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Recycled glass, turned into sand, is restoring Louisiana's shrinking coastline

It's just one example of how pulverized glass has become an upcycling hero, finding new purpose in landscaping, construction, even coastal restoration.
Tree planting is booming. Here's how that could help or harm, the planet

Tree planting is booming. Here's how that could help or harm, the planet

Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient.
How Brad Pitt’s green housing plan for Hurricane Katrina survivors fell apart

How Brad Pitt’s green housing plan for Hurricane Katrina survivors fell apart

The movie star’s nonprofit spent nearly $30 million on architecturally stunning housing after the disaster. Now, most are falling apart, and the nonprofit is nowhere to be seen.
Maya Lin’s dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to be reborn as boats

Maya Lin’s dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to be reborn as boats

Teenagers are making boats using the wood from her grove installation at Madison Square Park, and the artist is happy that the work is seeing a new life.
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Ex-Wall Street 'quant' wields data to replant charred Madagascar rainforests

After retiring early from a career as a quantitative analyst for stock portfolios worth billions of dollars, Matt Hill started a nonprofit to restore rainforest in eastern Madagascar.

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Climate Cardinals website enlists students to translate climate change information, earn community service hours

“I’m kind of freaking out,” said Sophia Kianni, 18, a high school senior and activist from Virginia who came up with the idea for the nonprofit Climate Cardinals during her time in quarantine to fight the coronavirus. “The number of signups keeps going up by the minute.”
Virus crisis exposes cascading weaknesses in U.S. disaster response
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Virus crisis exposes cascading weaknesses in U.S. disaster response

Nonprofits are sending fewer volunteers. Local emergency managers risk being overwhelmed. FEMA is trying “virtual” assistance. And hurricane season starts June 1.
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