This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Summer 2021 will likely be one of the hottest on record as dozens of cities in the West experience all-time high temperatures. The extreme heat being felt throughout many parts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving circles hit on what we’re missing right now. So many everyday givers see the billionaires of the world and assume that because we don’t have as much to put forward,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although the pandemic has been devastating for everyone, it’s been especially hard for college student mothers. Many were forced by school and day care closures to prioritize care and remote learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every time Ana Ponce drives down the highway between Los Angeles and San Diego, she’s haunted by a childhood memory: Her night in lockup — the sterile white room, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lori Lynn Adams was a mother of four living in poverty when Hurricane Floyd struck eastern North Carolina in 1999, flooding her trailer home and destroying her children’s pageant trophies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Borealis Philanthropy announced the launch of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, which will invest in news organizations strengthening inclusivity in civic news and decreasing disinformation. The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a recent post, I highlighted a gap between foundations’ narratives about making general operating support accessible to grantees and their actual practices. Here, in the hopes that more people in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Study shows that heat pumps would cut greenhouse gas emissions everywhere if the grid is moderately decarbonized. Deploying residential heat pumps more widely across the United States has the potential…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I spent 40 years working in healthcare, mostly as a certified nursing assistant, taking care of elderly and infirmed patients. None of that prepared me to watch my own son…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One day last spring, water pressure in pipelines suddenly crashed In the Antelope Valley, setting off alarms. Demand had inexplicably spiked, swelling to three and half times normal. Water mains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most. But, how far can we push it before something drastic happens? Scientists are calling for a better understanding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maggie Anderson teaches sixth grade at Greenfield School. Her principal, Paul Wilson, thinks she does a great job and is happy to have her. But until recently Anderson, a Vermont…