Sustainability

While New York City leads in terms of the absolute number of people threatened by flood, more than 98 percent of New Orleans’ population is at risk, according to a new study

Once unfathomable, the milestone of a single company having 10,000 satellites operating overhead signals that the era of mega constellations is here to stay

China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products

A more circular economy in textiles is a good look for the planet

Synthetic polymers were supposed to free us from the limitations of our natural resources. Instead they led to an environmental crisis

Outsmart greenwashing with tips for more sustainable clothing

Trade impulse clothing purchases for botanical dyes, upcycled apparel, creative mending, flexible sizing, and more

Recent breakthroughs suggest that hydrogen reservoirs are buried in countless regions of the world, including at least 30 U.S. states

Cities across the U.S., including inland ones such as Denver and Dallas, are settling into the earth, posing increased flooding risks and potentially damaging urban infrastructure

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process

New European Union regulations will require products that last longer and are easier to recycle