Environment

August 10, 2026

Meet the Women Over 64 Cleaning Up Cape Cod’s Ponds One Dive at a Time

Every summer, a group of women over 64 dives into Cape Cod’s freshwater ponds to remove trash from the bottom. The Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage, or OLAUG, estimates that it has removed 6,000 pounds of garbage since forming in 2017. The group now has about 30 members and organizes around 20 formal dives each year, with each cleanup requiring careful planning around water conditions, wildlife, and safety.

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May 4, 2026

Musicians Perform Inside a Melting Ice Cave in the Swiss Alps

While many musicians dream of performing on the world’s biggest stages, Swiss artist To Athena (Tiffany Athena Limacher) recently fulfilled a very different kind of ambition: singing inside a glacier. In March 2026, she and her band—featuring two violinists, a cellist, and a keyboard player—joined Greenpeace on an expedition to the Morteratsch Glacier in the Swiss Alps. They performed her song “Collide” inside a frozen cave carved in the glacier.

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March 18, 2026

Conservationists Are Planting Giant Sequoia Clones in Detroit To Help Preserve the World’s Largest Trees

The towering giant sequoia has long defined the forests of California. These ancient trees can soar more than 300 feet tall and live for over 3,000 years, making them among the largest and longest-living organisms on Earth. Now, conservationists are giving their descendants a surprising new home in Detroit, Michigan. Volunteers in Detroit have begun planting hundreds of giant sequoia saplings throughout the city.

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