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  • Collaborative care improves outcomes for those who are pregnant and addicted

    November 03, 2022 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

    The Substance Use Network (SUN) Project brings together partners in medicine, social services, criminal justice, and recovery services, to provide care for mothers with substance use disorder and their babies. The project is guided by a patient-centered approach that uses pregnancy as an opportunity to encourage someone into treatment and since its launch, more than 40 patients have been treated

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  • Doug Mastriano's proposed voter roll purge addresses a non-existent problem and targets vulnerable voters, experts say

    November 02, 2022 |

    WITF |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania uses ERIC, or the Electronic Registration Information Center, to cross-check its voter rolls against Department of Motor Vehicle data from other states to identify voters who have moved and become "inactive." In 2020, state and county leaders reported they removed more than 180,000 out-of-state residents and 80,000 deceased voters.

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  • Ten Years Ago, Occupy Sandy Didn't Just Help New Yorkers, It Redefined Disaster Response

    October 28, 2022 |

    The City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The mutual-aid group Occupy Sandy helped New York City residents affected by Superstorm Sandy. Using and expanding the network of people created by Occupy Wall Street, 60,000 volunteers distributed supplies, created a map of relief locations, and organized helping hands wherever necessary.

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  • These Workers Took On One Of Hollywood's Most Iconic Hotels – And Won

    October 25, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Hollywood, California

    After years of reported abuse and corresponding attempts to organize, employees at the famous hotel Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, represented by trade organization Unite Here Local 11, reached an agreement with its management to allow them to unionize. The hope is that this unionization serves as an inspiration for others in the hospitality industry seeking fair treatment and work conditions.

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  • From socks and sit pads to rebuilding Ukraine: how knitters help soldiers survive cold

    October 25, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Knitted Things For Soldiers is a volunteer group run through Facebook that sends knit, woven, and sewn items to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Those who want to participate but need to learn how to knit can learn from experienced knitters' posts online.

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  • How a simple rain water management system transformed a semi arid village in Rajasthan, India

    October 21, 2022 |

    Earth Solutions Network |

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    Response Location: India, Laporiya, Rajasthan

    Residents of Lapodiya, India, created a Chauka System to manage rainwater and restore groundwater levels in their community. The system is made of shallow holes and canals that hold rainwater for a few days in the monsoon season allowing the water to seep into the soil over time.

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  • Technology and manpower collaborate to plug Johannesburg's pesky potholes

    October 20, 2022 |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    The Pothole Patrol formed in May 2021 and launched an app that provides residents with a quick, centralized space for reporting any potholes they spot. Since it launched, more than 100,000 potholes have been repaired.

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  • Planting trees – and hope – in a flood-prone Nigerian town

    October 18, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Igbajo, Osun

    The community-formed Igbajo Development Association has spent years planting 50,000 trees to help protect the community from severe weather and flooding.

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  • Group led by a university teacher saves Nigerian vulnerable, endangered pangolins from extinction

    October 12, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria is a nonprofit educating the public on the importance of the declining pangolin population, the laws against hunting them, and how to keep them from going extinct. The organization also contains a task force to rescue captured pangolins and return them to the wild.

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  • London's Deadly, Polluted Air Turned the City Into an EV Pioneer

    October 10, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: England, London

    London charges higher-emission vehicles every day they enter the city center, called the Ultra Low Emission Zone, on top of the already existing London Congestion Charge for non-electric vehicles to enter the zone. Since the charges were implemented, the city has seen an increase in electric vehicle adoption and improved air quality.

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