Environment & Sustainability

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

A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California

Visitors to the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, captivated by gliding birds overhead and golden hills across the Bay waters, could be forgiven for failing to notice that the preserve is also home to the Bay’s newest levee.  Most levees…

Floods can leave communities facing higher overdose deaths for years

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina.  Hush Sinn delivers needles, naloxone, and other medical supplies to people in the mostly rural mountain communities of Madison County, North…