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THE WATER IS COMING BACK.

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We drained the swamp. Now we’re un-draining it.

A 23-square-mile tract of drained North Carolina peatland is being rewetted, replanted and restored to hold water, reduce fire risk, rebuild habitat and stop releasing so much stored carbon. Sometimes progress is admitting the ditch was a bad idea.

SOURCEAssociated Press
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DINNER. YOUR PRICE.

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100 restaurants said: pay what you can.

A one-day idea from Mexico City restaurant Masala y Maíz grew into a global event with 100 restaurants in 14 countries signed on, while staff kept their normal wages and tips. The radical business innovation: trust people.

SOURCEPaga Lo Que Puedas / Masala y Maíz via Good Good Good
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HUNTING SKILLS. NEW MISSION.

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The hunters switched teams.

In Nigeria’s Omo Forest Reserve, former hunters are using the tracking skills they once used to hunt wildlife to find snares and help stop poaching instead. Redemption arc: operational.

SOURCEReasons to Be Cheerful / Ogar Monday
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ALL THREE STEPS, THEIRS.

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The women took the whole podium.

At Colorado’s Aspen Backcountry Marathon, Brier Youngfleish won the race outright — and women finished first, second and third overall. The overall podium was all women. That’s the whole post.

SOURCERunner’s World / Aspen Backcountry Marathon
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SPIN CYCLE, STORY TIME.

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The laundromat has a library now.

Laundromats are becoming tiny literacy hubs, with children’s books and family reading spaces turning wash-cycle downtime into reading time. Apparently the spin cycle comes with a library card now.

SOURCELaundryCares Foundation / Reasons to Be Cheerful
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