This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study finds that protection of the northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest led to as many as 32,000 timber job losses, compared to the 130,000 jobs the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hospitalizations to treat pediatric gun injuries are expensive, and US taxpayers and the poor are bearing the price, according to a new study. The average cost of initial hospitalization to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A state law that limits when children can be expelled from preschool programs has reduced formal expulsions, but emerging data show that programs still find other ways to exclude children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millions of rural residents across the Midwest are at risk of nitrate contamination in their drinking water, but they might not know it. Many rural residents get their drinking water…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wellbeing is more than just physical health. It covers all aspects of a person, including the skills and opportunities he or she needs to live a meaningful life. In urban…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past several years, devastating fires in public housing developments across the country have made headlines for displacing and injuring residents and destroying units. Just last month, a fire in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lake Mead, which provides water for 25 million people in the American West, has shrunk to 36 percent of its capacity. One rural California community has run out of water entirely after its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Yessika Magdaleno, owner of a home-based child care program in Orange County, Calif., is a problem-solver by nature. When she opened her program 20 years ago, she attracted families by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to lowering carbon footprints, much of the discussion is around giving things up, like driving less or using less energy. But it’s a privilege to have the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of adolescents admitted to the hospital for severe illness from eating disorders increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests. At one center, the number of hospital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When temperatures in Oregon hit 116 degrees Fahrenheit late last month, Portland resident Scott Kerman found he couldn’t stand outside for longer than 10 minutes without feeling like he might…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Locking up the most medically vulnerable people in our society has created a public health crisis not just inside prison walls, but in the outside community and across the country: The…