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For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower

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In the long run, e-bikes are cheaper than motorbikes. With financing help from start-ups like Guajira, many immigrant workers are making the switch.

What We’re Reading: Air Pollution Is Falling Worldwide

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See what stories caught our attention this week, from declining global emissions to rave reviews for electric heat pumps.

How Stockholm Is Sprouting Healthy Trees From Concrete

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The “Stockholm tree pit” method was created to help trees thrive in paved-over urban spaces. Now, its taking root across Europe.

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The Montana City Where Students Are on the Front Lines of Mental Health Support

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With training from staff therapists, high school peer mentors in Great Falls are helping students across the district.

In Green Hydrogen, Experts See an Exit Ramp From Fossil Fuels

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Across the globe, clean hydrogen production is on the rise. For former coal towns like Vernon, Texas, it could provide a lifeline.

Abandoned Coal Mines Are Becoming the Batteries of the Future

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“Gravity batteries” give former mines a second life — while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal.

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Churches Are Becoming Players in Making Cities More Affordable

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They own prime land in expensive residential areas and have a mandate to help the vulnerable.

A Notorious Invasive Plant Shows Promise in Green Construction

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Imported from Japan in 1876, kudzu strangles forests and farmland throughout the South. Could it build cities instead?

A Play So Powerful, It’s Changing Laws

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‘The Box,’ performed by former prisoners, has been credited with ending juvenile solitary confinement in California.

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How Street Art in Singapore Is Helping People With Dementia Get Around

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A growing movement seeks to make communities more physically accessible for the more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia.

What We’re Reading: Sowing Seeds of Wildfire Recovery in L.A.

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See what stories caught our attention this week, from a seed library in Altadena to life-saving drone deliveries in London.

Bison Are Bringing Back Biodiversity to Britain

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In just a few years, the only free-roaming bison herd in the U.K. has already made a tangible difference in the surrounding ecosystem.

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