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Are meal kits bad for the environment? You might be surprised.Subscribers to Blue Apron and other meal delivery services often struggle with the amount of packaging. But waste lurks at the grocery store too.
First LookUS steps closer to listing giraffes as 'endangered species'The move, which comes after聽legal pressure from environmental groups,聽could lead to import restrictions on hunting trophies. Only 68,000 mature giraffes still live in the wild, and their numbers continue to decline.聽
From trash in the streets to model city: How to get communities to zero wasteLaws aren鈥檛 always enough. It took education and leadership at many levels, but the people of San Fernando, Philippines, cleaned up their city.
A doubly green deal? Clean energy jobs also pay well.New analysis from the Brookings Institution suggests that transitioning to clean energy sources could open up a range of high-paying career paths.
Aw shucks! Can oysters clean up New York鈥檚 harbor?The Billion Oyster Project aims to help restore New York Harbor, with the help of students from the Harbor School on Governors Island.
Nebraskans talk extreme weather. Just don鈥檛 call it climate change.The severe flooding that inundated Nebraska last month washed away fields, bridges, and roads. But did it change minds about climate change?
Is grocery packaging necessary? Not for these shops.Packaging-free shops like聽Precycle in Brooklyn offer consumers a way to purchase food without all the extra baggage.
Zero waste lifestyle: How one family learned to live with lessBea Johnson鈥檚 family produces just one jar of trash per year. Ms. Johnson shares how her family came to adopt this zero waste lifestyle.
If you can鈥檛 beat them, eat them: dangerous invasive species on the menuA dangerous invasive species is ruining Florida鈥檚 reefs. The lionfish derby is one effort to curb this aquarium pet gone destructive.
鈥極ur Planet鈥� is beautiful. But can it change minds?The Netflix series 'Our Planet' debuts Friday, April 5. The creators hope the project will draw attention to climate change and deforestation.聽
Affordable, self-heating homes of the future, inspired by the pastBefore the era of fossil fuels, buildings had to heat and cool themselves. Today, thoughtful design can help buildings do it again.
Where nature has rightsToledo, Ohio, isn鈥檛 the first community to try to enshrine 鈥渞ights of nature鈥� into law.聽
First LookJudge blocks oil, gas drilling over impacts on climate changeDistrict Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled the U.S. government must consider the cumulative nature of climate change when leasing public lands for oil and gas drilling. His ruling will block drilling across about 500 square miles in Wyoming.
Can a lake have rights? Toledo votes yes.Fed up with pollution-driven algae blooms on Lake Erie, residents of Toledo, Ohio, last month established the聽鈥楲ake Erie Bill of Rights,鈥� marking a shift in how the law views humanity鈥檚 relationship with nature.聽聽
[special project]Restoring Indonesia鈥檚 peatlands to their natural soggy gloryOne-size-fits-all agriculture has robbed Indonesia鈥檚 peatlands of their moisture. Now the country is working to restore these historic swamps by embracing rather than fighting their boggy nature.
First LookCalifornia calls National Guard from border for forestry helpCalifornia is pulling National Guard troops from the U.S.-Mexico border to help prevent wildfires. The state is doubling its efforts to thin miles of forest after the drought left millions of trees dead. The effort has drawn criticism from both environmentalists and President Donald Trump.
First LookHawaii weighs first-in-nation plastic bans at eateriesDozens of cities across the country have already banned foam plastic containers, but Hawaii鈥檚 effort could be the first state-wide. Discarded, slow-to-degrade plastic has shown up at sea and on beaches. But local eateries worry about the higher costs of biodegradable聽containers.
First LookUS moves to remove gray wolf protectionsIt has been up for debate whether or not the gray wolf鈥檚 status as an endangered and threatened species will change. A new proposal gives authority to state wildlife agencies and furthers the trend of environmental deregulation.
First LookColorado's 'bomb cyclone' storm blasts toward MidwestA late-winter blizzard has closed schools, wrecked roadways, and caused widespread blackouts. The extreme temperature is due to a dramatic drop in air pressure in Colorado 鈥� the most severe since 1950.聽
First LookAfter wildfires sweep urban areas, scientists study threat of toxic remainsThe massive fire in Paradise, California, last November burned thousands of pounds of wiring, plastic pipes, and building materials. As wildfires become more frequent scientists are searching for new strategies to study the longterm effect on humans and animals.
