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SHE Changes Climate: Bianca Pitt is Leading the Fight for Gender Parity in Climate...

In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...

Earth Prize Names Youth Finalists in Global $200,000 Sustainability Competition

Finalists have been selected for the 2023 Earth Prize competition. An initiative of the Geneva-based Earth Foundation, the Earth Prize is an environmental sustainability competition...

Rebel Girls: How Jes Wolfe is Working to Empower and Inspire Girls through Storytelling

In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...

From Reviving Traditional Crops to Climate-Proofing Infrastructure: How 5 Indian Communities are Adapting to...

Written by: Pooja Chhabria and Milan Jacob At the global level, India is at the forefront of driving action on climate change. Its pledge to...

Solving the Climate Crisis: How Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is Breaking Down Stereotypes of Women...

In honor of International Women's Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...

Mother of Sharks: The Adventures of Marine Biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez

In honor of International Women's Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...

Ireland Has Lost Almost All of its Native Forests – Here’s How to Bring...

Written by: Martha O'Hagan Luff Despite its green image, Ireland has surprisingly little forest. Across Europe, nations average around 35 percent forest cover but in Ireland the...

Century-Old Church in Norfolk, Virginia, Saves Money by Going Solar

Written by: YCC Team A small, century-old church in a historically Black neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia, has lowered its energy costs and carbon pollution by...

The Earth Prize Announces 2023 Scholars

The Earth Prize competition has announced its 2023 scholars.  An environmental sustainability competition for teenagers across the globe, The Earth Prize recognizes students and schools...

5 Ways Tech Can Help Reduce Food Waste

Written by: Andrea Willige How much of your weekly shop ends up in the bin? The United Nations estimates that food waste amounts to nearly a fifth...

New Jersey Wants to Restore 10,000 Acres of ‘Fairy-Tale’ Forest

Written by: YCC Team Near the Jersey shore, Atlantic white cedar trees grow in swampy forests that are fed by freshwater streams. Sunlight glints through dense...

Win-Win: How Solar Farms Can Double as Havens for Our Wildlife

Written by: Eric Nordberg Australia’s renewable energy transition has prompted the construction of dozens of large-scale solar farms. The boom helps reduce Australia’s reliance on...

Wake Up World: A Curriculum on the Climate Crisis for Faith and Community Groups

Please tell us more about yourselves and your backgrounds. How did you first get involved in the climate space?  Bob is a retired United Methodist...

Dr. Will Steffen Tribute

With great sadness, we share the news of the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Will Steffen. A leading thinker and steadfast advocate...

Scotland Bans Sport of Fox Hunting

Written by: Kimberly White  The sport of fox hunting has been relegated to the past in Scotland. The Scottish Government has recently passed legislation limiting...

This Biotech Company Wants to Replace Plastics Used in Fast Food Packaging with Seaweed-based...

Written by: Jewel S. Cabrera Seaweed, a common name for thousands of marine plants and algae found in different water bodies, not only provides food...

Green Jobs are Booming, But Too Few Employees Have Sustainability Skills to Fill Them...

Written by: Christopher Boone & Karen C. Seto To meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs more than a few chief sustainability officers...

Birth of a New Blog: “Green Diplomacy”

Written by: Green Diplomacy Staff 2023 ambitiously starts with the launch in January of the new blog "Green Diplomacy": a forum for diplomatic action in...

Satellite Data Reveal Uptick in Cover Cropping on Farms

Written by: Katherine Kornei Agriculture is hard on the planet, at least in the stereotypical caricature of “big ag”: Crops are propelled to maturity with...

U.S. EPA Announces $100 Million in Funding for Environmental Justice Programs

Written by: Kimberly White The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new funding initiative to boost environmental justice programs.  The EPA will award...

Spotlight: City of West Palm Beach Hosts Tree Giveaway to Plant 10,000 Trees by...

Written by: Kimberly White The City of West Palm Beach is hosting its first tree giveaway of 2023. The Florida city is calling on local...

Uruguay is a Sustainability Success Story – Here’s Why

Written by: Stephen Hall Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America, known for its impressive coastline, high standard of living, low poverty rates...

New Food Technologies Could Release 80% of the World’s Farmland Back to Nature

Written by: Chris D. Thomas, Jack Hatfield, & Katie Noble Here’s the basic problem for conservation at a global level: food production, biodiversity and carbon storage in...

Good-bye, Tiger King: U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Big Cat Public Safety Act

Written by: Kimberly White  The United States Senate has passed legislation set to restrict private ownership of big cats and ban public contact with these...

2022 Climate-Conscious Gift Guide

Written by: Daisy Simmons 'Tis the season for conundrums — at least for the climate-conscious who find themselves torn between reducing carbon emissions and holiday...

EU Agrees Groundbreaking New Law to Halt Deforestation in World First

Written by: Kimberly White  Products linked to deforestation will soon be prohibited in marketplaces across the European Union. EU decision-makers have concluded negotiations for a...

Wolves and Brown Bear Numbers Are Up in Europe, a New Report Shows

Written by: Stephen Hall Predators such as wolves and brown bears were once a common sight in Europe and could be found roaming in every...

Carbon-Busting Hemp Could Help Transform Scottish Agriculture to Zero Emissions

Written by: Wisdom Dogbe and Cesar Revoredo-Giha Hemp is one of the oldest traded plants in the world, and cultivation in Scotland started as far back...

Chicago Entrepreneur Uses Clean Energy to Create Opportunities in Disinvested Communities

Written by: Audrey Henderson On a chilly October morning, Arthur Burton stood in the parking lot of the Chicago Urban League. Since its establishment in...

Farm Floods Will Hit Food Supplies and Drive Up Prices. Farmers Need Help to...

Written by: Elisabeth Vogel Some of Victoria’s most important agricultural regions are among the areas worst hit by severe floods inundating the state this week. This...

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