Environment
Points of ProgressFrom worst to best: How Poland reduces traffic deaths, and Sri Lanka fixes wetlandsProgress roundup: With safety and well-being in mind, Warsaw’s measures halved traffic fatalities. And Sri Lanka’s capital is restoring wetlands.
Points of ProgressChildren first: Protecting and nurturing, from Colombia to FinlandProgress roundup: Children’s rights and needs drove national policy in Colombia and Finland. And for coastal areas, new proof of seabeds as carbon sinks.
The ExplainerCleanup of LA fires has begun – and toxins are a key challengeHazardous waste and the scale of the disaster make fire cleanup tricky for Los Angeles and the EPA.
Madagascar fights to save the forests that made it famousDespite pledges to halt deforestation and youth-led efforts to reverse it, Madagascar is losing its trees faster than almost anywhere else on Earth.
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In LA, residents weigh whether to sell or rebuild after fires destroy their homesResidents who lost houses to fire weigh selling properties to corporate buyers as costs of available housing in Greater Los Angeles skyrockets.
What is it like to be a mom amid the Los Angeles fires? I can tell you.Parents and kids in Los Angeles have seen their lives upended by fires, smoke, and evacuation alerts. Our reporter shares her own experience.
In Los Angeles, as Palisades Fire burns, resilience begins to take holdAt an emergency shelter near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, resilience has started to bloom even as the flames burn on.
Points of ProgressWhy preschool matters in Mexico and bees thrive in SloveniaProgress roundup: Preschool has lasting positive affects for children in Mexico, Slovenia’s affinity for bees aids in their conservation, and more.
What I saw in LA-area fire evacuations: Caring for people and their safetyThe wind-fueled fires around Los Angeles destroyed many homes. Our West Coast reporter reflects on finding safety and community amid the danger.
Points of ProgressGrowing baby corals in the nursery and corn on steep hillsidesProgress roundup: Success for coral raised in the nursery, corn grown on steep hillsides, and a new powder that captures CO2 from the atmosphere.
The ExplainerCalifornia wildfires rage, forcing evacuations. How warm winds stoke risks.Thousands have evacuated as uncontained wildfires threaten populated areas near Los Angeles. Gusty Santa Ana winds come amid a dry start to the rainy season.
FocusFlorida town’s climate reckoning: Storms so costly, homeowners may be forced outHurricanes have left Englewood, Florida, homeowners struggling to afford repairs or insurance – putting the character of the town at risk.
Points of ProgressGondolas solve a last-mile problem in Mexico City, and the fixer-uppers of ScotlandProgress roundup: Electric gondolas bring commuters closer to the center of Mexico City, Scotland’s abandoned homes get makeovers, and more.
Why Florida and almost half of US states are enshrining a right to hunt and fishShowing a shift in conservation values, Florida voters recently approved a right-to-hunt amendment on the same ballot where marijuana rights failed.
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