Climate Solutions

The people and organizations tackling our biggest environmental challenges

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In Sierra Leone, 99 percent of the population still uses polluting cooking methods, including fires and uninsulated cookstoves.
A conservation group's $6.25 million deal to purchase a mining company's gold rights is meant to permanently protect land bordering Yellowstone National Park.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday will announce the availability of new funding to make low-income homes more energy-efficient.
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Once pushed to the brink of extinction, condors are soaring in Northern California skies again with the help of an Indigenous tribe and a team of scientists.
From snow sports to watercraft, battery-powered recreation could save millions of gallons of gasoline — and cut back on noise, fumes and pollution.
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The documentary is about the Florida Wildlife Corridor, a large swath of protected land that is crucial to the survival of Florida animals threatened by development.
Florida officials have been sinking ships and dropping concrete barriers and other structures that will create new homes for fish and other marine life.
What can go in my blue bin? The answer can be different from one neighborhood to the next, but fortunately, following some key guidelines should help improve your recycling no matter where you live.
Europe saw about 130 more sunshine hours than average last year.
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Batteries from reputable manufacturers that have undergone testing and certifications are widely considered safe. But problems may start to arise when batteries are damaged, modified or shoddily made.
"Uncharismatic" species would gain conservation funding under a bipartisan bill, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. These seven critters could benefit.
Schools from all levels are stepping up to become climate leaders, from small liberal arts colleges in the rural Midwest to some of the largest universities in the country.
Vanuatu got a big win after the U.N. General Assembly backed an effort to get the top international court to spell out how countries are on the hook for climate change.
Advocates say that in even the driest towns and cities, rain farming has the potential to erase projected water deficits in the decades to come.
Scotland's whisky industry is trying to go net-zero. It's not easy.
New national monument designations will protect Castner Range, a former military site, and Avi Kwa Ame, a sacred tribal area.
The EPA plans to grant California a waiver that will allow the state to phase out diesel-powered trucks, helping communities burdened by truck pollution.
President Biden plans to declare a huge protected area in Nevada near a sacred tribal site, Avi Kwa Ame.
California water regulators have approved a plan to divert floodwaters to replenish critical groundwater stores, a process called “managed aquifer recharge."
A company in New Jersey has created the first ever lab-grown pork, hoping to provide a lower-carbon food staple for billions of people around the world. But can it scale up? Here's what one factory is doing to get cell-based meat off the ground — and what it means for the planet.
Ukraine wants to become a clean energy hub for Europe, even as Russia's bombs fall.