Sustainability

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet—and on millions of young people

The Klamath River was a tragic example of degraded wildlife habitat. The removal of its dam demonstrates how people can halt the decline of, and even restore, wildlife

Oil rigs around the world are habitats for marine species. When they stop producing oil, should they be removed or allowed to stay?

Vince Beiser’s tour of the “Electro-Digital Age” puts resource extraction at the center

An ambitious U.S. government program is working to detect and track millions of tiny space junk pieces—down to the size of a sand grain—throughout low-Earth orbit and beyond

A group on the islands of Penghu is restoring ancient fishing weirs, hoping to preserve the sustainable fishing practice and attract ecotourism.

The Olympics are a sustainability nightmare, and Paris, despite its efforts, is no exception

A case about Atlantic herring has resulted in SCOTUS ending a 40-year policy to defer to expert agencies when considering regulations. The effects will likely be felt far beyond fishing

Japan’s LignoSat will test wood’s resilience in space and could lead to a new era of more sustainable, less polluting satellites

Google is bringing AI answers to a billion people this year, but generative AI requires much more energy than traditional keyword searches

As the climate crisis intensifies, experiments to “cool the planet” by reflecting solar radiation proliferate. Without proper global and national regulation, they will worsen the crisis

With chemical spills and other accidents a common occurrence, it’s becoming more expensive to maintain the status quo than to make chemistry safer