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Global warming will hurt poor countries' creditworthiness, according to a new report from Standard & Poor’s.
Today's foundations came of age in a time when unbiased, expert advice led to bipartisan solutions. That's all gone now. How should they deal with today's polarization?
Drought-ravaged Southern California is aflame.
Big Ag corporations use Hawaii as a testing ground, and they're pouring money into the state to make sure citizen activists don't get their way.
The documentary "Free Swim" suggests that learning to swim can lift black kids up. But poverty, racism, and colonialism are tough nuts to crack.
Climate change is screwing with maple syrup. Farmers are trying a new tool to salvage what syrup they can get.
Fans of (slightly weird) adorableness are having a good week, as a panda named Yuan Yuan at Chengdu Giant Panda...
Being a waitress in Williston, N.D., is just as horrible as it sounds.
From tree-plantings to community gardens and citizen science, there's good work being done in America's cities, and it deserves a shout-out.