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A soldier hugs a child with a flag beside a homeless person on cardboard.

Veterans Brace For Empty Fridges As White House Halts SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

When the monthly SNAP deposit fails to land, veteran households don’t tighten belts—they stare at bare shelves. More than a million veterans and thousands of military families depend on this...

Veterans Brace For Empty Fridges As White House Halts SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

When the monthly SNAP deposit fails to land, veteran households don’t tighten belts—they stare at bare shelves. More than a million veterans and thousands of military families depend on this...

Wind turbines stand against a cloudy sky on a grassy landscape.

Brazil’s Wind And Sun Overtake Fossil Fuels, Now Powers Over One-Third Of The Country’s Electricity

For the first time in history, wind and solar power fueled more than one-third of Brazil’s electricity—enough to light up 119 million homes. Hydropower, long the country’s dominant source, fell...

Brazil’s Wind And Sun Overtake Fossil Fuels, Now Powers Over One-Third Of The Country’s Electricity

For the first time in history, wind and solar power fueled more than one-third of Brazil’s electricity—enough to light up 119 million homes. Hydropower, long the country’s dominant source, fell...

Aerial view of a curved irrigation canal near green fields and a solar-covered structure.

California Turns Sunlight Into Water Savings With First Solar Power Generating Canal

California just launched a world-first innovation — a solar-covered canal that both powers homes and protects precious water.

California Turns Sunlight Into Water Savings With First Solar Power Generating Canal

California just launched a world-first innovation — a solar-covered canal that both powers homes and protects precious water.

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Boston Turns Bus Stops Into Living Shields Against Deadly Heat

What if your bus stop cooled the street, fed bees, and trapped stormwater before it hit the harbor? Boston just planted green roofs on 30 shelters along one of the...

Boston Turns Bus Stops Into Living Shields Against Deadly Heat

What if your bus stop cooled the street, fed bees, and trapped stormwater before it hit the harbor? Boston just planted green roofs on 30 shelters along one of the...

A group of eight puppies cuddling in a small space, looking curiously at the camera.

Couple Out for ATV Ride Finds Seven Tiny Puppies Pleading to Be Saved

A Kentucky couple's quick action rescuing abandoned puppies during an ATV ride shows the power of animal rescue.

Couple Out for ATV Ride Finds Seven Tiny Puppies Pleading to Be Saved

A Kentucky couple's quick action rescuing abandoned puppies during an ATV ride shows the power of animal rescue.