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A side-by-side comparison image shows the difference between a colorblind view of fall leaves, compared to one that uses an EnChroma filter, highlighting vibrant red, orange, and yellow leaves.

Colorblind visitors hoping to see autumn leaves can use new viewfinders in all of Virginia's state parks

Just in time for stunning fall vistas, Virginia’s 43 state parks are now home to special viewfinders for colorblind visitors.

An aerial view of Parr Hill Park in Joplin, Missouri

Governments Doing Good

Local parks get record $254 million boost from Interior Department. Here's a full list of cities benefitting

A historic grant from the Department of the Interior will redevelop or create new parks in “park-deprived” areas across the country.

A subway train rolls into a station in Barcelona.

Tech & Innovation

How Barcelona's subway system is powering EVs with regenerative braking

The ultra-fast EV charger outside the Bellvitge station is among four electrolineras — Spanish for “electric gas stations” — that went up in July whose powers are generated by the city's trains.

A group of elementary children wearing winter coats and backpacks stand on a street corner outside an elementary school waiting for crossing guards

Governments Doing Good

Study shows London's 'emissions zone' helps more kids walk and bike to school

Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect.

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Environment

Scientists and farmers restore Aztec-era floating farms to save axolotls

Scientists from the Ecological Restoration Laboratory at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and farmers from the area are promoting a comprehensive restoration program to conserve this group of chinampas and all the living things that depend on it.

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Holidays

12 Ways to Celebrate National Public Lands Day

September 28 is National Public Lands Day! Here's a guide to celebrating and protecting America's beloved natural spaces.

Animals

It’s been a good year for bees — 6 new species discovered in Pennsylvania, following global trend

The discoveries follow new findings of luminescent bees in California and "dog-snouted" bees in Western Australia.

On the left is the indoor vertical farm of Plenty Richmond Farm in Virginia, on the right is the towering, vertical strawberry plants.

Food

World's first vertical strawberry farm opens in Virginia

The towering berries cover over 400,000 square feet inside Plenty’s new vertical farm.

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Racial Justice

USPS debuts new Kwanzaa stamp, fostering 'African unity and pride'

The stamp was dedicated at a ceremony at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.

An aerial view of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Housing

NFL teams up with FEMA, designating these stadiums as emergency shelters

A first-of-its-kind partnership officially links the NFL with FEMA to aid in disaster relief.