The Government does not properly leverage technology to effectively and efficiently evaluate environmental permits, causing significant delay to important infrastructure projects that impact our ...

While artificial intelligence (AI) may solve certain sustainability issues in the future, the technology’s environmental footprint is already a topic of much discussion today. To help society bridge ...

Artificial intelligence processes billions of prompts daily, requiring significant amounts of water and electricity. It creates an AI footprint. The environmental impact of AI, known as an AI ...

In Technology and the Environment in History, the authors discuss the important topics, historical processes, and scholarly concerns that have emerged from recent work in thinking about envirotech.

When disaster strikes, first responders are expected to sprint into chaos while everyone else runs away. Whether it’s a collapsed building after an earthquake or a smoke-filled office during an active ...

In Minnesota, scientists have launched what's believed to be the first statewide effort to measure PFAS in the air. PFAS, called forever chemicals, are found in all sorts of products from nonstick ...

United Utilities is investing millions of pounds to improve water quality in the Lake District.

Each year, hospitals in the U.S. generate 5.9 million tons of medical waste.1 Practice Greenhealth estimates that 29 pounds of waste is generated per staffed bed per day.2 With such a large impact on ...