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Concerns about human rights, taxpayer money and public infrastructure collide as plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence stand in stark contrast to the growing U.S. detention machine.

Political scientists who study authoritarian governments cite cultural repression as a key tactic for reaching and holding power. U.S. President Donald Trump is clearly failing in that regard.

With administration officials saying agents are immune to accountability, many are understandably wondering: What rights do I have when interacting with federal immigration forces, and do those rights even matter in an environment where free speech or simply existing in my own neighborhood can be met with violence?

In 2025, we shared stories about solutions across the globe: repurposing mines in Australia, brewing beer with bread in the United Kingdom, the rise of employee housing in the Outer Banks and many more. Today, we’re revisiting some of the standouts from our solutions journalism series to kick off the new year.

In the name of creating a space to learn from and support one another, we asked our writers and colleagues about the causes they're supporting this holiday season.

As TriplePundit marks 20 years as a newsroom, we’re taking a look back at how the sustainability space has grown and changed — with an eye toward the progress we made, what we learned, and why on earth we can’t do it more often.