More Environment - Page 2
Wildfire smoke maps: 4 best sites for tracking the smoke
Want to see it? Look outside. Want to see what's happening next? Check these out.
By Mike Pearl
![a smoky day in New York City](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04aqkTOkF9WEDr8sAN9QK1w/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1686169263.jpg)
![a smoky day in New York City](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04aqkTOkF9WEDr8sAN9QK1w/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1686169263.jpg)
Large spiders are rapidly spreading in the U.S. They're not after you.
It's time we become friendly neighbors.
By Mark Kaufman
![A Joro spider hanging from its large web. Female Joros are much larger and flashier in color than males.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06Qhvm5kefqOaVN6w1fCbpP/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1684962855.jpg)
![A Joro spider hanging from its large web. Female Joros are much larger and flashier in color than males.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06Qhvm5kefqOaVN6w1fCbpP/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1684962855.jpg)
The best eco-friendly air conditioners to keep you cool this summer
Celebrate Earth Week with these better-for-the-environment picks.
By Dylan Haas
![Windmill air conditioner](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/roundups/06cJJ44MabCKj83fUu9KaHZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1681761488.png)
![Windmill air conditioner](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/roundups/06cJJ44MabCKj83fUu9KaHZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1681761488.png)
Biden's new emissions rules are meant to put you in an EV
Reduce tailpipe emissions by reducing the number of tailpipes.
![A row of electric vehicles plugged in at a charging station](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00nVoI0G8hqaTzjy7Sl1YZS/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1681323130.jpg)
![A row of electric vehicles plugged in at a charging station](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00nVoI0G8hqaTzjy7Sl1YZS/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1681323130.jpg)
Amazing creature found 27,000 feet under the sea. Here's how it survives.
It has two sets of jaws.
By Mark Kaufman
![a snailfish swimming in the deep sea](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05G9uGi5if47PnqFijUGCUS/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1680625102.png)
![a snailfish swimming in the deep sea](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05G9uGi5if47PnqFijUGCUS/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1680625102.png)
Mikaela Loach's 'It's Not That Radical' calls for climate justice and collective liberation
"...know that there will be a role for you in this movement, no matter what."
![Mikaela Loach with her hand raised speaking at a rally next to an image of the cover of her book "It's Not That Radical."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Mt7ONBuiBp6ikwbyH28K8/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1680772544.jpg)
![Mikaela Loach with her hand raised speaking at a rally next to an image of the cover of her book "It's Not That Radical."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Mt7ONBuiBp6ikwbyH28K8/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1680772544.jpg)
Plastic pollution is clogging a river in Guatemala. Can we ever clean it?
Previous attempts to rid Las Vacas of its plastic have been unsuccessful.
![A man stands in front of a river which resembles a mountain of plastic more than a body of water. Caption reads: "Trash River"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03ff7VdBDanQhDr9ijIB2Fn/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1679999221.jpg)
![A man stands in front of a river which resembles a mountain of plastic more than a body of water. Caption reads: "Trash River"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03ff7VdBDanQhDr9ijIB2Fn/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1679999221.jpg)
How campaigning saved Europe's 'last wild river'
Albania's Vjosa River has become Europe's first wild river national park.
![A photograph of the Vjosa river with a high mountain seen in the background and village in the bottom right corner. Caption reads "How to save a river"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02tZiYBiJAfqpei96lUew2B/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1679311827.jpg)
![A photograph of the Vjosa river with a high mountain seen in the background and village in the bottom right corner. Caption reads "How to save a river"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02tZiYBiJAfqpei96lUew2B/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1679311827.jpg)
The high seas can finally be protected under new UN treaty
From environmental stuff — not, like, pirates.
By Amanda Yeo
![Activists from Greenpeace display a banner before the United Nations headquarters during ongoing negotiations at the UN on a treaty to protect the high seas in New York on February 27, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0130GMMDWab6Wcrnqr40yVX/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1678083958.jpg)
![Activists from Greenpeace display a banner before the United Nations headquarters during ongoing negotiations at the UN on a treaty to protect the high seas in New York on February 27, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0130GMMDWab6Wcrnqr40yVX/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1678083958.jpg)
23 good things already happening in 2023
Behind the scary headlines, the human race is making quiet progress.
By Chris Taylor
![The year 2023 in large, fuzzy, colorful numbers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06nh01Tv7P6cRTjwUrrRK3T/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1675242163.jpg)
![The year 2023 in large, fuzzy, colorful numbers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06nh01Tv7P6cRTjwUrrRK3T/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1675242163.jpg)
Can you power a village with a tiny stream?
