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Powered By Faith, Religious Groups Emerge As A Conduit For A Just Solar Boom

The Monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Washington, D.C. is the new host of a 151 kW community solar garden. The panels will provide roughly 50 nearby households with green energy. Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption

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Environment

Powered By Faith, Religious Groups Emerge As A Conduit For A Just Solar Boom

The solar industry may be booming, but clean energy's financial perks still aren't reaching communities that need them most. Religious institutions are stepping up to bridge the gap.

Monday

As Climate Warnings Grow Dire, Energy Companies Face A 'New Frontier Of Threats'

Protesters demonstrate against Exxon Mobil in New York City in October. New York state's attorney general alleged that the company misled its investors by lying about the potential impacts of climate regulation on its bottom line. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

As Climate Warnings Grow Dire, Energy Companies Face A 'New Frontier Of Threats'

Natural disasters, protests and stark scientific reports are heightening concern over climate change. And companies are under pressure from banks and investors to green their corporate images.

Friday

A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

Ashley Baker (left) and her mother, Sandy, recount being homeless at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas in October. Eleanor Vasilli/StoryCorps hide caption

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Opinion

StoryCorps

A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

When Sandy Baker left her marriage, she and her daughter moved into a hotel. They were homeless for over 2 years, and that, they said, left them with what mattered: Those who loved them the most.

A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

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Friday

He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He's Still Healing

Patsy and Winfred Rembert in Hamden, Conn., at their StoryCorps interview in 2017. Jacqueline Van Meter/StoryCorps hide caption

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StoryCorps

He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He's Still Healing

As a young, black man living in Georgia's Jim Crow era, Winfred Rembert experienced an unforgettable trauma. "I still wake up screaming and reliving things that happened to me," he told StoryCorps.

He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He's Still Healing

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Friday

Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

Janie Bush (left) and daughter Tracey Bush at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas on Dec. 8, 2014. Callie Thuma/StoryCorps hide caption

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StoryCorps

Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

At age 20, Janie Bush gave birth to a daughter with a life-threatening condition and placed her for adoption. After 12 years, Janie reconnected with Tracey Bush, who has since made a full recovery.

Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

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Sunday

Photographer Chronicles 2 Women On 8,000-Mile Journey Migrating From Cuba To U.S.

Marta Amaro and Liset Barrios take a minute to rest after crossing a river in the Darien Gap, the untamed jungle that engulfs the Colombia-Panama border. Photographer Lisette Poole went with them to document their journey north. Lisette Poole hide caption

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The Picture Show

Photographer Chronicles 2 Women On 8,000-Mile Journey Migrating From Cuba To U.S.

In 2015, Cubans began leaving in droves when the fate of a decades-old U.S. immigration policy hung in the balance. Photographer Lisette Poole went with two of them to document their journey north.

Saturday

As Investors Try To Be More Ethical, Some Find No Escape From Businesses They Detest

Investors are spending billions of dollars to align their portfolios with their personal values. But there's little agreement on what exactly qualifies — or disqualifies — an investment option from being marketed as sustainable. Above, pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange on June 10. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

As Investors Try To Be More Ethical, Some Find No Escape From Businesses They Detest

Investors are spending billions to align their portfolios with their personal values. But what happens when funds that claim to be "sustainable" are not as clean as they profess to be?

Sunday

The Gulf Of Maine Is Warming, And Its Whales Are Disappearing

A minke whale breaks the surface near Boothbay Harbor in the Gulf of Maine on Aug. 10, 2018. Researchers say warming in the gulf is driving whales into waters farther north where fewer environmental protections exist. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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From Miami To Maine: Adapting To A Changing Climate

The Gulf Of Maine Is Warming, And Its Whales Are Disappearing

Waters off the coast of Maine are warming faster than 99 percent of the world's oceans. That's forcing whales northward in pursuit of prey, threatening some of their already dwindling populations.

The Gulf Of Maine Is Warming, And Its Whales Are Disappearing

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Friday

A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever

Maria Rivas holds photographs of her mother, Julia Medina, who died in 2012. Maria cared for Julia for six years at the end of her life. Courtesy of Caroline Dezan for StoryCorps hide caption

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StoryCorps

A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever

Maria Rivas stepped in as caretaker when her aging mother, Julia Medina, began having health complications. After Julia's death, a nostalgic photo reminds Maria of their life together.

A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever

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Friday

She Was His Crew Boss — And His Mom — On The Fire Line

Ian Bennett and his mom, Connie Mehmel, at StoryCorps in 2009. Chaela Herridge-Meyer/StoryCorps hide caption

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StoryCorps

She Was His Crew Boss — And His Mom — On The Fire Line

Ian Bennett followed in his mother's footsteps when he joined the Forest Service. The pair later fought an active fire together in Oregon's Elkhorn Mountains.

She Was His Crew Boss — And His Mom — On The Fire Line

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