Kristin Toussaint

This justice organization is giving crime victims direct cash grants

The pilot grant program is about putting funds and resources back into the community, rather than into state-run institutions.

This justice organization is giving crime victims direct cash grants

When you watch these nature videos, you’re preserving the environment

A new YouTube channel of soothing videos of the natural world is donating its ad revenue to environmental organizations.

When you watch these nature videos, you’re preserving the environment

If you can’t compost your biodegradable fork, it can now be turned into something useful

A new process transforms biodegradable plastic into foam for insulation.

If you can’t compost your biodegradable fork, it can now be turned into something useful

These solar, Wi-Fi-connected streetlights are replacing ones that were repossessed by the utility company

A Michigan city had its streetlights removed a decade ago. Now it’s relighting itself with streetlights that don’t require a grid.

These solar, Wi-Fi-connected streetlights are replacing ones that were repossessed by the utility company

This calculator will tell you how much exhaled air is building up in your office

As the world gains a new appreciation for indoor air quality, if you don’t have a real CO2 monitor, this tool can help you guess how much the air is moving in places you frequent.

This calculator will tell you how much exhaled air is building up in your office

Target will design all its own products for circularity by 2040

The company will also aim to be fully net zero by the same year.

Target will design all its own products for circularity by 2040

See inside a seaweed farm as it grow its carbon-sequestering crops

Seaweed serves as an excellent carbon sink, and so farming more of it to use in food could be an important step in the fight against climate change.

See inside a seaweed farm as it grow its carbon-sequestering crops

Scientists just turned plastic bottles into . . . vanilla flavoring?

It’s not just fun and games: Vanillin (vanilla extract) is used in everything from food to pharmaceuticals to cosmetics.

Scientists just turned plastic bottles into . . . vanilla flavoring?

What do scientists do when they need to explore a wombat burrow? Send in the WomBot

This little bot is rolling through the animals’ tunnels to discover how a deadly disease is spreading through their homes.

What do scientists do when they need to explore a wombat burrow? Send in the WomBot

Airbnb wants to ban listings of apartments freed up by post-moratorium evictions

As evictions seem set to skyrocket across the country, the company says it doesn’t want the new units to become short-term rentals. But it will need cities’ help.

Airbnb wants to ban listings of apartments freed up by post-moratorium evictions

These are the winners of 2021’s ‘Green Nobels’

From stopping coal plants in Japan to pushing the Malawi government to ban thin plastics, the six winners of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize show how much climate progress is made by grassroots activism.

These are the winners of 2021’s ‘Green Nobels’

How the giant trees got to New York’s new island park

Little Island, the city’s newest park, is perched over the Hudson River. When it opened, it was full of large, mature trees. What does it take to fill a park out with foliage?

How the giant trees got to New York’s new island park

Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd’s murder, awarded Pulitzer special citation

Frazier was honored for “courageously reporting the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world.”

Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd’s murder, awarded Pulitzer special citation

There is not currently enough public pressure to force the economy to decarbonize by 2050

“The main frontier for deep decarbonization right now is social and political—it is a question of power,” says the author of a new study that finds there isn’t enough public momentum to force companies and governments to transition fast enough.

There is not currently enough public pressure to force the economy to decarbonize by 2050

Debunking the biggest myths about our ocean plastic problem

To clean up our oceans, we first need to understand what they’re actually filled with. And it’s different from what you might have heard.

Debunking the biggest myths about our ocean plastic problem

Worker pay went up just 1.8% in 2020. CEO pay increased nearly 16%

Soaring stock markets helped CEO compensation surge this year, pushing up the ratio between CEO and worker pay to historic highs.

Worker pay went up just 1.8% in 2020. CEO pay increased nearly 16%

Your old favorite kids’ wagon-maker Radio Flyer is rolling out e-bikes for grownups

When you think of Radio Flyer, you probably picture the iconic red wagon or tricycles for toddlers. Now, the toy company is expanding into transportation options for adults with a line of electric bikes and scooters called Flyer.

Your old favorite kids’ wagon-maker Radio Flyer is rolling out e-bikes for grownups

This Styrofoam-like packaging is made of popcorn—not plastic

Packaging peanuts aren’t really peanuts, but they could really be popcorn.

This Styrofoam-like packaging is made of popcorn—not plastic

Can this startup engineer a better baby formula?

Just three companies control 90% of the baby formula market. ByHeart wants to manufacture its own—and make it as chemically close to breast milk as possible.

Can this startup engineer a better baby formula?

This is what New York City streets would look like with 25% less space for cars

Three-quarters of New York’s street space is dedicated to the movement and storage of vehicles. These renderings imagine what else that space could be used for.

This is what New York City streets would look like with 25% less space for cars

Impact

This new hotel on rails wants to entice travelers to take a train ride over a flight

Trees inoculated with probiotics could clean up America’s contaminated land

This justice organization is giving crime victims direct cash grants

News

Your dog could be a genius

Grab a spoon! Chobani wants to go public in a deal that could be worth $10B

Millennials face yet another workplace challenge—ageism

Co.Design

The climate is changing fast. Infrastructure should, too

Science confirms it: Open offices are a nightmare

Disturbing letter details culture of harassment and abuse in the ad industry

Work Life

3 ways to clean up a sloppy relationship with your board of directors

Why legacy companies need to tap into their inner startup

These are the personality traits you need to lead with trust