This article was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. Meet Kate and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. It was likely one of the last pieces of city policy passed ...

Straddling the border between India and Bangladesh, where the rivers Ganges, Meghna and Brahmaputra converge and flow into the Bay of Bengal, an ancient forest of mangroves stretches over 3,860 square ...

Fifty years ago this month, Minneapolis passed an anti-discrimination law so forward-thinking that much of the U.S. is still catching up.

A young student set out to protect an endangered local bird. Two decades later, Dr. Purnima Devi Barman has built a 20,000-strong army of women conservationists.

A young student set out to protect an endangered local bird. Two decades later, Dr. Purnima Devi Barman has built a 20,000-strong army of women conservationists.

Greater Besançon has cut organic waste by more than 40 percent thanks to diverse policies — and a good dash of persistence.

Peter Yeung is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. A Paris-based journalist, he also writes for publications including the Guardian, the LA Times and the BBC. He’s filed stories from ...

Our Electrifying World is a series about how electrification is creating a more sustainable energy transition. It is sponsored by Rewiring America. Beneath red temples of Navajo sandstone, the Virgin ...

When the Waal River floods near the Netherlands’ border with Germany, the overflow inundates the Millingerwaard nature reserve, swamping meadows, glades and trails. Beavers move up into the trees and ...

Just like clockwork, when feeding time arrives in the late morning at West Blean and Thornden Woods Nature Reserve, a group of trees begins to rustle in the distance. Shortly afterwards, the enormous ...

Anybody can visit Etteln with the click of a mouse. As Ulrich Ahle’s pointer flies over the rooftops of his hometown — past half-timbered houses, the historic church and verdant fields — it’s clear ...

The American eel is a slippery, mysterious fish. Eels live out most of their lives in the freshwater rivers and estuaries of the United States, from New Mexico to South Dakota to Florida to Maine. But ...