Category: Climate Action & Science

An enormous shed sits on a ridge northeast of Calumet, Minnesota, along the state’s Iron Range , visible for miles to drivers rushing by on Highway 169. To reach it by car, I exited…

When the largest solar farm in Indiana came online in early 2025, nearby residents in rural Jasper County were not exactly excited. “It will mess up their fields,” said long-time resident Gena Carlson, referring…

A clogged downspout turned into an unexpected fountain, offering a reminder that managing rainwater is one of the most important parts of protecting a home from moisture damage. Source: Green Building Advisor.

I need advice on radon mitigation. My home was built in the 1940s in the Appalachians of Virginia. Source: Green Building Advisor.

The concept for the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi is rooted in the meeting of water and earth, recognizing this ever-changing boundary as a place of origin, movement and transformation. Rather than designing a…

In many homes, the entry is treated as leftover space or a narrow strip transition before the living room begins. Yet in dense Asia-Pacific interiors, sometimes despite the small sizes, the entrance often performs…

After more than a decade of nurturing, it had come time to infect this 28-acre grove of American elms with a disease that would almost certainly kill them. Dressed in hunter-green muck boots, grey…

When Min left the hot, dusty plains of central Myanmar for its mountainous eastern border with China earlier this year, he had few options. A 2021 military coup had devastated the formal economy of…

When mixed with oxygen, nitrogen in wastewater creates nitrous oxide, a powerful global warming gas. But there are ways to reduce the harm. Source: Yale Climate Connections.

Brussels — Europe could add 25 GW of wind and solar to existing hydropower sites across seven EU countries without needing extra grid capacity, according to a new Ember new report. “Political ambitions mean nothing…

Distributed renewables offer far greater resilience to the power system during extreme climate events than fossil fuel systems. Jakarta — Distributed renewable energy networks are far more resilient to climate shocks and natural disasters…

Full autonomy, big delivery numbers, and a push towards electrification that’s moving global markets? We must be talking about electric forklifts! Source: Electrek.