Urban gardening efforts including vertical gardens are a great way to introduce green spaces to otherwise industrial or built-up areas. They improve the air quality of cities by acting as a natural filtration system and can also reduce some of the impacts of the heat island effect.

The active ingredients in chemical sunscreens are known to harm coral reefs. Here's why - when these ingredients enter the ocean via humans they damage corals' ability to defend against bleaching, harm their DNA, and cause developmental issues.

Turning off lights and appliances not in use lowers your individual energy consumption, reducing the total amount of fossil fuels being burned and cutting down on carbon dioxide as well as other equivalent greenhouse gas emissions. A bonus for the environment and your wallet!

Smog over cities like Los Angeles and New Delhi is clearing, meaning less air pollutants are being released into the atmosphere. New Delhi has recorded a 60% drop in particulate matter, one of the most dangerous pollutants to human health.

Cities bordering the Gulf of Mexico such as New Orleans are classified as having a very high vulnerability to sea level rise. Coastal Louisiana loses about a football field of its wetlands every 100 minutes due to rising tides and subsiding land. This combination poses a risk to local ecosystems as well as the coast’s residents.