Repair Cafés Are Helping People Fix Things Instead of Throwing Them Away
Community repair events help people extend the life of household items with practical support.
Category Clever Ideas
Practical ideas that make life better.
A Bus Stop Was Redesigned as a Pocket Rain Garden
A routine transport stop became a greener place that absorbs runoff and brightens the street.
New Global Pact Protects Migratory Birds, Turtles and Jaguars
More than 130 governments signed a landmark agreement to reduce bycatch, expand wildlife protections and create blue corridors for sea turtles and flyways for migratory birds.
World’s Largest Electric Mining Excavator Is Ready for Global Delivery
Komatsu's two-million-pound excavator now comes with a fully electric drive mode, allowing even the largest mining operations to cut emissions from excavation.
Gordie Howe International Bridge Opens Linking US and Canada by Foot and Bike
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, twenty years in the making, opens in 2026 as the first new US-Canada crossing in many years and one of the rare bridges open to pedestrians and cyclists.
A Town Square Added Free Drinking Water and Shade
A modest public-space upgrade made daily life more comfortable and more welcoming during warm weather.
America’s Largest Clean Energy Project Starts Powering Homes
The 3.5-gigawatt SunZia wind farm begins generating power for over 1 million homes across the American West.
Endangered Orangutan Crosses Canopy Bridge in World First
A Sumatran orangutan uses a human-made rope bridge to cross a road, reconnecting fragmented forest habitat.
Orchard Planting Expanded a Pollinator Corridor
An orchard and wildflower planting project created a better corridor for bees and other pollinators.
Scientists Built a Hemp-Based Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Researchers developed a durable material from hemp that could reduce reliance on fossil-fuel plastics.