Right now, as you read this online, you are utilizing the great benefits of rare earth elements. This also goes for when you use your...

Over 60% of Americans believe that they are recycling poorly. [1] And nearly 50% have trouble identifying what is compostable with almost...

By 2050, the world’s oceans will contain more plastic than fish.  But I’m sure you know that already, or have heard something similar...

Every day as we walk outside, we feel the weather getting hotter, and more humid. But most of us just shrug it off and put a silent...

The mining of fossil fuels has always been a slippery slope, but with the rise of fracking, there may be a bigger impact than previously...

Hunting otters, fishing mass amounts of their food, and spilling oil in their homes since the 1900s; how badly does our world want to...

We’ve all had those moments when we are deliberating between options for a product. Should you buy the wipes in a white container or an...

For those living on the US-Mexico border, daily life is tainted by the noxious stench of human waste and toxic chemicals leaching in from...

This past week, Clearwater Innovation members Kyle Tianshi and Leanne Fan were youth keynote speakers at SEMICON West, a renowned...

As a competitor on the national high school Public Forum debate circuit, I spend many hours each month poring over the pros and cons of...

As the world approaches 1.5 degrees Celsius in warming by 2030, policymakers must start making carbon-aware policy decisions. The UN...

Humans now inhabit over twice the amount of flood-prone land compared to four decades ago. [1] As we expand along coasts and into...

Every plastic bag has a story. It begins in a plastic factory, where tubs of molten polyethylene are blown through a tube and cut into...

In 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled an executive order that represented California’s most ambitious move in its crusade to combat...

If you’ve ever been inside a shopping mall, you’ll notice the brightly-clad mannequins inside storefronts, the racks of bold clothing,...

Mount Soledad is constantly under construction. When driving through Via Capri or La Jolla Scenic Drive, one can’t help but notice...

Frog populations have been rapidly declining across the world. Each year, frogs lose 3.79 percent of their population. A global map of...

Every time a faucet is turned on in your home, water rushes through a network of unseen pipes, driven by pressure so you can use it to...

With the rise of new technologies, we have been gradually lighting up our world. However, these indulgences place not only a burden on...

Microplastics are commonly defined as any plastic fragment less than 5 mm in length. They originate from numerous sources: they’re...