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Project Wildlife helps creatures great and smallThe San Diego-area nonprofit group has helped to rehabilitate some 320 species of wildlife, about 10,000 birds and mammals annually.
Hydropower helps households in off-the-grid areas of PakistanSmall-scale hydropower plants are proving a key way to provide power in remote regions of Pakistan, while at the same time helping protect the environment.
In drought-stressed regions, 'graywater' recycling gains attentionSome households and businesses are reusing graywater 鈥� water from bathroom sinks, showers, bathtubs, washing machines, and laundry sinks.
A debate that demands compassionIntensely personal, intensely political, the abortion debate rarely changes minds. The one bright spot: Abortion numbers are falling.
Readers RespondReaders write: Care for pregnant mothers; Where鈥檚 Bernie?; GOP can take its timeLetters to the editor for the April 4, 2016 weekly magazine.
Satellite data shows new hope for endangered tiger populationsSatellite data is proving a useful tool for protecting tiger habitat and could not only聽help double wild tiger populations by 2022 but also lay the groundwork for helping other vulnerable species, too.
Readers RespondReaders write: compassion in the abortion debate; not a Russian cold war this timeLetters to the editor for the April 11, 2016 weekly magazine.
Nepal turns to bamboo to rebuild after quakesBamboo grows widely in Nepal, is easier to transport than heavier materials, and is relatively cheap to use, experts say. Twin earthquakes last year destroyed nearly a million buildings in the Himalayan nation.
Difference MakerIn slums of Romania, a Dutchman is drawn to help the RomaBert Looij aids ostracized Roma, who are also known as Gypsies 鈥� including those living at a rat-infested dump.聽'I help them because nobody else is helping them,' he says.
Reaping benefits beyond better prison menus, inmates grow their own foodFrom New York to Oregon, prison gardening programs are providing a cost-effective food source 鈥� and are giving inmates opportunities for personal growth.
Scientists highlight path to restoring world's fisheriesA study published Monday by a team of scientists and economists reveals a way for fishermen to catch more fish and make more money all while restoring fish stocks worldwide.聽
Mind Treasures helps adults and children take control of financesThe nonprofit group views 'treasures' as more than just material wealth.
An artist tries to create a beautiful image for food wasteAliza Eliazarov鈥檚 tableaux of rescued food highlight just how much Americans waste. Some of her projects, displayed for passersby, have encouraged them to think more about the subject.
Charting a course for charter schoolsHeroic work by teachers and administrators often makes a difference in public education. But good schools take more than that.
Readers RespondReaders write: tough on crime laws; innovation and climate; cursive writingLetters to the editor for the March 28, 2016 weekly magazine.
Difference MakerA retired lawyer opens first US slavery museum with $8.6 million of his moneyJohn Cummings has redeveloped an antebellum plantation in Louisiana where more than 350 slaves labored. Americans must 鈥榯ake responsibility鈥� for the wrongs of slavery, he says.
A television exec wears a new 'flat hat' 鈥� park rangerAfter four decades in public TV, John Kerr found himself living his childhood dream, serving at Yellowstone National Park.- Readers RespondRep. Lamar Smith: NOAA hearing article skews the factsRep. Lamar Smith (R) of Texas takes issue with how the Monitor characterizes his views on climate science and for failing to include context about the House Science Committee's hearing and NOAA's budget.聽
Bending the curve toward peaceFrom Southeast Asia to Latin America, past conflicts -- conflicts that once consumed the world's attention -- have been overcome. Today's will be as well.
China's forest conservation program shows proof of successChina's forest conservation programs show a decade of improvement in tree cover. 聽Globally, deforestation continues, but at a slowing pace.
