One of the most astonishing feats of engineering and construction carried out by the United States took place in the early 20th century a few thousand miles south of its territory in the Central American nation of Panama. Eyeing the ...
Fast fashion appeals to individuals who want to keep up with trends but lack the time or money to do so on a regular basis. Shirts for $3, jeans for $15, skirts for $7 and jewelry for 50 cents make ...
Last summer, Italy’s Po river dried up, with some of the lowest water levels recorded in the country’s history due to its 2022 drought and record high summer temperatures. However, less than a year later, the same river overflowed: heavy ...
By: Lauren Schulsohn Photos by: Lauren Schulsohn and Jacob Wisnik Just a little over 150 miles from the heart of downtown Los Angeles lies the Salton Sea, once a bustling vacation destination for Hollywood stars and affluent beach goers in ...
The debate surrounding nuclear energy is as old as the technology itself: is it the sustainable solution to energy deficits and climate change, or is it dangerous and harmful to our wellbeing in the long run? This conversation has followed ...
COP27 was held in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt from Nov. 6-18 as an opportunity for leaders from around the world to build on past climate change momentum and deliver on the goals set out by the Paris Agreement. This yearly UN climate ...
The Conference of Parties is the world’s largest climate conference. It has met once a year since 1995 when it was first held in Berlin, Germany. It was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as ...
Often referred to as the “Lungs of the Earth,” the Amazon rainforest “produc[es]20% of the world’s oxygen” and holds “more than a third of all carbon stored by tropic forests worldwide.” It also contains “20% of the world’s flowing freshwater… ...
The Ron Finley Project is a small Los Angeles-based nonprofit started by a man who dreamt of bringing community-based farming to his neighborhood. By simply converting unused land by highways into farmable soil, Ron Finley created an urban farm. Urban ...
LOS ANGELES — For centuries, Indigenous peoples have coexisted with ecological systems, preserving and conserving their rich biodiversity. Centuries of natural harmony have advantaged modern Indigenous communities with an understanding of how to protect the environment from the impending climate ...