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Recycled glass, turned into sand, is restoring Louisiana's shrinking coastline

It's just one example of how pulverized glass has become an upcycling hero, finding new purpose in landscaping, construction, even coastal restoration.
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Tree planting is booming. Here's how that could help or harm, the planet
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Tree planting is booming. Here's how that could help or harm, the planet

Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient.
Impacts
How Brad Pitt’s green housing plan for Hurricane Katrina survivors fell apart
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How Brad Pitt’s green housing plan for Hurricane Katrina survivors fell apart

The movie star’s nonprofit spent nearly $30 million on architecturally stunning housing after the disaster. Now, most are falling apart, and the nonprofit is nowhere to be seen.
Impacts
Maya Lin’s dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to be reborn as boats
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Maya Lin’s dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to be reborn as boats

Teenagers are making boats using the wood from her grove installation at Madison Square Park, and the artist is happy that the work is seeing a new life.
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Ex-Wall Street 'quant' wields data to replant charred Madagascar rainforests

After retiring early from a career as a quantitative analyst for stock portfolios worth billions of dollars, Matt Hill started a nonprofit to restore rainforest in eastern Madagascar.

Politics
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Climate Cardinals website enlists students to translate climate change information, earn community service hours

“I’m kind of freaking out,” said Sophia Kianni, 18, a high school senior and activist from Virginia who came up with the idea for the nonprofit Climate Cardinals during her time in quarantine to fight the coronavirus. “The number of signups keeps going up by the minute.”
Impacts
Virus crisis exposes cascading weaknesses in U.S. disaster response
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Virus crisis exposes cascading weaknesses in U.S. disaster response

Nonprofits are sending fewer volunteers. Local emergency managers risk being overwhelmed. FEMA is trying “virtual” assistance. And hurricane season starts June 1.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Record prison numbers for UK activists highlight crackdown on protests

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Big Tech's power needs leave Navajo families in the dark

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World Bank renews focus on financing controversial mega dams

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

CLIMATE
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Supreme Court rulings weaken environmental protections in 2024

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E.P.A. head Michael Regan stepping down before Biden’s term ends