Environment & Sustainability

Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.

Cruise industry expansion collides with Cozumel’s coral reef

Cruise Industry Expansion Collides With Cozumel’s Coral Reef

Villa Blanca Reef off Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is home to emblematic and endangered species, and is the site a coral restoration project with 35 platforms growing different species of coral. Now, it’s ground zero in a fierce local battle —…

US EV sales are booming — for now

US EV Sales Are Booming — For Now

In March, President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the lawn of the White House to show off a line of electric vehicles, transforming, for a moment, the commander in chief into the car salesman in chief. Five months later,…

Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?

Can Clams Make A Comeback On A Tribal Reservation In Maine?

Softshell clams flourished for centuries on the Passamaquoddy’s Pleasant Point Reservation, before overfishing and climate change. Now, more than a million are maturing in a garden created three years ago by tribal members. By Sydney Cromwell SIPAYIK, Maine—Clams have been…