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New York City is pledging 100 million to a new initiative to help residents beat summer heat.

A dairy farmer in California spent eight years working with a local mechanic to convery his truck into an electric hauler and charges the batteries with electricity generated from cow manure.

The New Islands Brygge School in Copenhagen plans to have a solar-powered building that teaches students how to grow and cook food in the rooftop garden.

Over the next five years, Washington, D.C. is rolling out curbside compost pickup for all residents, in an initiative that will result in an 80 percent waste reduction by 2032.

A man in South Carolina took hundred of recycled plants and turned it into a huge garden without the use of any chemicals

Detroit is converting almost 8 miles of unused railway to use as a greenway project.

Modular greenhouses equipped with closed-loop farms could be the way to curb more emissions.

The 3rd largest city in America has shown some interest in Elon Musk's underground rail system.

Iceland and Co-op supermarkets in the United Kingdom are planning to initiate a new bottle return program for plastics to tackle pollution.

A lawmaker in California proposed a $3 Billion subsidy to help the EV market start.

Green Mountain Power, a Vermont utility company, is changing how utilities do business by helping customers cut their energy costs as well as their environmental impact.

New refill mobile ap is helping people find stations to refill bottles with clean tap water.

Perth, Leith, and Edinburgh are three more cities in Scotland who have gained "Zero Waste Town" status — joining Dunbar and the Isle of Bute.

Citizens in Boulder, Colorado want to completely ban plastic straw use in the city.

Aspen has pledged to transition to 100% renewable energy and is a great example of how it's done for other major cities.

A new partnership has unveiled smog-eating bikes that clean the air as you ride them.

San Diego cleaned up over 800 pounds of trash from their beaches this Fourth of July.

Social Bicycles has created a new stationless e-bike service called JUMP Bikes and San Francisco will be giving them a trial run over the next 18 months.

Alameda, California will be enacting the Santa Cruz County’s Sustainable Packaging Ordinance.

ccording to the Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, less than about 16 percent of e-waste is recycled.

In what seems like a story from an inspirational film, teacher Stephen Ritz helped turnaround a struggling school in New York City with plants.

BioCarbon Engineering is using drone technology to plant trees and fight deforestation in Myanmar and other countries.

Solar panels are not always the easiest to install in Brooklyn so this new canopy can be a game changer for those who want to use solar power

An Italian startup called Off Grid Box is producing a six-foot square solar array that also filters clean water for general use in areas with scarce resources.

United By Blue is focused on reducing ocean trash and plastic pollution.

Kolkata purifies millions of gallons of waste every day into clean water and fertilizer for fish and plants.

California has been looking moreand more toward the future with renewable energy.

Hurricane Maria didn’t make impact in the continental United States, but Puerto Rico saw a direct hit from the intense Category 4 hurricane.

Along with releasing information on the new Nissan LEAF, the car manufacturer is pushing out a series of pilot projects to showcase just how useful the electric vehicle battery is.

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Throughout last month, the Lonely Whale Foundation ran a campaign called “Strawless in Seattle.”

Diller Scofidio + Renfro won the international Zaryadye Park competition in 2013, which meant they were tasked with building the first public park commissioned in Moscow in 50 years.

Metropolis Farms continues to pave the way for sustainable farming in big cities.

Pittsburgh uses a reloadable smart card, called ConnectCard, that makes it easy to pay for fares.

Moores Hill Winery is 100 percent sustainable, from solar roof panels to reusing their water.

An old highway that hovers over the city of Seoul has been transformed into a Sky Garden that beautifully outlines the city

Ghana is piloting a solar-powered electric truck that is exceeding expectations and could solve transit issues in developing nations.

Seattle is getting ride of straws for the month of September. The "Strawless in Seattle' campaign encourages residents to ditch plastic straws for good.

Here's everything you need to know about microfibers and how they affect the environment.

A convenience store is making it easy by driving to you to shop for your groceries.