This startup is training crows to throw away cigarette butt litter
Did you know that cigarettes take twelve years to decompose on average? That's a big problem, as they are the most...
The world’s mightiest river is dying
The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental...
World’s first ocean pollution-eating Seabin launches in the UK
UK waterways are about to get a lot cleaner with the launch of the world’s first production Seabin in Portsmouth...
EPA cancels plan to clean up polluting Texas coal plants
Big Brown, a coal-fired Texas power plant, spews out sulfur dioxide at rates as much as 50 times higher than coal...
Coca-Cola increased its plastic bottle production by a billion in 2016
Coca-Cola increased its global production of single-use, throwaway plastic bottles by one billion in 2016, according...
London considers banning wood-burning stoves to tackle air pollution
Wood-burning stoves could be producing up to one third of London's fine particle pollution, according to figures...
Nestlé pays $200 per year to bottle water near Flint, Michigan – while residents go without
For three years, residents of Flint, Michigan, have had to rely on bottled water to meet their daily needs. Though...
New Passenger Drone can fly you to work hands-free with zero-emissions
Get ready to commute in style. For the past three years, Passenger Drone has been developing a zero-emissions,...
VIDEO: 60,000-year-old preserved underwater forest discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
When Hurricane Ivan formed in 2004, it did more than devastate regions of the Caribbean and the United States’...
UNEP chief: Polluters should pay for environmental destruction, not taxpayers
Companies often profit from environmental destruction, leaving taxpayers to pick up the cleanup bill. That shouldn't...
INTERVIEW: James Dyson on using his famous vacuum technology to suck garbage from rivers
Every year, roughly 14 billion tons of waste are swept out to our oceans via rivers and canals - an environmental...
Hurricane Harvey damaged ExxonMobil refineries, causing hazardous pollutants to leak
After Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas last weekend, you probably didn’t think the situation could...
Kenya introduces world’s harshest law on plastic bags
Kenya has been a major exporter or plastic bag in the past - but now the country is cracking down on the plastic...
White House kills ban on bottled water at National Parks
The Trump administration has put the kibosh on a six-year-old ban on selling bottled water at some national parks....
Montana judge stops massive coal mine expansion, citing climate impact
In another strike against coal, a federal judge just shut down plans for a large coal mine expansion in Montana,...
Scientists finally know what is causing underwater ‘fairy circles’ — and it’s not good
Have you — like many — been dumbfounded by the mysterious underwater “fairy circles” found in the Mediterranean...
700 Indian villagers waded through their filthy, dying river and brought it back to life
"Don't waste your time," doubters reportedly told a self-organized group of villagers in South Kerala who wanted...
Report: meat industry responsible for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico
Most people know by now that a plant-based diet is better for one’s mental and physical well-being. But did you...
This robotic “eel” hunts down the source of water pollution
Lake Geneva's latest resident—all four feet of it—is neither man nor beast. Dubbed the Envirobot, the critter...
India to ban driverless cars to protect citizens’ jobs
By the year 2030, 25 percent of American citizens will transit via self-driving vehicles - but the situation will...
New genetically engineered yeast that could clean up heavy metal pollution
A genetically engineered version of the fungus in your bread and beer could help clean up the environment. A team...
The world’s population buys one million plastic bottles every single minute
We're drowning in plastic bottles. New statistics released by The Guardian reveal that humans purchase one million...
Water-purifying tower could heal landscapes scarred by acid mine drainage in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa was built on mining. The gold mining industry began there in the late 1800s, and the...
China’s largest bike share launches air-purifying bicycles for 20 million citizens
In the near future, 20 million people will be able to clean the air as they cycle. To fight air pollution and create...
China breaks ground on first “Forest City” that fights air pollution
A pollution-fighting green city unlike any before is springing to life in China. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti,...
Pollution cuts solar energy production by up to 35%
We may be sabotaging our efforts to generate clean energy. New research from a team led by Duke University found...
Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” in 2017 could be the largest on record
When humans abuse the environment and dump nitrate-and phosphorous-heavy pollutants into rivers, lakes, ponds and...
Glowing see-through garden house lets plants soak up the sun
Sometimes less really is more. This beautiful glowing home by H.a Architects was inspired by just one thing - lush...
World’s largest floating solar farm is now generating energy in China
A 40-megawatt solar farm in the South Anhui province of China is finally online and generating renewable energy....
Trump budget proposes 31% cut to EPA funding
President Donald Trump is still trying to take a swing at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The White...
