People Stories

A trash source success: parking lot on St. Augustine Road, Valdosta

Photos: parking lot; Hightower Creek Valdosta, GA, October 7, 2021 — Other businesses can do what Stafford did, and our…

3 years ago

From sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor

Merging art, science and activism, two women are on a mission to save one of the city's biggest and most…

3 years ago

Six girls from Assam develop biodegradable yoga mat, may save lakes from water hyacinth menace

A biodegradable and compostable yoga mat developed from water hyacinth by six young girls from a fishing community in Assam…

3 years ago

A military veteran’s new mission is to restore a stream and help people heal

Jeff Swire, co-founder of Patriots Cove, has turned his private property into a fly-fishing refuge for other veterans and first…

3 years ago

‘Everything is drying up’: As springs on Hopi land decline, a sacred connection is threatened

Max Taylor, a Hopi Tribe water resources technician, stands near Lemeva Spring on the Hopi Reservation on July 30, 2020.…

3 years ago

‘Water is sacred’: 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water

"Tomorrow’s world" Photograph: Serge Attukwei Clottey/WaterAid Ten photographs marking the 10th anniversary of access to water and sanitation being declared…

4 years ago

Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.

Photo: A surfer rides a wave against the industrial backdrop of Lake Michigan. (Credit: Mike Killion/Courtesy of Surfrider) Decades ago,…

4 years ago

Nancy Caruso: The ‘Kelp Lady’ Is Here To Help

Photo: Close-up of an abalone shell underside. GETTY Nancy Caruso inspired an army of ocean-lovers to jump in and get…

4 years ago

First Clip: Ellen Page’s New Documentary About Environmental Racism

In There’s Something In the Water, a new documentary premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, co-directors and…

5 years ago

The Florida Activist Is 78. The Legal Judgment Against Her Is $4 Million.

Maggy Hurchalla kayaking near her home in Stuart, Fla., this summer. Eve Edelheit for The New York Times STUART, Fla.…

5 years ago