The Fix

Hamilton City leads California in a new approach to managing rivers.

Jonathan Motl waged a fierce campaign against unaccountable election spending in the Big Sky state. His work carries lessons for other governments grappling with the same scourge.

Our online identities have become a part of who we are in the real world—whether we're always aware of it or not.

An archive works to conserve the stories of the 1947 Partition of India.

In one of the poorest areas of the country, public schools are driving economic transformation.

Humor is no laughing matter when it comes to persuading others.

California plant lovers are finding—and nurturing—species once presumed to be extinct in the wild.

As scientists sort out the best way to capture and measure the harmful microfibers that now litter most of the world's freshwater, we have no choice but to keep drinking.

Recovery high schools have been shown to have positive effects on students who struggle with addiction. So why aren't there more of them?

As the art of close reading has declined, a cohort of experts has emerged to reverse the trend and encourage stronger reading habits.

Managed alcohol programs, which provide homeless alcoholics with housing and small amounts of booze, may seem counterintuitive, but they fit squarely within a philosophy of addiction treatment known as harm reduction—and they're working.

The Mangrove Association and its allies in El Salvador are showing that conservation works best if it has grassroots organizing behind it.

The poultry industry's secret weapon? Uniquely skilled workers who can identify a chick's gender in the blink of an eye.

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels held steady in 2016. But we still need big cuts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Some advice from Californians who have lived through and studied the state's wildfires.

Better science coordination will help mountain communities prepare for global warming.

It turns out Californians have long relied on innovative techniques to get their water.

A new report finds that expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit by 10 percent would lead to increases in after-tax income for middle-class Americans.

They don't exist. Voter suppression, on the other hand, is very real.

Why big, boring bureaucracy is the best tool for restoring wetlands around the Bay Area.

A lesson for public officials courting Amazon.

Some researchers are pushing to better guide students through the bewildering array of courses on offer at most community colleges.

Some new anti-poverty programs are encouraging participants to form connections with others who are going through similar life challenges, offering success through companionship.

How critical disaster studies can teach us what went wrong in Puerto Rico.