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If You Buy a Sapling For This Rainforest, Money Also Helps Turn Illegal Loggers into Forest Guardians
Trailblazing charity Health In Harmony lets you offset your carbon footprint while also ending deforestation in areas most impacted by illegal logging.
Culturally Wealthy: More Americans Visited Their Library in 2019 Than the Movies—By Far
A heartening survey of American activities in 2019 shows that adults visited libraries more than any other cultural institution.
Here Are a Dozen Different Ways the World Has Rallied Behind Australia During the Bushfires
From donating millions of dollars to wildfire relief funds to serving up meals to exhausted firefighters—Australia is not alone in fighting the blazes.
Bison Get 22,000 Acres of Additional Prairie Land to Roam Free – Watch The Spectacular Moment They Were Reintroduced After 150 Years
The official mammal of the United States has not wandered through these South Dakotan lands since 1870—until now.
U.S. Contributes to $100 Million Public-Private Partnership to Preserve Wetlands and Waterfowl
$28 million in new funding from the US will be tripled by partner grants, helping to preserve some of the most delicate park ecosystems in the U.S..
Emma Watson Launches Hotline That Offers Free Legal Advice for Women Experiencing Workplace Harassment
Though the first-of-its-kind hotline is currently only available to women in England and Wales, it could spark similar projects around the world.
World’s Largest Remaining Private Giant Sequoia Forest May Soon Be Protected if These Donors Get Their Way
These 530 acres of giant sequoias may soon be a protected national park thanks to a newly negotiated deal with its private owners.
As Wildfires Increase Across The Globe, U.S. Firefighters Will Be Prepared Thanks to $3 Billion in Funding
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel.
Last month was the hottest July on record,...
Wheelchair Climber Pushes Limitations on 2,300-mile Road Trip Through Majestic Wilderness
When Nerissa Cannon became disabled in 2013 and had to use a wheelchair full-time, she felt like she had lost her entire identity. As...
Friends Spent 8 Months Pedaling Across Africa So They Could Give Away Free Devices for Preventing Blindness
Two medical students cycled for over 6,000 miles so they could give away more than a thousand free devices to medical workers in remote areas.
First Fully-Electric, Emission-Free Passenger Boats Constructed in US Are Setting Sail at Niagara Falls
Every year, more than 1.6 million tourists from around the world will get to experience the magic of Niagara Falls from a record-breaking boat.
It’s Been 127 Years Since California Condors Were in the Pacific Northwest – Now They’re Coming Back
These massive vultures are slowly, but surely, being reintroduced into the wild – and their next destination is the Pacific Northwest.
Counties With More Trees and Shrubs Spend Less on Medicare, Study Finds
An intriguing new study from the University of Illinois has linked trees and shrubland to reduced county-wide healthcare costs.
Seniors Conquer Loneliness and Chores With App That Hires ‘Grandkids On-Demand’ at College
Seniors no longer have to suffer through the loneliness of their golden years thanks to an app that pairs them with “grandkids on-demand”.
Tanzania is Finally Protecting its ‘Globally Unique’ Endangered Rainforest After 40 Years of Research
After almost 40 years of research and rallying conservation efforts, this invaluable hotspot for biodiversity is finally being protected.
America Actually Voted on the Most Fabulous Public Restrooms – Here’s Where They Are (Photos)
You are now invited to vote on which of these dazzling bathrooms deserve to be named the Best Restroom in America.
Girl’s Postcard to a Veteran Boasts the Simple Wisdom of Children
When a certain work assignment brought me to Nebraska for two weeks, this Canadian was given a wonderful opportunity to become immersed not only...
California Slashes Emissions to 1990s Level, Reaches Climate Goal Years Early
The California Air Resources Board just announced that greenhouse gas pollution in California fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked...
Company Recycles Cigarette Butts and Turns Them into Useful Things Instead
If you have ever mourned the number of cigarette butts littering your local streets, take heart that they can actually be used as a...
Former Hospital Will Soon Treat the Homeless When it Transforms into 60 Housing Units
Today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a host of community partners gathered to celebrate the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of St. Anthony’s Apartments— 60 units...