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What can you do about climate change? A chat with Monitor reporters.Climate change often seems too big to solve.聽We asked two Monitor reporters how they manage their daily moral choices.
First LookScientists work to reverse 'war on the ecosystem' in EvergladesAlmost 20 years and $4 billion into a plan to restore the Florida Everglades, those working on the project are now questioning what can be saved.
First LookThe race to preserve Puerto Rico鈥檚 coastal heritage is underwayScientists hope that drones and 3D imaging will help discover key archaeological sites that are "literally being washed away."
FocusMississippi鈥檚 forgotten flood: When nation looks away, locals uniteMore than half a million acres in Mississippi flooded this year. Beyond the physical toll, the flood left a mark on how residents see themselves.
First LookSaving the sea: Gray's Reef serves as a model of conservationThanks to U.S. government protection for the past four decades, an area聽off Georgia's coast is now a spectacular home to hundreds of marine species.
Why Holland aims to leave $80 billion in the groundEarthquake fears are prompting the Netherlands to close a huge gas field.聽That has added new urgency to the search for alternative energy sources.
Why business-friendly Georgia got tough on environmental regulationCovington, Georgia, finally heeds citizen findings of toxic gas, after EPA warnings and company counterclaims of emissions within limits.
First LookApple detectives track down trees for history, biodiversityNorth America used to have 17,000 named apple varieties, but now just 4,000 remain. The Lost Apple Project is rediscovering types thought to be lost.聽
鈥榁enice can be saved.鈥� As tides rise, City of Canals seeks solution.Rampant flooding in Venice could push population decline, locals worry.聽For now, it鈥檚 cued the arrival of volunteers. 鈥榁enice can be saved.鈥�
First LookEndangered Species Acts protects rare forms on a military rangeAt North Carolina's Fort Bragg the Endangered Species Act protects woodpeckers and butterflies found nowhere else.
First LookClimate activist Thunberg boards catamaran back to EuropeSet for a climate conference in Madrid, Greta Thunberg embarked for Spain after an Australian family answered her call for a low-carbon way home.
From chickens to chestnuts: Where farmers work the old-fashioned wayModern technology has revolutionized food production, but newer isn't always better.聽A growing crop of farmers see a better future in silvopasture.
Difference MakerSaving the blue-footed booby, one pair of socks at a timeSpurred by a love of blue-footed boobies, two brothers help fund research on the iconic birds from the Gal谩pagos Islands.聽
First Look'Ghost ponds' to 'prairie potholes': Scientists restore wetlandsAlmost 90% of wetlands worldwide have disappeared as agricultural practices have filled them in. Restoring them could offset climate disruptions.聽
Russia joins the climate crusade 鈥� in its own wayRussia seems to be showing signs of taking climate change more seriously. It marks a shifting of thought, but perhaps not yet a very deep one.
First LookHow Rwanda saves endangered gorillas: with lots of human helpRainforest protection and dedicated veterinarians have helped the mountain gorilla population bounce back. Conservation helps local economies, too.聽
First LookSmall Midwestern bird poised to flutter off endangered listU.S. wildlife authorities plan to remove the interior least tern from the endangered species list. Its population has increased tenfold since 1985.聽
First LookAlbania moves to tame one of Europe's last wild riversWestern Europe and the U.S. are removing dams, but developing nations press for more hydropower. Albanians challenge聽Vjosa River dam construction.
Latest weapon against lionfish invasion? Meet the Roomba of the sea.The surprising new invention that may help clear the seas of the invasive lionfish: an underwater vacuum.聽
First LookResearchers ponder new Rust Belt identity: climate migrant havenClimate change is is a threat for coastal cities. But some researchers see an opportunity to revitalize and rebrand northern communities.聽