With the rollback of Biden era climate incentives and other attacks on climate progress, environmental solutions may seem out of reach. 50 States | 50 Fixes is a New York Times series about innovative projects driven by local people with practical ideas. From reclaiming oyster shells out of restaurant trash bins to build new habitat in Long Island Sound, to rain gardens in New Orleans, to Turkish sheep herding dogs that scare off grizzly bears in Montana, to solar power providing a third of the energy demand in Las Vegas, these inspirational stories show how local communities are making change. Click on the images to read these stories or click the link above to read the full series. Oklahoma farmers cleaning up creeks to prevent another dust bowl? Pittsburg putting streetlights on dimmers to preserve dark sky? Evangelical leaders in Indiana installing solar panels on churches as part of the biblical mandate to care for God’s creation? Public buildings in Idaho heated by natural thermal springs? There’s all of that and much more.
