One day last November, Luis Maldonado celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake and people he considered his family around the table. A pretty normal scene, except for the setting: the office of ...

Mariel Lozada is the membership manager at Reasons to be Cheerful. When she writes, she mostly focuses on gender, climate and immigration. She splits her life between NYC and Latin America.

With the American Southwest facing a drier future, cities from L.A. to Las Vegas are getting creative about wise water use.

“Gravity batteries” give former mines a second life — while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal.

As communities recover from the devastation of wildfires, rebuilding offers an opportunity to prioritize resilience to future disasters.

With the American Southwest facing a drier future, cities from L.A. to Las Vegas are getting creative about wise water use.

Reasons to be Cheerful is a non-profit editorial project that is part magazine, part therapy session, part blueprint for a better world.

For those not ready to invest in an EV of their own, community-first car shares are an affordable way to plug in to sustainable transit.

Since 2015, Magdas Hotel has helped refugees access jobs — while proving that a social business doesn’t have to sacrifice its bottom line. Companies across the region have vowed to find a use for the ...

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Hannah Wallace writes about everything from regenerative agriculture and natural food trends to cannabis startups, maverick winemakers and food justice activists.

A Patient Is a Person is a series about how whole-person health is transforming the patient journey. It is supported by funding from UPIC Health. A large mural of a teacup decorated with a green ...