ImpactHow can we better dispose of PPE so it doesn’t keep polluting our oceans?Six months after the Ocean Conservancy added a PPE category to its waste collection app, beach cleaners said they collected 107,219 such items.
ImpactThese maps show how many days a year your coastal city could floodBy 2050, some coastal cities could have flooding every day of the year.
ImpactHey, Big Tech workers: This campaign wants you to tell your company to lobby for the climateTech giants aren’t using their full political power to push for pro-climate policies. A new campaign hopes pressure from employees can change that.
ImpactThis company is 3D-printing houses in North America. Next stop? The moonIcon’s 3D-printed homes have helped tackle the housing crisis in Central Texas and rural Mexico. The company has even bigger goals for its future.
ImpactWhen this mask wears out, you can send it back to be recycled—and compost the filterThe first mask from Masuku doesn’t need to fit tightly to block particles, so it’s more comfortable to wear.
ImpactThese drones look for trash in waterways—and then send sailing drones to clean it upTogether, flying drones and sailing drones are helping to clear rivers of plastic waste and oil spills.
ImpactWhat would it take to end homelessness in California?California represents a quarter of the U.S. homeless population. A suite of policies, including zoning changes and rental assistance, could end that crisis.
ImpactThese cheese alternatives aren’t plant-based—they’re microbe-basedSuperbrewed Food’s cheese is fermented in a tank, from the same microbes that already live in your body.
ImpactWill a return to normal post-pandemic mean a return of mass shootings?While 2020 was a deadly year for gun violence, the U.S. avoided the kind of mass shootings that have plagued the country in recent years. Do the tragedies in Atlanta and Boulder indicate they’re coming back?
ImpactWhen can kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? A pediatrician answers 5 key questionsBoth Moderna and Pfizer are testing the vaccine in children now.
ImpactMassive, cheap testing is still a key part in ending the pandemic: Businesses could helpAt Citi’s branches in Chicago, a Harvard University study is looking at how rapid tests in the workplace could help us reopen safely.
ImpactInvest in innovation now to be competitive in the post-COVID-19 worldAs difficult as it is to look beyond the day-to-day, the time to shape your company’s success in the post-pandemic future is now.
ImpactThis new device captures CO2 from trucks as they driveRemora installs a container on semis that lets them collect, store, and then monetize their emissions.
ImpactA return-to-work road map for displaced womenLeaders offer women practical advice for finding work and championing themselves to prospective employers, even in a rocky economy.
ImpactWhy Chobani is giving its workers the vaccine at its factoryWorkers at the yogurt company’s Twin Falls, Idaho, plant don’t have to go anywhere or make complicated appointments to get their shots. They’ll happen right at work.
ImpactWill California have another year of record-setting wildfires?Can the state’s new measures—from clearing brush to installing solar microgrids—be enough to mitigate the damaging effects of continuing drought?
ImpactThis new recycling plant uses steam to recycle ‘unrecyclable’ plasticThe new British plant will break down the chemical bonds in plastic so they can be reconstituted, processing 80,000 pounds of plastic waste a year.
ImpactA chatbot named Riley will train volunteers to respond to LGBTQ youth in crisisThe nation’s largest nonprofit for LGBTQ crisis intervention is adding the AI tool so its counselors can role-play scenarios as part of their training.
ImpactWhat’s working in the global fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformationOrganizations are using a variety of methods—from text campaigns to hiring influencers—to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation internationally.
ImpactThis interactive map shows how making apartment buildings illegal creates unaffordable citiesThe Connecticut Zoning Atlas maps which areas of the state are zoned to allow only single-family homes. It’s more than you would think.