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What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?
For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind Cafe had the option of ordering their Americanos and lattes in returnable metal to-go cups. Customers could simply borrow...
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Microsoft employees spent years fighting the tech giant’s oil ties. Now,...
For nearly a decade, Holly Alpine (née Beale) loved working at Microsoft. Shortly after finishing college, in July 2014, she landed a job there as a technical account manager. Less than four years...
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The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?
A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent first. Last week, the...
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Forever chemicals are poisoning your insurance
Elizabeth Mitchell received a notice from her commercial property insurance company in April that set off alarm bells. Acadia Insurance, the insurer for the market, workspace, and wellness-center...
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In Georgia, companies want to cut emissions. Utilities are holding them back.
With much fanfare and celebration, Georgia Power, the state’s largest electricity provider, just marked a major milestone: Two new nuclear reactors near Augusta are now generating enough energy to...
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As US bets big on hydrogen for clean energy, local communities worry about...
Billions of dollars in public money are beginning to flow to seven “hydrogen hubs” around the country — regional nerve centers for a potentially clean fuel that could someday rival solar and wind and...
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Corporate climate targets are a mess. Could tracking ‘spheres of influence’...
In order to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, scientists agree that the world needs to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by midcentury. How to get there is a more contentious question....
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A new ‘green bank’ could bring solar power and electric buses to Appalachia
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. Gwen Christon runs an IGA grocery store in Isom, a town in eastern...
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Shein is officially the biggest polluter in fast fashion. AI is making things...
In 2023, the fast fashion giant Shein was everywhere. Crisscrossing the globe, airplanes ferried small packages of its ultra-cheap clothing from thousands of suppliers to tens of millions of customer...
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In coal-rich Kentucky, a new green aluminum plant could bring jobs and clean...
When John Holbrook first started working as a pipefitter in the early 1990s, jobs were easy to come by in his corner of northeastern Kentucky. A giant iron and steel mill routinely needed maintenance...
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Vegan cheese won’t save the world — but this brand hopes you’ll buy it anyway
A woman wearing what can only be described as rags struggles to push something large, round, and yellow up a mountain. She lets out a primal scream. A female comedian’s face appears overhead,...
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Amazon’s inflatable plastic pillows are officially a thing of the past
After years of pressure from environmental advocates, the global retail giant Amazon announced last week that it has eliminated plastic air pillows from its global network of “fulfillment centers,” as...
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Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They’re also good for business.
When the Racetrac chain of convenience stores was deciding whether to install electric vehicle chargers, project lead Rushi Patel started with a blank Excel sheet and a lot of questions. Did the...
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The Department of Energy wants to pay companies to make greener solar panels
In June, U.S. solar manufacturer Qcells became the second company in the world to register its solar panels with EPEAT, a labeling system that sets sustainability standards for electronics makers. By...
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