In a practice that dates back centuries, communities are creating their own currencies to keep local economies strong and resilient.

Through Falling Fruit, people around the world can find edible plants to enjoy — often in unexpected places.

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

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a chance for U.K. teens to study natural history to the latest on green transit projects in the U.S.

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 ...

Each year, countless birds die after colliding with buildings. But simple solutions exist, from tiny dots on glass to turning out the lights.

Each year, countless birds die after colliding with buildings. But simple solutions exist, from tiny dots on glass to turning out the lights.

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 ...

To combat high HIV rates, the Wise Up Campaign is meeting young people where they are: at the raucous Calabar Festival and Carnival. Seeking to combat the root causes of health disparities, an ...

Christopher Pollon is a Vancouver-based independent journalist who reports on the politics of natural resources, focusing on energy, mines and oceans. He is the author of "The Peace in Peril: The Real ...

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