Environment

The case study details movement organizing that went on in the wake of the 2020 launch of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, explores philanthropy’s …

For decades, big-box retailers have evaded federal regulation of the pollution their operations generate. But a new air emission rule in Southern California could become a model for state controls.

Now, climate change is adding urgency to those pledges.

In 2021 alone, 20 separate climate-related disasters cost the United States more than $145 billion. Scientists warn we must halve harmful emissions by the end of this decade to avoid mass human suffering, meaning…

Nasrin Siddiqa and Atenea Rosado-Viurques share insights on the climate crisis and its effects on girls from LAAGA’s research in Bangladesh.

Plastic is a menace to human health at every step of its life cycle — and it’s impacting every human being on the planet.

Women farmers feed their communities and the world. From the paddy terraces of Asia to the maize fields of sub-Saharan Africa, the woman farmer tills, plants, waters, and harvests crops…

Smart Cities…

All countries now have policies, but not all work as intended. Some drive trade-offs or lead to spillover impacts elsewhere, but there are many examples of successful stories.

Buildings account for about two-thirds of New York City greenhouse gas emissions—an astonishing figure that highlights the importance of upgrading buildings to make them part of the green energy transition.…

For many US households, increased earnings from rooftop solar panels could total up to hundreds of dollars yearly by the end of the century.

In 2018, the Kresge Foundation launched the Climate Change, Health, and Equity (CCHE) initiative as a 5-year, $22 million commitment to accelerate action on climate change and climate-related inequities in health. Since…