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Katherine Gallagher

Katherine Gallagher is a freelance writer covering environmental sustainability with an emphasis on sustainable travel. Her work has also appeared in Fodor’s, Far & Wide Travel, Tripsavvy, Treehugger and more. A Northern California native, Katherine graduated from Chapman University with a degree in English and later received a certification in sustainable tourism from the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. She also lived in Hawaii from 2013 to 2019 and is active in the environmental nonprofit community. For contact information and to read more of Katherine’s work, visit katgallagher.com
A black outdoor table with plates and plants on top of it.

This outdoor furniture line uses upcycled rice hulls that outperform wood

Michigan-based furniture manufacturing company Grand Rapids Chair Company has unveiled a sustainable addition to...

Stampede of elephants in front of Buckingham Palace

Life-sized elephant sculptures are roaming London

This past summer, a herd of 100 Asian elephants made their way across The Mall in front of London’s Buckingham...

A landscape of solar panels in front of a campus.

Off-grid design helps rebuild school structures lost in fire

Frederick Fisher & Partners recently completed a project at the Ojai Valley School’s Upper Campus in Ojai, California,...

A clear bottle with a white lable against a blue sky background.

Air Company wins first place in NASA's CO2 Conversion Challenge

A technology, engineering and design-based company in New York has secured first place in NASA’s CO2...

A blue lamp glowing on an end table in a dark room next to a chair.

Khawarizm Studio showcases unique 3D printed vase and lamp

In 2020, Khawarizm Studio’s 3D-printed smart lamp “The Future Catcher” (also known as LouLou, after the Arabic...

A nighttime street lined with trees that partially obscure the facade of a glass business tower with a logo reading

Sustainable office renovation in Barcelona earns LEED Gold

Designed by Sanzpont Arquitectura, this sustainable renovation completely transformed a 1970s office building in...

An aerial view of the construction area at dawn.

Third Space proposal imagines accessible education programs

Studio Saar has teamed up with Dharohar, a non-profit that runs science workshops and school programs, to...

A light blue box cooler on a table.

This collapsible cooler is insulated with upcycled coconut fiber

Fortuna Cools recently announced the launch of the Nutshell Cooler, a collapsible cooler made using upcycled coconut...

A half-circle display of five sets of wood spoons.

NOMA Collective’s Joshua Tree Edit highlights global artisans

California-based NOMA Collective, the brainchild of interior designer and creative director Rebecca Haskins,...

A green yard with a simple wood house with an attached steel water tank.

A sustainable design response to Australia's housing crisis

Designed by Jiri Lev of Atelier Jiri Lev, the Tasmanian House combines traditional and innovative approaches to...

Two geometric lamp heads with green, wing-like structures on a white pedestal.

Wind-powered lamp post helps reduce light pollution

Tobias Trübenbacher, a design student from Berlin, has created a wind-powered lamp post that uses an integrated...

People working on the foundation of a construction site, with mountains in the background.

A new rammed earth spiritual center arrives in Arizona desert

The new TSG Foundation site is located on an 11-acre parcel of land in the Sonoran Desert in Scottsdale, Arizona....

A pair of hands separating the pieces of a coffee pod.

The Cup Hero separates coffee pods for recycling and composting

We’ve written about the problems with single-use coffee pods before — a majority of these little...

A home surrounded by plants looks out off a hill.

This prefab home expansion in Ecuador enjoys gorgeous views

The province of Pichincha in the northern Sierra region of Ecuador wraps around the slopes of a dormant...

A rendering of kids playing at a concrete parkour playground.

Buřinka designs world’s first 3D-printed parkour playground

Building Society Stavební spořitelna Česká spořitelna (Buřinka), the Czech Republic-based organization...

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