Environment

Driving in Johannesburg one day, Tapiwa Chiwewe noticed an enormous cloud of air pollution hanging over the city. He was curious and concerned but not an environmental expert — so…

After nearly seven years of protracted and violent conflict, the devastating humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Syria. In the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta, which the United Nations…

Think of engineered microbes as a kind of living software, and you have an idea where the company LanzaTech is going with its carbon capture and recycling technology. The company…

Cape Town has become the latest poster child of drought in the Southern African region. The dramatic declaration of Day Zero—the date on which the taps are turned off—has caught…

After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are introducing electric models, and according…

There’s a city wilting before our eyes. Cape Town, South Africa has experienced record droughts over the past four years and, as a result, officials are warning about a “Day…

One of my missions is to help change the perception of philanthropy, charity, and community development, especially in inner-city communities. Often, I was fed the narrative that inner-city neighborhoods like…

Uranium — the raw material for nuclear power and nuclear weapons — is having a moment in the spotlight. Companies such as Energy Fuels, Inc. have played well-publicized roles in lobbying the Trump…

2017 will be remembered for extreme hurricanes, fires, and floods that pummeled communities coast-to-coast. These record-breaking events also made 2017 the costliest disaster year in U.S. history. Even places, both in…

As agriculture intensified in the 20th century, summers in the Midwest became wetter and cooler. An MIT study published this month looked at whether vegetation from crop production, rather than greenhouse gas…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shared its annual letter recently, thoughtfully responding to some “tough” questions the organization is often asked. One of those was on the topic of climate…

Among a slew of spending and tax credits tucked into the budget bill signed by U.S. President Trump, one of them, known as 45Q, expands tax incentives for carbon capture, including from the…