Ahead of the World Cup, thousands of athletes raised funds for climate-ravaged soccer fields — and set a Guinness record
On June 6, more than 500 soccer players gathered in Miami Beach alongside more than 5,000 people across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil and the United Kingdom — to juggle a soccer ball in unison for 10 seconds and break a Guinness World Record.
Organized by the global environmental campaign Where Football Lives, proceeds from the event will support upgrades to grassroots soccer sites across the U.S. and Mexico, enabling them to better withstand extreme weather caused by climate change.
Laura Biondo, a Venezuelan football freestyler and world champion, took part in the event in Miami, one of the World Cup’s most heat-exposed host cities.
Why is this good news? Parents across the U.S. estimate that their children lost an average of one full week of practices or competitions in 2024 due to extreme temperatures, wildfire smoke, flooding, and unpredictable winters. Not only is it a health hazard for everyone, but kids deserve quality places to play as much as the professionals do.
Two teens in Kenya turned farm waste into award-winning, pollution-reducing car exhaust filters
Two 17-year-old Kenyan students just won the Africa regional round of the Earth Prize, the world’s largest environmental sustainability competition for teenagers.
Fredrick Njoroge Kariuki and Miron Onsarigo won the award for inventing HewSafi, a low-cost vehicle exhaust filter made from the agricultural waste of maize cobs and coconut shells.
The students used recycled battery components, steel mesh, copper, and algae to capture harmful pollutants from vehicle emissions. When they tested their filters on minibuses in Nairobi, they found that HewaSafi reduced fine particulate pollution by 93.3% and cut carbon monoxide emissions by 42%.
“I can’t say enough wonderful things about the children and families whose loved ones are inside. I can’t say enough about how this cruelty is harming and traumatizing precious children who should get to just be kids.”
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