Off-grid solar can quickly provide electricity access to 135 million people across remote communities on the continent, say leaders from the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association.

It takes a lot of energy to brew beer. With the help of 182 solar panels and geothermal energy, Blasty Bough Brewing Company shows how breweries can reduce their energy bills along with their environmental impact.

Regardless of what's happening on the federal level, corporate sustainability remains a business advantage, and companies are still largely progressing toward their climate goals. But there's room for bigger commitments that prompt more action.

Food tech startup Marine Biologics uses seaweed from Alaska to create what it calls “the world’s first programmable biomass” that can replace fossil fuel  derivatives in everyday products. 

In the latest episode of "What the...?," we asked Laura Gitman, chief impact officer of BSR, whether sustainability goals are still the right tool for driving corporate progress, if companies should make their goals public, or if it's time to rethink the model entirely. 

Legislation aimed at restricting renewables in Texas could raise energy prices and wreck the state's business-friendly reputation, says an advocacy group representing none other than fossil fuel companies.

Increased tariffs between the United States and Canada could have a significant impact on an unexpected industry: secondhand clothing. That should be a catalyst for industry innovation and government support, argues Irshad Ali Mohammed, director of the secondhand wholesale company Sinaitex.

Sugar kelp and blue mussels can work together at aquaculture farms to combat nutrient pollution and create a more balanced local ecosystem, new research finds.

Kind Snacks rolled out the first in-store pilot of its famous nut bars in curbside-recyclable paper wrappers earlier this month. A paper wrapper that can keep food fresh is no easy feat, but the brand hopes the test will inspire others to look at paper as a packaging option.

At the Green Era Campus, a nine-acre remediated brownfields site on Chicago’s South Side, a newly opened anaerobic digester will process local food waste into renewable natural gas and support urban farms with nutrient-rich compost.

By swapping fossil fuels for agricultural waste, Applied Bioplastics makes plastics cheaper, stronger and lower-impact. It won’t end plastic pollution, but it could help manufacturers and buyers cut carbon in a world still obsessed with plastic.

Dryad Networks is cutting down the time it takes to detect wildfires. Hoping to give responders a leg up before the flames grow out of control, its AI-powered system senses fires when they first start smoldering.