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Sustainability
For online retailers, packaging is all about economics
Mar 6, 2018
Online retailers are trying to cut down on package waste. But designing a new box for everything a company ships takes a lot of time.
Top German court gives cities a green light for diesel restrictions
Feb 27, 2018
Germany’s top administrative court today ruled that cities can now ban older diesel vehicles from high-pollution areas. Before Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal a few years ago, more than half of the new cars sold in Europe had diesel engines. They’ve been losing market share ever since, and today’s ruling only hastens the decline of diesel. That’s […]
Could kelp help mitigate ocean acidification?
by
Jes Burns
Feb 22, 2018
Seawater's changing chemistry is making it harder for oysters and other shellfish to grow.
Entrepreneurs starting to see opportunities in other people's food scraps
Feb 12, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to keep food waste out of landfills. One entrepreneur in rural New Hampshire is pinning her business to that goal.
What happens when a new technology that is better for the environment also eliminates jobs?
by
Emily Guerin
Feb 9, 2018
A union in California goes up against the rising tide of automation.
Building an agricultural empire in a land of drought
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
Feb 5, 2018
The Wonderful Company produced more pistachios and almonds than anyone else in the world. But to make money, they need water.
Not so fast: Climate change will slow air travel
by
Jed Kim
Jan 1, 2018
Extreme weather means more challenges for airlines getting planes in the air. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
For public good, not for profit.
Trump administration may roll back safety rules put in place after BP oil spill
by
Ryan Kailath
Dec 28, 2017
After the BP oil spill in 2010, a new federal oversight agency was created: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, it’s proposing to roll back some of the safety rules it created. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Trump’s promises have some coal miners optimistic — so they’re staying in the industry
Dec 27, 2017
While some coal miners continue looking for work in the industry, others look to careers outside of coal for more stability.
China’s new carbon market will be the biggest in the world
by
Jed Kim
Dec 19, 2017
China’s announcement of its carbon market is long-awaited. It was promised for 2017, and the nation has delivered just under the wire. While it will only cover the power sector for now, it’s still set to be the largest carbon-pollution trading market in the world. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.