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In Texas, new technologies transform crop irrigation

Steve Norman, a cotton farmer in Graza County, Texas, discusses sub-surface irrigation as a method for growing crops in a region faced with a depleted aquifer. Keep reading

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Climate education in Washington, D.C.

Forty years ago, there was no climate education in primary schools. Catharine Ferguson, a volunteer at the D.C. chapter of the Sierra Club, set out to change that. Keep reading

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Representative Suzanne Bonamici on environmental bipartisanship

Can a shared love of seafood bring the United States together? According to this United States Representative, strategic language and appealing to shared concerns can go a long way. Keep reading

Representative Suzanne Bonamici on environmental bipartisanship

Wetland restoration: How one researcher is enhancing biodiversity in the Chicago suburbs

In Chicago's suburbs, wetland restoration efforts from researchers and volunteers are underway to enhance biodiversity in the area and help native species thrive. Keep reading

Wetland restoration: How one researcher is enhancing biodiversity in the Chicago suburbs

Wetland restoration: How one researcher is enhancing biodiversity in the Chicago suburbs

Concrete objects shelter sea life and New Yorkers

Erosion along New York City coastlines is a huge problem the local ecology. Brooklyn and Hong Kong based company Object Territories, is engineering a nature-inspired solution. Keep reading

Concrete objects shelter sea life and New Yorkers

Concrete objects shelter sea life and New Yorkers

Heat, Fury, and… Hope? A Planet Forward conversation with author Peter Schwartzstein

How is climate change impacting conflicts around the world? Author Peter Schwartzstein discusses his new book on the subject with Planet Forward intern Dre Pedemonte. Keep reading

Heat, Fury, and… Hope? A Planet Forward conversation with author Peter Schwartzstein

How Evanston, Illinois, is making buildings better

A new building ordinance in Evanston, IL, aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions caused by large buildings in the city by 2050. Keep reading

How Evanston, Illinois, is making buildings better

How Evanston, Illinois, is making buildings better