People Stories

Update: Remember the Young Man With a Plan to Rid Oceans of Plastic?

His massive plan is scheduled to launch this summer Do you remember the teenager who six years ago invented a…

7 years ago

Can a Wetland Help a Farm? Ask These Family Farmers

The Mackinaw River on Franklin Demonstration Farm in central Illinois. Photo © Cristina Rutter for The Nature Conservancy In the…

7 years ago

Flint Activist LeeAnne Walters Wins Major Environmental Prize

LeeAnne Walters, a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, was key in exposing the crisis of lead-laced water in Flint,…

7 years ago

Young woman from Rigolet — stories of protecting land and water

Photo: Emily Wolfrey with some of the youth and elders who gathered to talk about their stories as land and…

7 years ago

Canadian teen tells UN to ‘warrior up,’ give water same protections as people

Canadian water activist Autumn Peltier, a 13-year-old from Manitoulin Island, addresses the UN General Assembly on world water day. Her…

7 years ago

Will Smith, Jaden Smith’s biz will donate water to Flint until lead down in schools

In this Aug. 1, 2016 file photo, Jaden Smith, left, and his father Will Smith attend the world premiere of…

7 years ago

Lonely Bolivian water frog seeks mate on Match.com to save his species

Romeo ISO a lady frog. (CNN) An 11-year-old Bolivian water frog named Romeo has been looking for his "Juliet" for…

7 years ago

Kanas villagers make water safe through simple interventions

Iron removal plants have made tube well water potable, reducing water-borne diseases drastically. (Photo by Rakhi Ghosh) Soudamini Palai of…

7 years ago

Dayton, Ohio storm drains: murals help keep contaminants out of waterways

Photo: City of Dayton Department of Water (storm drains). Art: Laura and Michael Huff The City of Dayton (Ohio) Department…

7 years ago

How a Girl Scout inspired a health care giant to ditch plastic straws

Photo: Shutterstock Most people don't use plastic straws at home, so why are they so commonplace in restaurants? That was…

7 years ago