Solutions

A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars

Increasing heat and drought are killing young pines planted on ground scorched by wildfires. Can seeds from the toughest trees grown in boot camp nurseries better endure?

By Tina Deines

As Energy Demand Rises, More States Turn to Virtual Power Plants

By Dan Gearino

As Federal Wetlands’ Protections Falter, Washington State Scientists Turn to AI as a Conservation Tool

By Chad Small

In Puerto Rico, an Innovative Water Treatment System Fortifies a Community

Story and photos by Sarah Mattalian

Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US

Story and photos by J. Matt

As Energy, War and Climate Collide, a Conference in Colombia Charts a Path Beyond Fossil Fuels

By Bob Berwyn

As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit

By Bob Berwyn

To Battle Climate Change, a Baltimore Church Turns to Nature

By Tierra Stone

A Church’s Geothermal Experiment Could Pave the Way for Projects Across New York

By Lauren Dalban

Your ‘Widely Recyclable’ Starbucks Cup Is Still Trash

Joseph Winters, Grist

The Wabanaki Basketmakers’ Plans to Save Maine’s Ash Trees

By Sydney Cromwell

New York Cooks Up a Plan to Boost Energy Efficiency in Public Housing

By Lauren Dalban

After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe

By Dylan Baddour

Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Plan to End NYC Congestion Pricing

By Lauren Dalban

Helping Trees—and a City—Outrace Climate Change

By James Bruggers

Birders Around the World Help Track ‘the Heartbeats of the Planet’

By Kiley Price

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads

By Ryan Krugman

Retired EV Batteries Scored a New Gig: Bolstering Texas’ Grid

By Arcelia Martin

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

By Johnny Sturgeon