Look down the corridors to see if there are call lights on. If they're on for a lengthy amount of time, that's telling you people are not getting good service.

Maybe in the evening, if they visited in the morning, or maybe at meal time. Talk to residents. They have a right to talk to the residents and ask them how they like the nursing home.

Surely those who should be offended most are the loyal South Park fans who were delivered at best only a mediocre episode.

Green roofs, roadside plantings, porous pavement, and sidewalk gardens have been proven to reduce flooding. They absorb rainwater before it swamps the streets and sewage systems.

I have been fighting climate change for two decades, and people often ask me how I remain hopeful in the face of extreme weather and grim forecasts. The answer is simple: I see countless solutions spreading across the nation and across the world. But we need more investment.

The fossil fuel industry commands outsize sway over U.S. politics, markets, and democracy. I knew these companies were formidable, but when I served on the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, I got a close up view of how the industry disregards government safeguards.