Tag: landfills
Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think −...
Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University
It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to...
Will we eventually have to send our trash into space if...
Kate O'Neill, University of California, Berkeley
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the...
Brian E. Roe, The Ohio State University
You saw it at Thanksgiving, and you’ll likely see it at your...
How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways...
A. Daniel Jones, Michigan State University and Hui Li, Michigan State University
PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea...
Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate and health, and it...
Drew Shindell, Duke University
Methane, the main ingredient in natural gas, is a larger climate problem than the world...
How Taiwan uses Buddhist literature for environmental education
Natasha Heller, University of Virginia
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the world faces. A United Nations report has cautioned that greenhouse...
‘Renewable’ natural gas may sound green, but it’s not an antidote...
Emily Grubert, Georgia Institute of Technology
Natural gas is a versatile fossil fuel that accounts for about a third of U.S. energy use. Although it...
Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here’s what happened
Andrew Spicer, University of South Carolina and David Graham Hyatt, University of Arkansas
What a difference the birth of a granddaughter can make.
For Lee...
EXPLORING NATURE
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and...
