The environmental activist says surviving an existential threat like climate change requires honesty鈥攁nd hope.
Here鈥檚 how indigenous leaders pulled together a grassroots movement to resist the pipeline expansion.
We asked readers what they wanted to see in our affordable housing issue. More than 3,000 of you responded.
You wanted to know about community solutions 鈥� how cities are stopping gentrification, taking the greed out of development, and innovating ownership and financing models. You also told us that living in community was important 鈥� that maybe Americans had lost sight of that 鈥� and that multigenerational housing was a solution that could address the needs of an aging population along with those of a new generation of adults.
This helped us decide what stories to put in the issue. Something else did, too.
We need wild salmon鈥攁nd not just because they鈥檙e tasty. They are an indicator of ecosystem health.
From food assistance for the poor to subsidies for a corporate food system, the nation鈥檚 next farm bill is taking shape.
The path toward Keystone XL construction is much less certain than recent news headlines might lead you to believe.
鈥淚ndigenous women ... often are the ones to call out injustice when they see it immediately. We saw that at Standing Rock.鈥�
A few months after temporarily shutting down 13 Chase branches, Seattle climate activists were at it again with a tar sands petition.
By collecting climate change data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin, locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
In California and Ohio, two city governments are entrusting their citizens with budgeting and rewarding banks for valuing local communities.
An app that combines the affordability of ride sharing with the reliability of taxis. Playgrounds built as sponges for reusable greywater. From Finland to California, the cities of the future are here.
From city-issued ID cards to open-source data anyone can access, simple urban innovations are creating more transparent and equitable cities.
It's not hard to bring a little more equality into each others' lives.
Out-of-the-box ideas for putting healthier food on our neighborhood plates鈥攁nd make friends doing it.
From sharing to repairing, the inspiration you need to lighten your load.
Color like a butterfly, eat like an ancient healer, and other ways to rediscover your inner wildness.
Bats are mammals, shy creatures of the night, and fascinating to watch. They鈥檙e also endangered by loss of habitat, disease, and pesticide poisoning. You can help by providing protection.