See what stories caught our attention this week, from an alternative to mass tourism to starry skies on a Scottish isle.

With the American Southwest facing a drier future, cities from L.A. to Las Vegas are getting creative about wise water use.

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Hannah Wallace writes about everything from regenerative agriculture and natural food trends to cannabis startups, maverick winemakers and food justice activists.

One day last November, Luis Maldonado celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake and people he considered his family around the table. A pretty normal scene, except for the setting: the office of ...

As communities recover from the devastation of wildfires, rebuilding offers an opportunity to prioritize resilience to future disasters.

Peter Yeung is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. A Paris-based journalist, he also writes for publications including the Guardian, the LA Times and the BBC. He’s filed stories from ...

Taking workshops in their home languages helps students see being bilingual as something to be proud of — both personally and professionally.

This is part two of a two-part series on ways that coal infrastructure is being repurposed to meet the needs of renewable energy. Read part one here. For four decades, the Oklaunion Power Plant has ...

“Gravity batteries” give former mines a second life — while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from an alternative to mass tourism to starry skies on a Scottish isle.

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at [email protected]. Since last month’s fires in Los Angeles, we have been thinking ...