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7 Ideas To Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend

April 26 is Independent Bookstore Day — a celebration of indie bookshops across the United States! Here are some ways to celebrate the big event.
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33 Ideas To Meaningfully Celebrate Earth Day

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd. We’ve put together the best ideas and activities to help you meaningfully celebrate it...
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National Park Week is an annual celebration in April dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of America's national parks. Here are some ways to celebrate the week-long event.
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'Feces-sniffing' dog trained by veterans gets new job cleaning contaminated waterways

Professor X, a Belgian Malinois, is training to detect bacteria in polluted waterways.
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In a new Earth Day TED Talk, environmentalist Xiye Bastida shares her 'blueprint for climate hope'

The climate justice activist encourages viewers to find their conviction, even when governments and institutions may waver.
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Firefighters successfully manage 60-acre fire that could protect Rocky Mountain National Park area for the next decade

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The World Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago

This might come as a surprise: Worldwide tree cover has grown — not shrunk! — by 2.24 million square kilometers — the size of Texas and Alaska combined — in the last 35 years, according to a paper in the science journal “Nature.”
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Millionaire donates $100M to housing, education nonprofits in honor of late husband

Barbara Papitto has spent the last five years supporting causes in her own community in Rhode Island.
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'SuperAdobe' sandbag shelters offer sustainable, cheap housing for people in need

First designed by Iranian architect Nader Khalili, SuperAdobe homes have popped up all around the world.
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Researchers create 3D-printed seawall to protect marine life from coastal erosion

BIOCAP tiles, a 3D-printed modular system designed to support marine life and reduce wave impact along urban seawalls, will be installed on the existing seawall at Morningside Park in Miami, Florida.
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Teachers bike across Vermont to raise funds, advocate for immigrant students: 'We couldn't sit and do nothing'

The two first-year teachers started Pedals for Pencils to purchase classroom necessities and support immigrant students.
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Man treks 53 miles in handmade costume to raise funds, awareness for endangered species

Matt Trevelyan, a former puppeteer, took on a unique project to help protect a beloved bird.
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