Toxic coal waste threatens biodiverse Alabama delta
At Alabama Power’s Plant Barry, more than 21 million tons of coal ash fill an unlined pond. The Mobile River...
NBBJ to design Tencent’s futuristic “Net City” in Shenzhen
Global design firm NBBJ has won an international competition to design Net City, a 2-million-square-meter masterplanned...
Touring restored wetlands at a Wisconsin nature conservancy
The village of Williams Bay, Wisconsin hasn’t changed much since Harold Friestad was a kid, he told me as we...
EPA repeals water protections, choosing industry over wetlands
On Thursday, the Trump administration repealed the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, an Obama-era policy...
California partners with UN on climate insurance
California is the first state to work directly with the United Nations on a natural infrastructure insurance program...
Energy-efficient vacation home holds court over 15 acres of restored tidal wetlands
Manhattan-based firm Ryall Sheridan Architects has unveiled a modern home that sits elevated over 15 acres of...
Invasive soft rush weed turned into sustainable packaging materials
Soft rush is a plant, however, it recently has been transformed into furniture and packaging materials. Born from...
Valuable wetlands are disappearing 3 times faster than forests, new study warns
Wetlands around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. New research shows that these valuable ecosystems...
Despite sustainability pledges, World Cup stadium built on rare wildlife habitat
Today, at 6 p.m. local time in Moscow, the 2018 World Cup will begin with a match between host country Russia and...
Natural wetland in India filters 198 million gallons of wastewater a day with zero chemicals
The East Kolkata Wetlands in India processes almost 198 million gallons of wastewater and sewage produced by the...
Shanghai’s sponge districts fight flooding with green space
Shanghai's Lingang District has installed major green spaces in an effort to improve the city's drainage and environment....
Lookout Loop bird observatory in Latvia doubles as a temporary shelter
Ulf Mejergren Architects just unveiled plans for a beautiful bird observatory in Latvia that doubles as a temporary...
Trump’s EPA moves to kill Obama’s Clean Water Rule
In the battle of Trump vs the environment, the environment is definitely losing. Regulations giving the federal...
98-year-old man donates $2 million in stock for 395-acre wildlife refuge
98-year-old Russ Gremel purchased $1,000 of stock in a pharmacy chain around 70 years ago. That chain was Walgreens,...
Trump begins process of rolling back Obama-era clean water rule
As part of his ongoing campaign to repeal and undermine many of Barack Obama’s environmental accomplishments,...
30 billion tons of stored carbon discovered in Congo peatland
At 3.7 million square kilometers, the Congo Basin contains some of the planet's largest tropical rainforests and...
Seattle embraces urban farming at ten acre Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
What was once a tree nursery is now home to Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands (RBUFW), Seattle’s largest...
Cambodian floating toilets filter human waste naturally via wetland plants
The floating village of Prek Toal in Cambodia is putting the natural filtering power of wetland plants to work...
MAD completes undulating Harbin Opera House in China
MAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island in 2010, with the opera house masterplan...
Grass pyramids hide an unexpected museum in the Netherlands
Part land art and part building, the renovated Biesbosch Museum includes a new 1,000-square-meter wing comprising...
Water-purifying park could save the heart of Helsinki from turning into a swamp
Töölönlahti Bay suffers from eutrophication, an over-enrichment of water by nutrients commonly caused by fertilizers...
James Corner Field Operations designs an iconic circular park for the Philadelphia Navy Yard
From above, the park looks curiously non-naturalistic with its hard circular shapes that may bring to mind AutoCAD...
The facade of this Chinese art museum was inspired by the undulating curves of the Yellow River
WAA wanted to showcase the area’s rich ecological history by showing the multifaceted layers of the Yellow River’s...
Environmentalists outraged as protected Florida mangroves razed for boat show
Wetlands and mangroves along much of the Gulf Coast are vital coastal ecosystems that also defend against sea level...
New FBI Florida Headquarters will be completely self-sustaining by 2030
“This building expresses the dignity, enterprise, vigor, and stability of the United States government, while...
Why is this Inhabited Louisiana Island Sinking into the Gulf?
Much has been written lately of the devastating coastal land loss that is dragging southern Louisiana into the...
MIT Receives $150 Million for New Meadowlands Plan to Protect New Jersey from the Next Superstorm
New Meadowlands from Rebuild by Design on Vimeo. The Meadowband frames Meadowpark and acts as protection against...
Plant-e Develops Electricity-Generating Plants to Bring Clean Energy to Off-Grid Locations
A Dutch start-up called Plant-e has developed a way to use living plants as a continuous source of clean energy...
Louisiana Flood Board Sues 97 Oil and Gas Companies Over Damage to Coastal Wetlands
Louisiana has seen its fair share of flooding and hurricane damage due to the loss of its wetlands, and now the...
Atelier CMJN Unveils Plans for Sustainable Great Fen Visiting Center in the UK
Atelier CMJN recently unveiled plans for the new Great Fen Visitor Center, a wooden sustainable structure set halfway...
