Convert Millions of Gas Guzzlers Already on the Road to Plug-In

From Felix Kramer, founder of CalCars

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transportation, california, energy, electric cars, plug-ins, calcars, felix kramer, retrofit

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An area between a building and a field that is filled with landscaped plants, trees, and bushes that dips down to collect rainwater.

A bioswale is an aesthetically pleasing green infrastructure option that captures rainwater and runoff that can also be used to create habitats for native species, birds, or other plants; they can also filter out pollutants as they capture water. (Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mia Rosenblatt

George Washington University

Four water issues facing California

A cliffside dipping down into a blue ocean.

(Tristan Mckenzie/Unsplash License)

Julia Paige-Carter

Planet Forward Correspondent | Arizona State University

In defense of native plants

An illustration of an acorn artfully sprouting different kinds of leaves.

Illustrations by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley

Essay | Interstate 81 and the Inner Loop: Viaducts for environmental racism

A portion of Rochester's Inner Loop taken from a driver's view. An upcoming bridge displays two different exit signs. No cars are on the expressway, except one in front of the camera.

The construction of Rochester, New York's Inner Loop not only damaged communities, but it also decreased pedestrian biking traffic, contributing to a car-centric infrastructure. As seen in this image, traffic volumes on the Inner Loop were never particularly high, which is one of the factors that led to its removal. (Doug Kerr/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Jenna Magioncalda

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Reinventing a sustainable crab fishery