Environment
LA area’s pets, and their owners, helped by progress in disaster responseAn increase in the integration of trained volunteers with official disaster response has helped people with pets after the Los Angeles wildfires.
Earth’s green evolution gave rise to everything from dinosaurs to dandelionsPaleontologist Riley Black traces the cooperation among plants, animals, and ecosystems in “When the Earth Was Green.”
When slash-and-burn plantation fires spread, these Indonesian women douse the flamesThe palm oil industry has put Indonesian Borneo at risk of devastating wildfires. Ahead of International Women’s Day, The Christian Science Monitor joins an all-female firefighting force on patrol.
Hatched! Baby eagles send spirits soaring for webcam viewers.After a long, painful wait, and just a year after no eaglets ever appeared ... two eaglets have hatched!
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After LA wildfires, a job center grows into a hub for wildfire responseThe Pasadena Community Job Center helps day laborers find work. After the LA wildfires, workers volunteered to help others – and themselves – begin a long recovery.
In Yemen, activists seek to restore rubble-strewn sanctuary for migrating birdsFor centuries, Yemen’s coastal wetlands played host to each year to flocks of migrating birds. But civil war has left the ecosystem in dire straits.
Points of ProgressHow our actions affect others – from driving more safely to making artProgress roundup: Studies show that Americans are safer partly because of better driving. And Britons are healthier when they pursue arts and culture.
Insurance and the LA fires: Is staggering cost threatening the industry?An author who has studied wildfires discusses the insurance industry's response - including the challenges that large-scale disasters present, and possible solutions.
Points of ProgressIncome grows in Africa, and solar power soars in PakistanProgress roundup: Colombian women chose fish farms over coca, Africa made income gains, and solar power is surging in Pakistan.
Trump, Musk want to curb FEMA. Its North Carolina response says volumes.President Trump derided FEMA as politicized and inadequate. North Carolina is a reality check for needed reforms.
Points of ProgressBee fences and women taxi drivers to protect peopleProgress roundup: Taxi companies built by women are improving their safety. And fences made of beehives are keeping farmers safer from elephants.
LA fires left blank slate for rebuilding. Whose priorities will chart the path?With the LA fires contained, homeowners will be deciding how to rebuild. Officials, nonprofits, and others are already weighing in on what new homes and communities could look like.
Points of ProgressFrom worst to best: How Poland reduces traffic deaths, and Sri Lanka fixes wetlandsProgress roundup: With safety and well-being in mind, Warsaw’s measures halved traffic fatalities. And Sri Lanka’s capital is restoring wetlands.
Points of ProgressChildren first: Protecting and nurturing, from Colombia to FinlandProgress roundup: Children’s rights and needs drove national policy in Colombia and Finland. And for coastal areas, new proof of seabeds as carbon sinks.
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