Kristin Toussaint

New Yorkers can now subscribe to their very own e-bike

It’s not a bike share. Revel, the moped rental company, will now give you an e-bike for a monthly fee instead of the hefty sticker price.

New Yorkers can now subscribe to their very own e-bike

Fast food workers are striking for $15 an hour in 15 cities

Across the country, workers are demanding a raise, as a $15 minimum wage makes its way through Congress.

Fast food workers are striking for $15 an hour in 15 cities

This cream cheese doesn’t have any milk—just lots of ‘Fusarium strain flavolapis’

Fungi protein is starting to enter the plant-based meat market.

This cream cheese doesn’t have any milk—just lots of ‘Fusarium strain flavolapis’

There’s a new kind of pollution to be worried about: nanomaterials

Carbon nanotubes and other microscopic particles are increasingly part of consumer goods. They’re also being found in organisms up and down the food chain.

There’s a new kind of pollution to be worried about: nanomaterials

Can Biden save public transit from the pandemic?

Ridership—and revenue—are cratering. Will there be anything left once we’re vaccinated? The Biden administration and new Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will have to act fast to give federal help so states and cities can turn things around.

Can Biden save public transit from the pandemic?

These 3 bold projects want to help workers come back from the pandemic stronger

The latest recipients of grants from The Workers Lab’s Innovation Fund each get $150,000 to create new models in sectors such as childcare and logistics.

These 3 bold projects want to help workers come back from the pandemic stronger

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is going to create a massive waste management problem

How do you dispose of 660 million extra needles?

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is going to create a massive waste management problem

This free online class will teach anyone how to solve societal problems

Change seem impossible? This class teaches you how to start making a difference.

This free online class will teach anyone how to solve societal problems

When you’re done with these skincare products, you return the empty packaging to be reused

Ace of Air, from former Revlon CMO Stephanie Stahl and supermodel Petra Nemcova, is trying to tackle the problem of plastic waste in the beauty industry.

These are the top 10 insights from climate science in 2020

Here’s what we learned in the last year about how we can steer our way out of the climate crisis.

These are the top 10 insights from climate science in 2020

Lab-grown wood could let us grow furniture in a lab instead of in a forest

Why cut down trees when you can grow wood in the exact shape you need?

Lab-grown wood could let us grow furniture in a lab instead of in a forest

Unilever’s new nano-factories fit in a shipping container, so they can go anywhere in the world

Designed to make small batches of products with local materials, the consumer goods giant hopes the new factories can cut down on their footprint by allowing them to make products closer to the source.

Unilever’s new nano-factories fit in a shipping container, so they can go anywhere in the world

This D.C. real estate company is helping Black and Brown residents buy homes

Offering down payment assistance, the company hopes to lower the home ownership gap in the city, and open up the housing market to people who have historically been shut out.

This D.C. real estate company is helping Black and Brown residents buy homes

The border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix it

The 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.

The border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix it

There’s a disturbing nexus of organic food and white supremacists

One of the Capitol rioters asked to be served only organic food in jail. It’s not just a weird personal quirk.

There’s a disturbing nexus of organic food and white supremacists

Ocean temperatures hit another record high in 2020

The drop in emissions caused by the pandemic didn’t change the trajectory of our warming oceans.

Ocean temperatures hit another record high in 2020

This org wants to mobilize a new fighter in the battle against climate change: Moms

Moms overwhelmingly care about climate change. Science Moms wants to give them the information they need to educate their kids—and become activists themselves.

This org wants to mobilize a new fighter in the battle against climate change: Moms

The fight against climate change should focus on reaching positive climate tipping points

At some point, economic forces snowball so that coal becomes too expensive to burn, or electric cars become vastly cheaper than gas. These positive climate tipping points are what government policy should be trying to achieve.

The fight against climate change should focus on reaching positive climate tipping points

This new delivery service cuts down on takeout waste by sending your food in reusable packaging

Just give your old ones to the driver when your next order arrives.

This new delivery service cuts down on takeout waste by sending your food in reusable packaging

This new plant-based shrimp expands the fake meat menu

New Wave Foods thinks its seaweed and plant-protein creation can replace the nearly 5 pounds of shrimp Americans eat annually—and help clean up an industry rife with bad labor practices.

This new plant-based shrimp expands the fake meat menu

Impact

This map connects people in need in the Texas freeze with nearby volunteers

How the New Orleans Resilience Corps helped the city fight the pandemic

These 7 new accessible vehicles let people with disabilities access micromobility

News

GameStop hearing: What are ‘settlement times’ and why do they matter in stock trading?

Should armed guards be in schools? This JAMA study on shootings may surprise you

Researchers calculated the harrowing human toll of COVID-19 in years of life lost

Co.Design

The stuff you buy isn’t nearly as recyclable as you think. Blame corporate America

These are the world’s most sustainable fonts

This Toronto development replicates suburban living in a high-rise

Work Life

How teachers are emerging as the tastemakers of collaborative technology

3 ways to communicate effectively through a high-stakes company transition

These are the instances to go over 1 page with your résumé