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The Secrets To Passing Climate Legislation — Even in Red States

These Republican states are passing clean energy bills in the name of freedom and economics.
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Reforestation Hubs' Are Saving Urban Trees From Heading To Landfills

Did you know that the US is losing 36 million trees every year? Several organizations have stepped up with creative solutions to save the wood, reduce carbon emissions and create jobs.
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Biden's Policies Aren’t the Only Possible Solutions to America's Gun Violence Epidemic

As some lawmakers extend thoughts and prayers, firearms continue to impose a greater toll on Black communities
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Meet the Black Literary Society Helping High Schoolers Fall in Love With Books

A California school teacher wanted to create a summer reading program for Black students. It turned into an affirming space connecting students around the state.
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Advocates Are Using Soap Operas To Teach (Without Preaching)

Advocates are inserting storylines into TV and radio shows to promote behaviors that could lead to social change. Just don’t call it infotainment.
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How a Majority BIPOC Worker Co-op Is Disrupting the Field of Therapy

A therapist collective is changing how mental health services are offered in Ridgewood, Queens
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How an Experimental Service in a Library Prevents Incarceration

The Tap In Center in St. Louis County is one example of legal help that supports underserved people with open warrants. It has saved hundreds from going to jail, so why aren't more counties copying it?
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Elder Power': More Retirees Are Stepping Up Climate Action Game

One organization leads elders to protest climate change. “I can’t not do this,” one participant said. “We have to figure out how to convert despair into something else.”
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7 Positive Good News Stories From Canada

The official Good Good Good roundup of positive good news stories from Canada — continually being updated.
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Flint Pastor Builds Laundromat To Help Families Experiencing Hygiene Poverty

Lead Pastor Robinson, of Good Church, had never considered a nearby, affordable laundry facility could be of greater importance than dinner, but he has since learned about “hygiene poverty” — or the condition of being unable to afford hygiene products — and its effects.
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Trusting Societies Are Overall Happier — A Happiness Expert Explains Why

People lead better, happier, and more satisfying lives when people in their communities share high levels of trust. There are specific reasons trust and happiness are so deeply connected...
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Whether in War-torn Ukraine, Laos, or Spain — Kids Have Felt Compelled To Pick Up Crayons & Put Their Experiences To Paper

The remarkable fact is that children still draw pictures during war. Their expressions are invaluable for documenting war and its impact, and it’s important to study them.
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