The turbines are designed to be easily maintained in regions of the world where generating energy is difficult.
![hydro electric](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03ue0vUo8vj8kqTmid4ygWi/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1674248719.png)
![hydro electric](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03ue0vUo8vj8kqTmid4ygWi/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1674248719.png)
England bans the sale of single-use plastics
Single-use plastics are becoming never-use plastics in England.
![Giant Plastic Tap by artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong which is a giant tap sculpture spewing out single-use plastic waste to raise awareness of the root cause of the plastic problem: Plastic production, during the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth. Picture date: Saturday July 30, 2022.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01XraTJbLc32jRPANlbCE7n/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1673804275.jpg)
![Giant Plastic Tap by artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong which is a giant tap sculpture spewing out single-use plastic waste to raise awareness of the root cause of the plastic problem: Plastic production, during the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth. Picture date: Saturday July 30, 2022.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01XraTJbLc32jRPANlbCE7n/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1673804275.jpg)
The deep sea discoveries and sightings of 2022 are fascinating
"You're always finding things you haven't seen before."
By Mark Kaufman
![a jellyfish floating in the deep sea](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01tJ7pAvZyjZPTuhJEEKtBJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1670882420.jpg)
![a jellyfish floating in the deep sea](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01tJ7pAvZyjZPTuhJEEKtBJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1670882420.jpg)
How winter solstice is celebrated across different cultures
These traditions pre-date Christmas.
![split screen shows tree images: a close-up of pomegranates; red lanterns hung on a tree in China, and people gathered outside an ancient monolith in Ireland. Caption reads: "Welcoming light."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02Z1LxLu23O4D8bLPmck4rD/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1671612182.jpg)
![split screen shows tree images: a close-up of pomegranates; red lanterns hung on a tree in China, and people gathered outside an ancient monolith in Ireland. Caption reads: "Welcoming light."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02Z1LxLu23O4D8bLPmck4rD/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1671612182.jpg)
How steel production can become more sustainable
A Swedish company has found a sustainable way to make steel, eliminating CO2-emissions in the process
![SSAB plant](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04zH76PR0eH4fmUWFrrnymi/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1670319980.jpg)
![SSAB plant](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04zH76PR0eH4fmUWFrrnymi/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1670319980.jpg)
5 times designers and architects worked to help the planet in 2022
They imagined a better future, then helped build it.
![split screen shows three images: an aerial shot of an oval school in the middle of the desert; a man ascending a plant-made pyramid via a ladder while bathed in pink light; male hands holding a tile in the making](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03TF8BdaIgPlxy2VCLmR5fz/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1669992843.png)
![split screen shows three images: an aerial shot of an oval school in the middle of the desert; a man ascending a plant-made pyramid via a ladder while bathed in pink light; male hands holding a tile in the making](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03TF8BdaIgPlxy2VCLmR5fz/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1669992843.png)
A wildflower restoration project creates the UK's biggest grassland yet
By sowing local plant species, the project aims to boost the coastal area's biodiversity.
![A tractor sows over plain land near the coast in Devon. Caption reads: restoring nature](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05qpNTEb9zNMVboZEinJX1G/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1669392453.jpg)
![A tractor sows over plain land near the coast in Devon. Caption reads: restoring nature](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05qpNTEb9zNMVboZEinJX1G/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1669392453.jpg)
Volcano's massive eruption broke another impressive record
"It’s an extraordinary result."
By Mark Kaufman
![the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption as seen from space](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00P7IqOuT60kT5IQoW8MGrI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1667573072.png)
![the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption as seen from space](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00P7IqOuT60kT5IQoW8MGrI/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1667573072.png)
Incredible Fat Bear Week champ is more than just the fattest bear
He's a legend in his realm.
By Mark Kaufman
![The colossal bear 747 in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00UMIleICqXrwTT9uH1mQ7n/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1665521566.jpg)
![The colossal bear 747 in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00UMIleICqXrwTT9uH1mQ7n/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1665521566.jpg)
Park rangers saw something unprecedented in this year's fat bears
"The story of the year."
By Mark Kaufman
![a group of bears walking in Katmai National Park and Preserve](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05m6Kph6IRn5gk0u75mkbP5/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1665151796.jpg)
![a group of bears walking in Katmai National Park and Preserve](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05m6Kph6IRn5gk0u75mkbP5/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1665151796.jpg)