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First LookNatural ocean barriers could soon be covered by insuranceAs climate change worsens ocean conditions, the insurance industry is looking to insure "green infrastructure" such as coral reefs, mangroves, and salt marshes, which can protect land masses from intense storms.
First LookUAE tries vertical farming to produce food with little waterSustainable agriculture is a challenge in the arid United Arab Emirates, but a new indoor approach to farming may be the key to supplying the region with food without overdrawing from its limited water stores.聽
Do global travelers have to leave their environmental ethics at home?Global tourism is responsible for some 8 percent of total carbon emissions, about three times more than what previous studies had calculated, according to a study published Monday.
Difference MakerShe wasn鈥檛 an environmental expert, but now she has a 鈥楪reen Nobel鈥�Claire Nouvian helped to secure an EU ban on deep-sea trawling and has received a Goldman Environmental Prize, which is given to grass-roots environmentalists who are struggling for change.
First LookMongolian herders leave nomadic lifestyle for the cityFor Mongolian herders, life is changing fast. Around 68,000 herders a year move to the capital of Ulaanbaatar, with many pointing to climate change as a driving factor.聽
First LookIndian inventors curb air pollution by turning exhaust into inkA team of Indian engineers have found a way to turn air pollution into ink. The device they came up with, which attaches to generators, captures 90 percent of the soot particles from cooled diesel exhaust.
Where women lead on climate changeWomen often bear the brunt of climate change's impact. In Guatemala, they also have become some of the country's most visible environmental activists.
First LookLawsuits target oil and gas leases in fight for imperiled sage grouseWildlife advocates asked courts to reverse lease sales in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada, in order to preserve the habitat of the fast-disappearing greater sage grouse.
First LookCosta Rica's president elect promises zero-carbon transportThe first-of-its-kind pledge from a Costa Rican leader to remove gas and diesel from the country's聽transportation faces significant challenges. A plan to achieve that goal will most likely be ready by 2021.聽
First LookHigh court ruling exhorts Pakistan to curb air pollution levelsIn an effort to improve air quality following a lawsuit against the Pakistan government, Pakistan's top judges are pressuring the government to better address air pollution by adding pollution filters in factories and air quality monitors.
Even in Trump era, green energy innovation is sparking, not sputteringCongress has kept in place federal funds that support the key period when inventors have to build prototypes to show potential investors. Some corporations and states also help maintain momentum on clean energy.
Are proposed EPA rules a move toward transparency or an attack on science?A proposal by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt that aims to limit the scientific research that the agency can use to set rules illustrates a widening rift between Republicans and the scientific community.
Are environmentalists hypocrites?Concern for the environment often rises alongside material wealth. Yet that wealth in turn drives environmental destruction. Is there a way out?
US counties get mixed grades in 鈥楽tate of the Air鈥� pollution reportThe American Lung Association鈥檚 annual report on pollution levels in the United States warns that 2 in 5 Americans live in counties with too much ozone or particulate pollution.
First LookEngineers reconstruct the Mighty Mississippi to predict effects of erosionEngineers hope the 10,000-square-foot foam replica of the Lower Mississippi can help them study and prevent coastal erosion.聽The Delta region is on the front lines of land loss due to erosion.聽聽
First LookInsect farms emerge as an alternate source of proteinA small but growing insect-farming industry is attracting attention from global food brands looking for alternate and sustainable sources of protein for both animal feed and human consumption.
Russian consumerism may be poisoning this town. But nascent civil society is pushing back.Locals in Volokolamsk say the massive garbage dump outside of their town is poisoning their children. The dump is a byproduct of Russia's transformation from communist to capitalist society 鈥� but the locals' lawsuit to move it shows that civil society is growing too.
First LookAround the globe, museums seek to solve climate changeCurators are planning a new wave of museums devoted to climate change.聽They are pushing city planners and experts to use museums to foster empathy in citizens on climate issues, which will also be used as platforms for scientists to have their voices heard.聽
First LookBrazil plants chocolate forests to save the AmazonBrazil's cattle ranchers are planting cocoa on their used-up pasture, with financial support from international environmental groups.聽Cocoa plantations can imitate natural forests by helping to restore native plant and wildlife species and absorb carbon dioxide.
How Fukushima turned a nuclear advocate into an antinuclear championNaoto聽Kan, Japan's former prime minister, was devoted to the idea of nuclear power. But after his country's nuclear disaster in 2011, he turned into an improbable activist against atomic energy. Can he persuade the pro-nuke French?