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Points of ProgressLow-tech and upside-down: The solutions under our feetProgress roundup: Fish advance science on China鈥檚 space station, solar farms host sheep on the ground, and across Africa, new publishers boost writers.
From the ashes: After wildfire, can this Olive Avenue family move forward?Wildfire turned vibrant Altadena to rubble. The Monitor is following what comes next on one block. How neighbors rebuild, how communities change, and how resilience appears in the aftermath of disaster. This is the first installment.
Points of ProgressA quiet recognition of Black soldiers in South Africa, and new rights in EcuadorProgress roundup: School lunch goes nationwide in Canada, overdue honor for Black soldiers in South Africa, and聽in Ecuador, marine life gain rights
LA area鈥檚 pets, and their owners, helped by progress in disaster responseAn increase in the integration of trained volunteers with official disaster response has helped people with pets after the Los Angeles wildfires.
Earth鈥檚 green evolution gave rise to everything from dinosaurs to dandelionsPaleontologist Riley Black traces the cooperation among plants, animals, and ecosystems in 鈥淲hen the Earth Was Green.鈥�
When slash-and-burn plantation fires spread, these Indonesian women douse the flamesThe palm oil industry has put Indonesian Borneo at risk of devastating wildfires. Ahead of International Women鈥檚 Day, 海角大神 joins an all-female firefighting force on patrol.聽
Hatched! Baby eagles send spirits soaring for webcam viewers.After a long, painful wait, and just a year after no eaglets ever appeared ... two eaglets have hatched!
After LA wildfires, a job center grows into a hub for wildfire responseThe Pasadena Community Job Center helps day laborers find work. After the LA wildfires, workers volunteered to help others 鈥� and themselves 鈥� begin a long recovery.聽
In Yemen, activists seek to restore rubble-strewn sanctuary for migrating birdsFor centuries, Yemen鈥檚 coastal wetlands played host to each year to flocks of migrating birds. But civil war has left the ecosystem in dire straits.
Points of ProgressHow our actions affect others 鈥� from driving more safely to making artProgress roundup: Studies show that Americans are safer partly because of better driving. And Britons are healthier when they pursue arts and culture.
Insurance and the LA fires: Is staggering cost threatening the industry?An author who has studied wildfires discusses the insurance industry's response - including the challenges that large-scale disasters present, and possible solutions.聽
Points of ProgressIncome grows in Africa, and solar power soars in PakistanProgress roundup: Colombian women chose fish farms over coca, Africa made income gains, and solar power is surging in Pakistan.
Trump, Musk want to curb FEMA. Its North Carolina response says volumes.President Trump derided FEMA as politicized and inadequate. North Carolina is a reality check for needed reforms.
Points of ProgressBee fences and women taxi drivers to protect peopleProgress roundup: Taxi companies built by women are improving their safety. And fences made of beehives are keeping farmers safer from elephants.聽
LA fires left blank slate for rebuilding. Whose priorities will chart the path?With the LA fires contained, homeowners will be deciding how to rebuild. Officials, nonprofits, and others are already weighing in on what new homes and communities could look like.聽
Points of ProgressFrom worst to best: How Poland reduces traffic deaths, and Sri Lanka fixes wetlandsProgress roundup: With safety and well-being in mind, Warsaw鈥檚 measures halved traffic fatalities. And Sri Lanka鈥檚 capital is restoring wetlands.
Points of ProgressChildren first: Protecting and nurturing, from Colombia to FinlandProgress roundup: Children鈥檚 rights and needs drove national policy in Colombia and Finland. And for coastal areas, new proof of seabeds as carbon sinks.
The ExplainerCleanup of LA fires has begun 鈥� and toxins are a key challengeHazardous waste and the scale of the disaster make fire cleanup tricky for Los Angeles and the EPA.
Madagascar fights to save the forests that made it famousDespite pledges to halt deforestation and youth-led efforts to reverse it, Madagascar is losing its trees faster than almost anywhere else on Earth.聽
In LA, residents weigh whether to sell or rebuild after fires destroy their homesResidents who lost houses to fire weigh selling properties to corporate buyers as costs of available housing in Greater Los Angeles skyrockets.聽
