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  • Planting Seeds for More Equitable Farming

    Decades of violence and discrimination resulted in the loss of nearly all Black-owned farmland. Today, women of color are reclaiming their right to land stewardship.

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    Sacred Feathers—and the Tribes That Need Them

    The Frontline explores how a Comanche-led feather repository is helping return bird parts and feathers to Indigenous ceremonies, a practice the extinction crisis threatens.

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Covid-19 Pandemic Linked to Early Onset of Puberty in Some Girls

Several studies suggest that the number of girls starting puberty early has more than doubled amid the coronavirus outbreak — and experts are unsure exactly why

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The Forest for the Trees

A draft plan from the U.S. Forest Service would open 450,000 acres of the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest for logging, including in old-growth areas like Big Ivy. Environmental advocates say logging these trees is a missed opportunity on climate change.

North Carolina Lifts Hunting Ban in Bear Sanctuaries

With black bear and human populations increasing across the state, how do both species best coexist?

Little Furry Climate Defenders

Can sea otters revive California’s dying kelp forests?

“We’re Kind of Built on This Knife’s Edge”

What will California’s coast look like in 100 years?

Opinion: My Time in the Appalachian Climate Corps Changed My Thoughts on Stewardship, the Region

I spent three months restoring U.S. national parks in a civilian climate corps. Here’s why the Biden Administration should ramp up these programs.

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  • Covid-19 Strips Safety Net for Foster Youth 'Aging Out' During Pandemic

    About 20,000 youth age out of foster care annually, but many don't get the services they need to be successful when they do. This year, Covid-19 tied up housing and employment opportunities for youth, leaving many homeless, hungry, and alone.

  • Covid-19 Yet Another Challenge for Grandfamilies

    Early in the pandemic, images of older adults waving to grandkids from their windows, or hugging them through protected bubbles flooded social media. These grandparents raising kin haven’t had the luxury of distance.

  • For Many in Child Welfare, 2020 Is a Lost Year

    Covid-19 reversed the progress many parents had made toward getting their kids back. One mother’s milk dried up after a month without seeing her infant. A father relapsed. Another parent went MIA after losing her job.

MedPage Today Articles

Anamnesis Podcast: Unbroken

Burned Out and Drowning

An emergency medicine doctor survives a near-fatal surfing accident that forever changes his life.

 

Step Inside These Members-Only Temples of Basque Gastronomy

During the authoritarian regime led by Francisco Franco, txokos, a Basque word meaning “corner” or “secret place,” functioned as safe spaces where the Basque could preserve their language, dishes, and culture in the face of persecution.