When Cheddar's Megan Pratz wrote a piece in 2020 about how to celebrate Earth Day despite being stuck at home, she never could have imagined that an entire year would go by and our country would still be grappling with the same pandemic. But just because our lives have taken on a bizarre Groundhog Day quality, that doesn’t mean we can’t commemorate Earth Day. Here are four more ways you can do more for the planet in 2021.
In the middle of a military base outside Mexico City, an army colonel runs what he calls a kindergarten for dogs. Puppies that one day will become rescue dogs, or sniffer dogs for drugs or explosives, get their basic training here, at Mexico’s Army and Air Force Canine Production Center.