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A large data center building under construction. A sign in front reads "essential infrastructure for the digital economy."
Deflating globe ball on pink backdrop
Blueland laundry tablets, Reel bamboo toilet paper, phone case with cats on it, Stasher bag with apple slices inside, "Planet Earth II" DVD, person putting plates scrapings into Reencle Prime composter arranged on gray and blue backdrop
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A smart phone laying flat on a reflective table.
a collection of beauty products on a pink background with miniature garbage men figurines

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In a race against extreme floods, some cities look to nature
Split screen: on the left, an image shows cars stranded by a urban flood, while the image of the left is of a thriving city with a lot of green space. Caption reads: sponge cities.

The Mill food recycling bin is the easiest indoor composter alternative, and my all-time favorite appliance
Mill composter bin, cardboard box, and cat with hallway and table in background


The world's first robotic vertical farm resembles a Rubik's Cube
A split image shows a zoomed out render of the Opollo Farm (left) and a zoomed in version on one of the robotic cubes (right. Caption reads: Rubik's Garden

The Suri recyclable electric toothbrush is my favorite eco-friendly self-care swap
Hand holding pink and green Suri toothbrushes in front of bathroom wall

Trump plans to kill Energy Star appliance program
A fridge on sale in a home improvement store, displayed an energy star logo.

U.S. government agency sounds alarm on AI's toll on environment, humanity
A man stands looking at a bank of AI data processors.

As AI manufacturing grows, so does the tech's environmental damage
The facade of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona.


How Barcelona's Metro trains generate electricity
Split image shows a platform in Barcelona's Metro as a train arrives (left) , and an EV charging station (right)

A tiny grid is bringing clean power to the live music industry
Split-screen image shows the power grid placed on stage (left) and a shot from a crowd cheering at a gig at night (right). Caption reads: "Game-changing power"

New York, L.A. spar online over baseball, transit, and AI
Fans watch Game 2 of the World Series at Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium.


‘Living walls’ are transforming London construction sites
A split-screen shows two photographs of a construction hoarding – before and after the vertical meadow grew on it. Caption reads: "Vertical meadows"

Trump won't stop making a deceptive bird claim. Experts debunk it.
A crested caracara near a wind turbine in South Texas.

A sand battery in Finland is transforming sustainable heating
A split-screen shows a photograph of the sand battery from the outside (left) and an illustration stripping down the same building's walls to show how it works on the inside (right)

Cities might hold the key to sustainable woodworking
A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)

World’s tallest wooden wind turbine promises a cleaner future
An aerial shot shows workers standing inside a wooden wind turbine as it is being constructed.

6 easy ways to live more sustainably (that you still refuse to do)
An illustration of a recycling symbol with people walking on top of it.

An entire country ran on renewable energy for six days straight
A picture shows the top of a typical portuguese house, yellow walls, dark green shutters, and a red rooftop. Behind it, against the blue sky a win turbine is peeking in the background.

A free algorithm can turn your garden into art for pollinators
A colourful render shows an illustrated POV of a pollinator as it flows through a garden patch. Caption reads "Algorithmic gardens/"

How can we adapt cities to extreme heat?
A black and white illustration explains the heat island effect. In the middle, there's a dense city emitting heat where temperatures are at 35 degrees Celsius (95 F), while the surrounding countryside is much cooler, at 25 degrees Celsius (77 F)

Artists draw attention to the environmental cost of the war in Ukraine
People standing underneath the 'Invasive species' installation which hangs on a metal construction outside a modern building.

The Avocado Green pillow is an eco-friendly choice for side sleepers
By Alison Barretta
cream-colored pillow on a bed with other pillows

How can India prepare its cities for severe heatwaves?
A still image showing a main road in New Delhi in the heat. Caption reads: "heat relief"

Zero Waste Daniel is drag's sustainable fashion pioneer
Silverstein and Oddly are framed in a white doorway. Silverstein is pointing at pink and red fake arms tangled around Oddly’s nude body.
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