New film drops beat for ‘climate heroes’
[ad_1] To her fans, DJ and music producer Jayda Guy is the Grammy-nominated artist spinning propulsive dance beats at some of the world’s biggest festivals. But in a new documentary, Guy…
With coral reefs at risk, new ‘Changing Planet’ explores innovative solutions
[ad_1] In the third year of the sweeping global PBS series “Changing Planet,” Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan explores how climate change is affecting some of Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems…
Why are some marine protected areas falling short?
[ad_1] Decades of overfishing have decimated one third of global fish stocks — upending the delicate balance of ocean ecosystems, and threatening the livelihoods and food supply of hundreds of…
In Chicago, tired of truck pollution and counting traffic
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FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown. Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’
[ad_1] When U.S. homeowners buy subsidized flood insurance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, they make a commitment to build back better after flood disasters, even if it costs them.…
To save elephants, it takes a village
[ad_1] Kenya’s Reteti Elephant Sanctuary — the first community-owned elephant sanctuary in East Africa — provides a place for injured elephants to heal and a home for elephants orphaned by…
8 years into the e-scooter experiment, what have we learned?
[ad_1] When the sharing economy took off in the 2010s and upended entire industries, the firmest proponents of the model heralded it as an economic revolution that would help slash…
Your guide to the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
[ad_1] This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led collaboration between Grist, High Country News, ICT, Mongabay, Native News Online, and APTN. In 2019,…
Mexico City’s metro system is sinking fast. Yours could be next.
[ad_1] This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With its expanse of buildings and concrete, Mexico City may not look squishy —…
‘Green banks’ get billions to decarbonize disadvantaged communities
[ad_1] The idea of a national “green bank,” which would lend public money to help cash-strapped businesses and individuals invest in things like solar panels and energy-efficiency upgrades, has been…
