ImpactThese invisible, edible biological tags help track down the cause of E. coli outbreaksScientists have a hard time figuring out where foodborne outbreaks come from. This new tracking system makes the detective work easy.
ImpactCorporate donations shouldn’t be Band-Aids. Big bets on social enterprises will make more changeCompanies should think beyond charities when making their donations.
ImpactThe border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix itThe miles of wall built by the Trump administration have interrupted animal migration paths and caused enormous ecological damage. Even if Biden won’t remove it, he can take actions to mitigate the problem.
Impact7 climate actions that Biden could take on his first dayFrom rejoining the Paris Agreement to stopping the Keystone Pipeline to restoring the Bears Ears monuments, some of the Trump administration’s most public environmental rollbacks can be easily reversed by a new president.
ImpactThis state-of-the-art indoor farm is transforming Appalachia into an agricultural powerhouseCan AppHarvest bring new jobs in high-tech farming to coal country?
ImpactThis new service lets you earn rewards points for offsetting your emissionsYou can redeem them at Patagonia, Toms, or other like-minded retailers
ImpactWhy we need to “rewild” our environmentBy changing how we feed the world—with plant-based burgers, bioreactor-grown dairy, and more efficient indoor farms—we could turn land now used for agriculture back into wilderness.
ImpactReddit’s former CEO is now in the forest-planting businessYishan Wong is building a system that can transform desert land into fertile ground for the trees we need to help stop climate change.
ImpactFrom King to Warnock: How the Ebenezer Baptist Church became a center of Black organizingThe church where Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the civil rights movement just sent its pastor, Raphael Warnock, to the U.S. Senate.
ImpactThe simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residentsThe state has mobilized all its pharmacies (not just big chains) and offered smart incentives. It’s seeing results.
ImpactPeople with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the economic impact of COVID-19Job loss and financial hardship from the pandemic have fallen on some groups more than others.
ImpactParis is turning its iconic street into pedestrian gardensThe Champs-Élysées is getting a major renovation—one that will remove most of the cars.
Impact7 ways the circular economy will grow in 2021From more reusable packaging to more companies taking back used products to more empowered designers, 2021 will be a key year in the development of new, less wasteful systems.
ImpactThis helpful little Volkswagen robot will roll up and charge your electric carWe’ll need to install millions of electric charging points to complete the transition to EVs. This prototype offers another way to do it.
ImpactWhy Ikea just bought an 11,000-acre forest in GeorgiaThe company now owns more than 100,000 of acres of U.S. forest that it’s working to sustainably manage as part of its climate goals.
ImpactHow many people need to be vaccinated before COVID-19 transmission starts to drop?Experts say at least 50% of the U.S. likely needs to be vaccinated before the infection rate starts to change. But there are more complicated factors to consider.
ImpactPepsiCo says it will reach net-zero emissions by 2040In two decades, the giant food and beverage company plans a major shift to renewables and changes throughout its supply chain.
ImpactThere’s a disturbing nexus of organic food and white supremacistsOne of the Capitol rioters asked to be served only organic food in jail. It’s not just a weird personal quirk.
ImpactGiving people money turns out to be an incredibly effective tool in ending homelessnessA Vancouver study gave $7,000 each to 50 people living on the street. The effect was immense.
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