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Political, economic, and technological stars are aligning to make a stubbornly carbon-intensive industry sustainable.

#BettyWhiteChallenge: Thousands of people are donating to animal nonprofits in honor of Betty White.

The city of Brno’s growing migrant population had been mostly served by NGOs. It wasn’t enough. So the city brought the work in-house.

Hollywood royalty and elder statesman of the silver screen, Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier, whose trailblazing work in the 1950s and '60s helped break color barriers, died at 94.

The stigma of stuttering often causes insecurity for those it affects, especially the adult population — that’s what STAMMA is working to change.

The United Nations on December 7th recognized Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka as one of its “champions of the Earth” for promoting the One Health approach to conservation in Africa.

Ten nations in the western Indian Ocean committed this November to create a network of marine conservation areas to hasten progress toward the goal of protecting 30% of the oceans by 2030.

Across the American Southwest, youth councils are advising cities on sustainability -- and holding mayors to account.

Bike kitchens offer tools, second-hand parts and bikes, and convivial help with repairs. They are also hubs for community development.

In November, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to reauthorize the program and its mandates through 2023, and the bill went into effect when President Donald Trump signed it into law in December 2018.

K-pop fans are a force for good to be reckoned with.

Following the death of South African anti-apartheid and peace icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, here are some of the ways he also advocated for a healthy planet