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4 days ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
Many gardeners accumulate collections of plastic nursery pots after buying new plants and moving them into ceramic or terra cotta planters. Instead of tossing those plastic pots into the trash, one TikToker shared how to repurpose them to grow tomato plants. In her TikTok tutorial, Marie Burke (@goodvibzmarie) demonstrates how to stack two nursery pots on top of each other for tomato planting.
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5 days ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
Despite consistent news about Tesla's declining sales overall, the EV brand's Model Y and Model 3 rank first and third among the best-selling cars in California, respectively. As Clean Technica reported, these two Tesla mass-market models are still topping California's automobile sales charts. According to a California New Car Dealers Association report, the Model Y was the best-selling automobile in the state during the first quarter of 2025.
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5 days ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
Cases of yellow fever have been on the rise in various parts of South America, tripling 2024 numbers for the mosquito-borne disease and resulting in a startling uptick in human deaths. As the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy shared in mid-May, five South American countries confirmed 212 cases of yellow fever and 85 deaths related to the disease. These numbers reflect cases from late December 2024 to April 26, 2025.
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6 days ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
Utah's Great Salt Lake is drying up and has hit record low levels in recent years — with the lowest coming in 2022 — and over half of its water is now gone, according to The New York Times. The decline of the lake level is dire because of the lake's impacts on public health, migratory bird patterns, tourism, mining, and real estate.
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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Alyssa Ochs
Trashie is a unique company that offers rewards for recycling your clothes. Instagram influencers have been raving about Trashie's Take Back Bags when decluttering their closets and making room for new fashions with zero guilt. How does Trashie's Take Back Bag work? Christian Mulkey (@memorieswiththemulkeys_), a relatable, real-life mom, shared an Instagram video explaining why she uses Trashie Take Back Bags.
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1 week ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
Some Tesla owners fear they will be trapped inside their vehicles if they catch fire, so they are installing their own rip cords. News of this increasingly popular DIY modification raises concerns about Tesla's door designs in an emergency. As Fuel Arc reported, Tesla drivers have been taking safety into their own hands and rigging DIY emergency-escape rip cords. Some drivers have posted their setups on Reddit to spread the word and inform others about their strategy.
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1 week ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
North Dakota residents have recently experienced some extreme and unpredictable weather. Within the span of just a few days, records were broken throughout the state for intense heat, unseasonable cold, and heavy rainfall. As the Argus Leader recently reported, North Dakota experienced a mid-May heat wave with record-breaking highs. Just a few days later, the weather shifted to produce record-breaking lows, lots of rain, and even small amounts of snow.
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1 week ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
The Swiss National Bank has sold its ownership interest in the U.S. oil company Chevron. As Net Zero Investor reported, the prominent bank no longer has a stake in the oil giant, which has been linked to shady business dealings and misleading greenwashing campaigns. There has been growing pressure on central banks to divest from dirty energy and polluting companies.
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1 week ago | 
thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs
Rising sea levels are threatening the Maldives — by 2050, climate scientists expect significant portions of the islands to become uninhabitable. The Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean composed largely of natural atolls, is vulnerable to the effects of rising sea levels, like so much of the planet and low-lying coastal lands in particular. According to World Day, sea levels appear to be rising by about 3.39 millimeters annually in some parts of the country.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Alyssa Ochs
Oregon's governor, Tina Kotek, approved a ban on firefighting foam that contains forever chemicals. As Environment America reported, Kotek made Oregon the 16th state in the U.S. to ban perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, in firefighting missions. She signed Senate Bill 91 into law at the request of the state Senate Interim Committee on Energy and Environment. This firefighting foam ban is good news because experts have linked PFAS to many health and environmental issues.
