Land in Indigenous territory in Costa Rica that Cabécar leaders have reclaimed and are working to reforest. | Justine Calma / The Verge The Verge takes you to Costa Rica to explore how it restored its forests and manages to get nearly 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy. Continue reading… ...

Wastewater pipes at a reclamation plant in California on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. | Getty Images Big brands are paying startup Vaulted Deep $58.3 million to shoot poop and other organic waste products into underground wells as a way to fight climate change. The deal was brokered by a group called Frontier Climate, which...

Image: Getty Images Walmart isn’t making enough money off its new health centers, so it decided to close up shop. The retail giant announced today that it’ll shutter all 51 health centers it opened up across five states since 2019. Walmart is also getting rid of its virtual care program after acquiring telehealth provider...

Trucks haul away ore from a pit in one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 17th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images The United Nations launched a new panel to craft mining guidelines for critical minerals in high demand for electric vehicles and renewable...

Image: Razer Razer will have to fork over $1.1 million in refunds to customers who purchased its RGB-clad Zephyr face mask, according to a proposed settlement announced by the Federal Trade Commission on Monday. The company claimed the face mask used N95-grade filters, but the FTC alleges Razer never submitted them for testing...

Collage by Israel Vargas They brought forests back to life in Costa Rica. Their next challenge? Restoring ecosystems in a warming world. Continue reading…