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Points of ProgressEasing daily life for families, from Morocco to VietnamProgress roundup: Poverty reduction, parental leave, and how governments and big institutions can effect positive change for societies.
Cover Story鈥楻iver of Grass鈥�: Inside the quest to restore the EvergladesRestoration projects in聽the Florida Everglades are gathering momentum as new money flows in聽and long-slowed initiatives advance. Will it all work?
Power plants that burn wood: Renewable energy or major polluters?Is it honest and accurate to count power plants fueled by wood as clean energy? It鈥檚 a burning issue, literally, in the European Union and beyond.
Points of ProgressTree stumps and old phones as solutions, not throwawaysProgress roundup: Farmers who let trees regenerate in their fields improved crops. And to reduce e-waste, one country subsidizes electronics repairs.聽
鈥楩or the Birds鈥�: Music project celebrates birdsong to save itA new project, led by a sought-after Hollywood music pro, hopes to bring attention to birds and their songs 鈥� and the preservation of both.
鈥楽top fighting Mother Nature.鈥� How farmers adapt to extreme weather.With scientists forecasting extreme weather as a new normal, farmers are looking to regenerative practices that can build resilience into their soil.
Points of ProgressBeach and river cleanups: Strange finds, and fish fertilizer for saleIn our progress roundup, volunteers are cleaning up river trash by the ton, and others are making something useful out of the waste left by fishers cleaning their catch.
鈥榃e can鈥檛 wait鈥�: Grassroots solutions ease flooding in New OrleansIn New Orleans, as the government struggles to respond to climate change, neighborhood coalitions are taking the initiative to find 鈥� and implement 鈥� solutions.
First LookIndy 500 waves green flag for sustainability with lofty goalsAt this weekend鈥檚 Indy 500, fans can buy T-shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. They鈥檙e one of the many initiatives 鈥� along with renewable tires 鈥� contributing to the goal of holding carbon-neutral races by 2050.聽
How climate change 鈥榙oomerism鈥� fuels violent extremismFinding that messages of alarm can lead to despair 鈥� and even violent extremism 鈥� climate activists are increasingly urging action grounded in hope.
First LookHow nine schoolgirls stood up for Ecuador's Amazon and wonIn 2021, nine schoolgirls sued the Ecuadorean government, saying the use of flares by oil companies in the Amazon violated their constitutional right to a healthy environment. They won their case, but a year later, they鈥檙e still fighting to protect their community.
Points of ProgressGreen energy from sewage, and furniture from plastic wasteProgress roundup: An Oregon county funds cogeneration water plant, Dutch open-source nonprofit helps refugees make new plastics from old, and more.
Difference MakerMeet the volunteers maintaining the Appalachian TrailDedication. Love. Humility. Those are just a few of the qualities volunteers who maintain the Appalachian Trail bring to the paths year after year.聽
FocusHow Florida became the leader in fighting fire with fireWhen you fight fire with fire, the problem and solution look identical. But planning and discretion distinguish controlled burns from wildfires聽鈥� and help combat them.聽
Points of ProgressFault, justice, and firsts in court, nature, and the newsroomIn our progress roundup: no-fault divorce spreads in the U.K., data on exonerations aids advocates, Nepal and British Columbia preserve species, and more.
First LookLos Alamos lab helps fight fires, now it's threatened by oneFrom nuclear bombs to climate change the Los Alamos National Laboratory specializes in existential threats, including predicting and preventing wildfires. But now a massive wildfire threatens the historic New Mexico lab itself.
First LookBuried treasure: Divers surface trash and data at Lake TahoeScuba divers at Lake Tahoe spent a year retrieving 25,000 pounds of trash from off its shores and sorting it by type and location. It鈥檚 a first-of-its-kind effort to learn more about the potential harm caused by plastics and other pollutants found in its waters.
Can country living and a new EV plant coexist? Some Georgians say no.In rural Georgia, building a better future can be hard to define 鈥� much less agree on 鈥� even when 7,500 good jobs are on the line. What鈥檚 the right balance between conservation and progress?
First Look鈥楾ilos is a pioneer鈥�: Small Greek island makes big green shiftThe remote Greek island of Tilos, like many islands in the Aegean sea, has long struggled with electrical outages, overflowing landfills, and a lack of reliable drinking water. Now, Tilos is going green, offering a blueprint for other islands to follow.
鈥業f our animals survive, we will.鈥� Somaliland grapples with drought.As the Horn of Africa faces its worst drought in 40 years, conflict and climate change have made the situation worse. Locals hope climate-smart agriculture can mitigate future crises.聽