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Naka Nathaniel: Big Plastic Has Left The Next Generation With A Big ProblemNaka Nathaniel: Big Plastic Has Left The Next Generation With A Big Problem

Naka Nathaniel: Big Plastic Has Left The Next Generation With A Big Problem

Naka Nathaniel spent much of his career as a journalist with The New York Times, helping launch NYTimes.com, covering war…

2 years ago
Seaweed farms & historic deal to protect the seasSeaweed farms & historic deal to protect the seas

Seaweed farms & historic deal to protect the seas

Photo: Julie Robinson is the director of the Nature Conservancy’s Belize Program in Punta Gorda, Belize. Credit: Meridith Kohut In…

2 years ago
Pennsylvania winery delivers water to help save sick horses in East PalestinePennsylvania winery delivers water to help save sick horses in East Palestine

Pennsylvania winery delivers water to help save sick horses in East Palestine

Photo: The Murphy family says since the train derailment, their animals have been sick. EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — While the…

2 years ago
A trash source success: parking lot on St. Augustine Road, ValdostaA trash source success: parking lot on St. Augustine Road, Valdosta

A trash source success: parking lot on St. Augustine Road, Valdosta

Photos: parking lot; Hightower Creek Valdosta, GA, October 7, 2021 — Other businesses can do what Stafford did, and our…

3 years ago
From sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridorFrom sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor

From sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor

Merging art, science and activism, two women are on a mission to save one of the city's biggest and most…

4 years ago
Six girls from Assam develop biodegradable yoga mat, may save lakes from water hyacinth menaceSix girls from Assam develop biodegradable yoga mat, may save lakes from water hyacinth menace

Six girls from Assam develop biodegradable yoga mat, may save lakes from water hyacinth menace

A biodegradable and compostable yoga mat developed from water hyacinth by six young girls from a fishing community in Assam…

4 years ago
A military veteran’s new mission is to restore a stream and help people healA military veteran’s new mission is to restore a stream and help people heal

A military veteran’s new mission is to restore a stream and help people heal

Jeff Swire, co-founder of Patriots Cove, has turned his private property into a fly-fishing refuge for other veterans and first…

4 years ago
‘Everything is drying up’: As springs on Hopi land decline, a sacred connection is threatened‘Everything is drying up’: As springs on Hopi land decline, a sacred connection is threatened

‘Everything is drying up’: As springs on Hopi land decline, a sacred connection is threatened

Max Taylor, a Hopi Tribe water resources technician, stands near Lemeva Spring on the Hopi Reservation on July 30, 2020.…

4 years ago
‘Water is sacred’: 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water‘Water is sacred’: 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water

‘Water is sacred’: 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water

"Tomorrow’s world" Photograph: Serge Attukwei Clottey/WaterAid Ten photographs marking the 10th anniversary of access to water and sanitation being declared…

5 years ago
Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.

Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.

Photo: A surfer rides a wave against the industrial backdrop of Lake Michigan. (Credit: Mike Killion/Courtesy of Surfrider) Decades ago,…

5 years ago