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

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For those not ready to invest in an EV of their own, community-first car shares are an affordable way to plug in to sustainable transit.

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

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 ...

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

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Just like clockwork, when feeding time arrives in the late morning at West Blean and Thornden Woods Nature Reserve, a group of trees begins to rustle in the distance. Shortly afterwards, the enormous ...