Earlier this week, a photo of a large transgender pride flag hanging atop the famous face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park made the rounds. Reports shared that the 55-by-35-foot flag was hung ...

When leadership at Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado toured a tiny home village for young people in poverty created by local nonprofit We Fortify, they left feeling inspired.

The average pediatric wheelchair can cost thousands of dollars. And when children grow and their needs evolve — or a wheelchair gets damaged — those costs multiply. So, the team at MakeGood NOLA, a ...

Twelve years ago, a Dutch nursing home — the Woon-en Zorgcentrum Humanitas Deventer — implemented a unique program. In exchange for 30 hours of their time and companionship each month, local college ...

Golf does not have a reputation for being particularly eco-friendly. With water-guzzling greens, deforestation to construct courses, and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, it can be hard ...

In 2018, Rick and Kelly Bestul became the owners of King Motel off State Highway 7 on the west side of Hutchinson, Minnesota. In the 7 years since the Bestuls took over the King Motel, they reported a ...

It’s a tale as old as time — or, as old as commercial farming and refrigeration. You scoop up a clamshell of gleaming red strawberries in the supermarket, take it home, and snack on your favorite ...

Since 2000, wind energy has increased drastically across the globe. In the United States alone, wind electricity generation has risen from 6 billion kilowatt-hours in 2000 to about 430 billion in 2023 ...

The United States National Park Service and Forest Service are in trouble. Last week, the U.S. Forest Service announced it would be firing around 3,400 recent hires, and the National Park Service ...

For years, a vacant lot in downtown Los Angeles sat empty. It was once a parking lot and was slated to become a staging area for the construction of a new jail. But in 2019, county officials began ...

Like many cities across the United States, Portland, Oregon faces a homelessness crisis. According to the city’s 2023 Point in Time Count, overall homelessness in Portland increased by 65% from 2015 ...

Forget Charmin, Cottonelle, or Quilted Northern. In Japan, there’s a new toilet paper roll on shelves, and it’s nothing like the others. The Shibushi Osaki Roll is the world’s first toilet paper made ...