Kenya
Text
800-1500 Words
To increase hygiene and sanitation practices, a community in Kenya has begun installing safe toilets (SaTos). Although not all can afford the SaTos and there are safety concerns if not installed properly, users have r...
25 February 2021
San Diego, California, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Aptera Motors, a California-based startup, is poised to roll out the first mass-produced solar vehicle this year: for $25,900. The car is a three-wheel, aerodynamic electric vehicle covered in solar cells that can pro...
25 February 2021
Dover Plains, New York, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
Symbrosia, a clean-tech startup in Hawaii, is taking seaweed from the ocean and turning it into a powder that can be used to feed livestock to reduce the amount of methane they produce — a key contribution to greenhou...
23 February 2021
Bennington, Vermont, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
To make their restaurant more energy efficient and to cut its carbon footprint, The Publyk House utilized the services of Efficiency Vermont, a publicly funded energy efficiency utility. As part of their Deep Energy R...
19 February 2021
India
Text
Under 800 Words
Fly ash bricks help reduce construction waste by utilizing the powdery by-product of burning coal. They are a green replacement for red clay bricks, which contribute to 5-15% of India’s emissions. They also utilize wa...
Energy News Network
Sarah Shemkus
18 February 2021
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Boston University is getting all of its electricity from a wind farm in South Dakota, which should cover its annual energy needs of 205 million kilowatt-hours. Some energy advocates say the higher education institutio...
18 February 2021
Flint, Michigan, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A community-based water testing and lead-education pilot program aimed to rebuild confidence and trust among Flint residents, who are skeptical of state-affiliated testing. Trained students collected water samples tha...
From a Climate Correspondent
Hartatik
16 February 2021
Patemon, Java, Indonesia
Text
800-1500 Words
Indonesian villagers were experiencing water shortages as natural springs started to dry up in part due to climate change, so they installed infiltration wells to collect and absorb rainwater. Not everyone, at first, ...
12 February 2021
Pembrokshire, Wales
Text
1500-3000 Words
Wales’ One Planet Development Policy allows people to live a more sustainable lifestyle by using only the resources on the land they reside. For one family, they get their electricity from their own solar array, heat ...
11 February 2021
Brazil
Text
1500-3000 Words
The National Campaign in Defense of the Cerrado coalition of Indigenous peoples and organizational partners is fighting political challenges to preserve the region’s native vegetation and biodiversity. The Cerrado is ...
Yes! Magazine
Iris Crawford
10 February 2021
Georgia, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Two climate coalitions led by BIPOC have strengthened their communities by empowering diverse stakeholders to address social inequities. The coalitions are engaging and centering the voices of Black, Indigenous and pe...
9 February 2021
Fairfield, Maine, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Stonyfield, an organic dairy company, is working with six of its suppliers to pilot how farms can measure the amount of carbon it’s trapping in soil through regenerative farming practices as a way for the company to a...
The New Yorker
David Owen
8 February 2021
Rome, Holy See (Vatican City State)
Text
Over 3000 Words
Molly Burhans, a young cartographer and environmentalist, is using GIS technology to map out the Catholic Church’s global property holdings to encourage them to improve the environmental impact on the lands they own. ...
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