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EVs for All: How Car Shares Are Making Electric Vehicles Accessible
For those not ready to invest in an EV of their own, community-first car shares are an affordable way to plug in to sustainable transit.
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers in France
Amid a looming crisis of mass farmer retirements, the “Green Belt” project is helping young people set down agricultural roots.
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See what caught our attention this week, from remedies for a water crisis to the story behind decades-old parking regulations.
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More California Schools Than Ever Are Embracing Vegan Meals
How have plant-based lunches spread so successfully? Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs.
The Small Country Where Women in Tech Are Flourishing
In Moldova, where word spreads quickly, it seems everyone has gotten the memo: Here, women are welcome in tech.
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A Living Seed Bank Is Preserving the Amazon’s Incredible Plants
In one of the planet’s most ecologically rich regions, the fight to prevent native plants from being lost forever begins on the forest floor.
‘Take It Down and They’ll Return’: The Stunning Revival of the Penobscot River
A historic project in Maine shows that when dams are removed, a river and its fish can recover with surprising speed.
A School Where Character Gets a Grade
An A+ for accountability? How one school grades students’ “character data” as much as their homework, and gets a decent report card on future success
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‘Incredible Things Are Possible’: The Power and Potential of New York’s Public Spaces
A behind-the-scenes look at one of the stories we’ll be sharing at RTBC’s upcoming live event in celebration of our fifth anniversary.
An Age-Old Midwife Tradition’s Revival Is Saving Vulnerable Newborns
The simple skin-to-skin practice known as kangaroo mother care is proven to help babies survive and thrive. So why hasn’t it gone mainstream?
Barcelona Is Turning Subway Trains Into Power Stations
Barcelona is using its subways’ regenerative braking to power trains, stations and neighborhood EV chargers. Could other cities do this?
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