During our winter membership drive, we’ve been asking for your support. So we wanted to make sure you knew exactly what you’re supporting. That’s why, for the second year in a row, we’ve put together ...

This article was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. Meet Kate and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. It was likely one of the last pieces of city policy passed ...

A young student set out to protect an endangered local bird. Two decades later, Dr. Purnima Devi Barman has built a 20,000-strong army of women conservationists.

The public spaces in Nantes, a city along the Loire River in the west of France, might at first glance seem just like those in any other part of Europe. Across the city, there are numerous bike lanes, ...

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 ...

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at [email protected] and we just might feature it here. When a country is at ...

Straddling the border between India and Bangladesh, where the rivers Ganges, Meghna and Brahmaputra converge and flow into the Bay of Bengal, an ancient forest of mangroves stretches over 3,860 square ...

This story is one in a series about the confluence of capitalism, conservation and cultural identity in the Mississippi River Basin. It is part of Waterline and is sponsored by the Walton Family ...

Power lines zig-zag across North America, strung between towers that rise 100 feet or more into the sky. Beneath lie vast swaths of often barren land up to 100 feet wide and stretching for hundreds of ...

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at [email protected] and we just might feature it here. California and ...

Robert Lopez is a freelance writer based in North Carolina. He has worked in the journalism field for more than 20 years and has written for, among other publications, the Houston Chronicle, ...

This article was originally published by Shelterforce, an independent newsroom reporting on affordable housing. The apartment complex had been condemned. Nicole Scarpa and her kids were given a week’s ...