As Great Salt Lake Dries, Dust Is New Danger
In Utah, Kerry Kelly is developing low-cost sensors to monitor air quality. Dust from the now-exposed lakebed can contain arsenic, lead and mercury, among other toxins.
In Vertical Farming, the Sky’s the Limit
Nona Yehia of Vertical Harvest went “tall” to grow lettuces and microgreens using greenhouse methods and optimizing natural light.
In Maine, Seaweed Farming Helps Save Jobs and the Planet
In this video, Briana Warner of Atlantic Sea Farms shows how fishing communities can help mitigate climate change by harvesting seaweed.
Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste
Watch our video featuring Leah Lizarondo of Food Rescue Hero, a platform that aims to prevent massive food waste in landfills.
Owamni Elevates Indigenous Foods With Its Decolonized Menu
The James Beard winner uses traditional ecological knowledge to make delicious meals and help heal the land.
A Cricket Farm Raises a Protein Alternative
Concerned about the environment, 3 Cricketeers wants hungry consumers to try a more sustainable option: edible insects.
After the Sandy Hook Shooting Took Her Son, a Mom Found Her Mission
What do you do when loss upends your life? Scarlett Lewis’s nonprofit aims to prevent school shootings by bringing social and emotional learning to schools.
Water Shortage? How About Sucking Moisture from the Sky
Brittany Kendrick of Hydronomy has created solar-powered devices to capture moisture from the air and deliver it to neighborhoods that need it the most.
On a 21-Year Mission in Minneapolis to Make ‘Beer That Gives Back’
Jacquie Berglund has steered Finnegans through the years – and more recently, the pandemic and social unrest – to sell craft beers that fight food insecurity.
A CEO Explains What’s It Really Like to Work in Public Health
Anne Kauffman Nolon of Sun River Health is navigating the pandemic and reflecting on a 45-year career that’s “never boring.”
Cleaning Up Storm Water — and Shaking Up the Water Industry
In Milwaukee, Paige Peters has built a patent-pending technology that treats wastewater 16 times faster than conventional methods.
A Fashion Entrepreneur Who Works with Immigrants Gets a Times Square Billboard
Ngozi Okaro left law and a job at Yale to teach immigrant women about sustainable fashion and business practices.
An Urban Farmer Reflects on Food Justice, Black Dirt and Leaving the Bronx Behind
Karen Washington, who coined the term ‘food apartheid,’ is passing the torch to a new generation.
A Boston Doctor Opens a Clinic to Help the Pandemic’s Most Vulnerable Homeless Women
Roseanna Means of Health Care Without Walls offers a new way to care for a female population with unique needs.
Meet the Abortion Clinic Owner Who Took on Texas
For Amy Hagstrom Miller, providing high-quality reproductive care to women is a mission.