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‘Shark Tank’ for Youth-Led Solutions
Resolution Project provides small grants to social entrepreneurs under 30 with big ideas, aiming at issues from clean energy to homelessness.
Women Plumbers in Jordan Are Breaking Taboos
For hundreds of women, this unconventional career in a male-dominated field has provided life-changing confidence and independence.
Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It: Resisting Fast Fashion Through Visible Mending
Stitchers around the world are repairing their clothes with pride, turning a once-hidden process into a bold fashion statement.
A Burden Lifted: Why One County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt
A Pennsylvania County stopped charging “pay-to-stay” fees — and forgave past jail bills that had loomed over the formerly incarcerated.
What We’re Reading: How a Toronto Suburb Supercharged Its Mass Transit
See what stories caught our attention this week, from a bustling suburban bus system in Canada to a way to make heat pumps even greener.
Community Libraries Are Spreading Across Rural India
In villages where books can be hard to access, small libraries are popping up at bazaars, temples and bus stops and beyond.
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To Restore Watersheds, Think Like a Beaver
People are building beaver-inspired obstructions along waterways to make the surrounding landscape messier and more complex. That’s a good thing.
When It Comes to Banning Smartphones From Schools, What Really Works?
It isn’t as simple as prohibiting all devices — but going phone-free can help kids thrive, especially when they’re offered fun alternatives to screen time.
The Search for the Perfect Natural Period Product
Most menstrual products contain plastic, and more ecological options are pricey. But the “sustainable menstruation” movement is finally gaining traction.
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