In Thailand, Farmers Are Using an App to Reduce Smog
FireD aims to limit pollution from agricultural burning — long a part of the yearly crop cycle — while shifting the blame away from farmers.
Water From the Seine Is Cooling the 2024 Summer Olympics
As part of an ambitious effort to host the first carbon-neutral Olympic games, Paris has expanded its emissions-reducing cooling system.
What We’re Reading: Child-Friendly Urban Design, Centering Indigenous Voices and More
See what stories caught our attention this week, from city planning in Bratislava to a new way of paying respects on US national park visits.
The Maker Space Where Members Are More Than Their Pasts
Brandon Morlock had long dreamed of building a collective space. After his time in prison, the formerly incarcerated became a vital part of his vision.
When It Comes to Climate Change, Everything We Do Matters
Scientists say we have all the solutions we need to limit global heating to a 1.5°C increase. So what can we, as individuals, do?
A ‘High-Tech, Low-Cost’ Approach to Community Mental Health Care in India
Maanasi’s innovative, women-focused strategy has been so successful that it has already been copied in Kenya, Lithuania and elsewhere.
A Vibrant Local Food System Grows in Colorado
GoFarm is working to make affordable healthy food more accessible while training the next generation of farmers.
What We’re Reading: California’s Clean Energy, Thousand-Year-Old Trees and More
See what stories caught our attention this week, from renewable abundance in the Golden State to Vancouver Island’s old-growth forests.
A Dose of Inspiration: Why Doctors Are Prescribing Museum Visits
At the French city of Lille’s Palais des Beaux-Arts, “museo-therapy” draws on the power of art to improve health and wellbeing.
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