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No Matter Who Wins, Workplaces Will Keep Getting More Equitable

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Workplace conditions in the US have improved drastically in the last five years — a trend that’s likely to continue.

No Matter Who Wins, the Real Work of Sustainability Will Continue

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Amid high tides of anxiety on a warming planet, there is plenty of good news in the world of environmentalism.

What We’re Reading: Why England Gave Land Back to the Sea

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See what stories caught our attention this week, from farmland restored to salt marsh to salmon thriving on an un-dammed river.

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Solar-Powered Generators Are Fueling Hurricane Relief in North Carolina

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The Footprint Project has built nearly 50 solar microgrids post-Helene — and aims to create a “lending library” to deploy in the wake of disasters.

EVs for All: How Car Shares Are Making Electric Vehicles Accessible

5 min read

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.

An Age-Old Midwife Tradition’s Revival Is Saving Vulnerable Newborns

6 min read

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?

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A Living Seed Bank Is Preserving the Amazon’s Incredible Plants

7 min read

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

9 min read

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

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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

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A behind-the-scenes look at one of the stories well 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

6 min read

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?

What We’re Reading: The First Nations-Led Reclamation and Rewilding of Oil Wells

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See what stories caught our attention this week, from a vast restoration effort in Canada to the end of coal in the UK.

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