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These mayors are tackling climate change on a local level. It's working.

As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels and rolls back regulations, mayors are greening their cities — in more ways than one.
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Amid tensions with Trump administration, Harvard offers free courses on US history, politics

While the university has long offered free courses to expand educational opportunities, its 2025 catalog is especially in demand.
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Good News This Week: May 24, 2025 - Gels, Coral Reefs, & Vaccines

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Good News This Week: May 17, 2025 - Penguins, Wands, & Wheelchairs

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Two photos side-by-side. On the right, Kat Abughazaleh, a woman with tan skin and blond hair, wears a black shirt and emerald green jacket, smiling outdoors. On the right, Kat and a young man stand at a table collecting food donations and hold up a campaign yard sign.

Gen-Z congressional candidate uses campaign funds to feed people in need: 'So much money gets wasted in politics'

Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old running for Congress in Illinois, is spending her campaign dollars in a whole new way.
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Good News This Week: May 10, 2025 - Books, Billboards, & Factories

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Wildfires pose growing threats to health, so forest managers and public health experts are joining forces

As wildfires intensify and more people move to fire-prone areas, health and forestland experts are searching for ways to protect people from breathing in smoke.
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Why the Trump administration can't stop states from fighting climate change

Climate progress is still happening. You just need to know where to look.
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City comes together to physically move library across town, out of a flood zone

The Johnson Public Library in Johnson, Vermont has begun its “new chapter” after an overnight journey across a two-lane highway.
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A simple tweak to tax law is helping communities install solar power

The Inflation Reduction Act lets companies sell their clean energy tax credits for cash.
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Good News This Week: April 19, 2025 - Parrots, Parks, & Peels

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Since 2008, Finland has lowered their homelessness rates by 75%. Here’s their secret

Years ago, Finland made an argument for ending homelessness based on three core principles. It’s had a lasting impact decades later.
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