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What 2 R’s come before recycling? Reducing and reusing! Composting your coffee grounds, egg shells and more are one way to reuse things that you might have thrown away otherwise. Lauren Clarke from Dallas-based Turn Compost explains what you need to know to get started composting today.

The House of Representatives has not yet signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a timely bill to discuss during May, which is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. NBC News and MSNBC legal contributor Katie Phang explains what’s in the bill and how it addresses a rise in attacks against AAPI people during the pandemic.

“We frankly right now have more laws being proposed to oppose transgender children participating [in sports], than we have transgender children who are actually participating,” said Palm Springs, California councilmember Lisa Middleton, the first transgender person elected to a political office in the state. She and Tony Hoang of Equality California sound off with LX News.

It may be hard to picture today, but the Internet was originally conceived as a decentralized network of computers. But today web servers have been largely consolidated into the hands of five multi-billion-dollar corporations: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook. There are several strong arguments for returning the Internet back to what its developers intended.

While promoting the fiction podcast “Sorry Charlie Miller,” the actor Zachary Quinto talked about coming out as gay and becoming his authentic self amid a spate of suicides among young LGBTQ people.

The current structure of the Internet is not what the original designers intended. Here’s a few good reasons why going to a Decentralized web makes sense.

Some communities of color bore the brunt of health effects from chemical runoff or other pollutants – a symptom of environmental racism. Risk and behavioral scientist Sweta Chakraborty explains how environmental racism could be addressed in the Biden administration and how those solutions are a setup for the broader fight against climate change.

Ready or not, it’s already time to talk about the next election – politicians are setting the stage for 2022 midterms and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could even have 2024 presidential aspirations. But other Republicans like Wyoming Rep Liz Cheney are calling for a Donald Trump free future of the party. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.

In Louisiana, wetlands are shrinking and land is getting lost to the sea due to the effects of climate change – hurricanes, rising seas and human decisions like paths run for oil and gas shipments. Alisha Renfro from the National Wildlife Foundation wants the Army Corps of Engineers to reconnect the Mississippi River to the wetlands.

Voting rights advocates are actually piling up some wins in dozens of state capitals in their fight to expand access to mail and early voting ballots. States like Florida, Georgia, and Texas still present their biggest challenges in decades.

It’s not all bad news for those concerned about restrictive access to the ballot boxes going forward.

With a housing crisis and rise in building expenses, many companies are searching for innovative housing solutions. Two companies turning to robots and technology to meet that demand, Mighty Buildings and the Palari Group, are on course to make the first-ever 3D housing community in American.

As more Americans are priced out of the housing market are 3D printed housing communities one potential solution?

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb spoke about making money moves with Chime, playing the next NFL season with 100% capacity at home games, and weighed in on social justice issues facing Black Americans.

Filipino American comedian Jo Koy remembers a time when Asian people didn’t talk about how racism affected them. Koy tells LX News’ Jobeth Devera about his memoir “Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo,” which details his upbringing, dealing with family issues and racism on the journey to selling out stadiums.

In the true crime podcast “Killer Role,” Dateline NBC’s Keith Morrison examines the case of Tucker Reed, an Oregon actress accused of killing her uncle before playing a killer in an indie horror movie.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, 321 Coffee had to shut down and its staff, many of whom have special needs, were sent home. CEO Lindsay Wrege talked about how the business adapted and actually grew thanks to a new idea.

You’ve probably heard of gerrymandering, the term for when politicians redraw political districts to either consolidate power — or break up their opponents’ supporters. But you probably don’t know that it dates back to the earliest years of the country and was named after a district that looked like a salamander. And you also may not know how it directly...

Seven states now have bills restricting trans students’ participation in sports, with one in Florida headed to the governor’s desk. “Watching legislators across the country debate your identity, debate your right to exist – it’s heartbreaking,” Anne Lieberman of Athlete Ally tells LX News.

So what were you up to when you were 16 years old? Odds are Paris McKenzie has you beat by a mile. This 16-years-old entrepreneur is the owner of Paris Beauty Supplyz based in Brooklyn, New York. She’s the youngest owner of a Black-owned beauty supply store in the county. But that’s just in her downtime. McKenzie juggles her professional...