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  • From Scooters to Microtransit, Cities Are Embracing Alternatives to Short Car Trips

    September 18, 2024 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Getting to public transportation can be difficult for commuters. Microtransit is easing that burden and reducing emissions by replacing individual car trips. Partnerships between cities and companies ensure shared, on-demand scooters, bikes, or vehicles are available to help people reach public transportation.

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  • Giant 'living tractors' are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands

    August 28, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Turkey

    Water buffalo are becoming a crucial species in many conservation projects. Their natural habits like grazing and wallowing in water and the spreading of seeds through their dung increase biodiversity and create microhabitats for other important species.

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  • Can bringing back nature save our cities from floods?

    August 26, 2024 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: China

    Cities and neighborhoods around the world are trying to transform into sponge cities to soak up enough rainwater to prevent flooding. They’re doing so by ripping up asphalt and concrete, replacing it with nature-based solutions like native plants and parks.

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  • Summer camp for LGBTQ+ teens is a safe haven for identity

    August 21, 2024 |

    MindSite News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Traverse City, Michigan

    Camp 4 All is a summer camp for LGBTQ+ teens, providing them with a safe space to be themselves, participate in summer activities and connect with their peers and mentors to build a sense of community amidst the increase of hate crimes and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country.

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  • How Asia's 5,000-year-old rice terraces are inspiring modern flood control

    August 06, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

    Architects across Asia are taking inspiration from a traditional form of agriculture called rice terraces to create flood-resilient infrastructure in cities that lack places for excess water to go. In Bangkok, for example, a university’s roof mimics the step-like design, and the water it holds is used to grow rice.

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  • Fighting Global Warming, One Abandoned Oil Well at a Time

    August 05, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Curtis Shuck started the nonprofit The Well Done Foundation with a mission to plug as many abandoned oil wells as possible. Since then, he’s worked with communities, landowners, regulatory agencies, and activists to plug 45 wells, stopping the release of methane and other pollutants into the air and local environments.

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  • Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,' Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

    August 02, 2024 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

    In collaboration with Intuitive Health, UF Health has opened three centers that offer both ER and urgent care 24/7, at the same facility so patients don’t have to decide themselves which care they need. Instead, doctors at the center make that decision and then the system bills the patient accordingly. This helps them avoid taking on expensive ER bills when that level of care may not have been necessary.

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  • They pair former inmates with homeowners, with unusual success. And they're expanding to Long Beach

    July 28, 2024 |

    Long Beach Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Homecoming Project combats recidivism by paring people who were formerly incarcerated for more than ten years with local residents who offer them a place to stay and help them navigate life skills. Six years after the start of the program, no participants have returned to prison.

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  • Hunting The Witch-Hunters: An Initiative Is Seeking Truth, Justice For Those Wrongfully Accused

    July 27, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Benue

    The Advocacy for Alleged Witches organization is fighting against the violent practice of witch-hunting in Benue, Nigeria. It offers medical treatment, legal advocacy, and financial assistance for those who are falsely accused while pushing for policy to combat the issue.

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  • Nonprofit Fund Raises Private Dollars To Buy Affordable Housing – Before Private Equity Does

    July 26, 2024 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The housing and homelessness nonprofit Community Solutions raised $135 million in private capital to create a fund to buy housing properties and keep them permanently affordable. It promises investors modest returns and looks to buy properties in good condition close to necessary services like grocery stores and health care.

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