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The longtime logging town of Darrington, Washington is showing how local communities re-engage with the federal forests that surround them.

Nearly 900 governments—including county, municipal, and township governments—include a community disaster resilience zone, which could lead to overlapping administrative responsibilities.

Grist asked 10 different countries how they would use the long-awaited “loss and damage” climate fund launched at COP28.

From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the U.S. government has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine’s war effort. The Biden administration has repeatedly…

“When philanthropy partners, communities prosper.” This was the guiding mantra that tied together this year’s Exponent Philanthropy conference in Baltimore, MD that we attended earlier this fall. Every year, Exponent…

On Wednesday, September 29, the Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective (EJRC) at the Kataly Foundation hosted a webinar to share what environmental justice means to frontline communities, and how they engaged…

Positive psychology focuses on science-based ideas about how to increase your happiness and live a satisfying life. Studies are following how school-based interventions affect students.

Wildfires in the American West are getting larger, more frequent and more severe. Although efforts are underway to create fire-adapted communities, it’s important to realize that we cannot simply design…

Addressing racial healing is a challenging task that requires a variety of strategies.To move towards racial healing, it is essential to acknowledge past injustices and their ongoing effects, to […]…

Over the past year and a half, the United States has reckoned with the pandemic, a breakdown of race relations, rising wealth inequality, the looming threat of climate change and…

For many girls across Africa, getting their period means staying home from school, exposure to negative social stigma, and the risk of significant health issues all because they don’t have access…

Water shortages are one of the greatest problems created by a warming world. A decentralized water system is a compelling counterargument to the notion that bigger is better.