Can Electric Vehicles Save the Planet?
Eliminating gas-powered cars and trucks may help avert a climate catastrophe. But they are only part of the solution
Pollution
The Costs of Extraction
Prof. Kristen Bos investigates how pollution has affected – and continues to affect – Indigenous communities
Three Moments from Spring 2021
Learning to live with the pandemic
Sea of Troubles
Prof. Chelsea Rochman explores how plastic is breaking down – and where it’s ending up
What Data Can Teach Us about Cities
Four examples of how researchers are harnessing technology to improve urban life and make cities smarter
Waste Not, Want Not
Andrew White’s company not only cleans bio-gas, but also produces fertilizer
Sustainable City
Cities are more livable when they're clean and green
The Next Big Idea
Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more
Toxic Trespass
Documentary film investigates the chemical soup around us
Green Power
A 1969 article in The Varsity ignited students to start the Canadian environmental movement