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Weathering the Future

Kiran Kapany David Murdock

April 12, 2023 |

PBS |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Communities across the United States combat and adapt to extreme weather with local solutions. In California, drought-striken Orange County recycles wastewater into safe drinking water, and the Karuk Tribe prevents forest fires with controlled, cultural burns. A farmer in Iowa practices no-till farming to prevent soil erosion from heavy rain. Indigenous tribes on the Louisiana coast gather empty oyster shells and use them to create artificial breakwater reefs that slow down erosion from rising ocean waters.

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Massachusetts churches have housed Afghan families for over a year as city unites in supporting new neighbors

David Paulsen

April 11, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Newburyport, Massachusetts

Churches in Newburyport, Massachusetts, converted rooms into temporary housing for Afghan refugee families. With support from community donations, the congregations created living spaces and provided the families with necessities like beds and clothes.

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The Mexican women breathing new life into Yucatán's mangrove forests

Lorena Arroyo Gladys Serrano

April 10, 2023 |

El País |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Yucatan

A group of women from a fishing village in southern Mexico are restoring mangroves on the Yucatán Peninsula. While the group, known as las chelemeras, is reviving the local ecosystem, the members also find personal empowerment from the work and the pay.

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Wind of Change: Energy Blows Across Nebraska Thanks to Wind Farms

John Upton Arjav Rawal

April 10, 2023 |

The Reader |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Petersburg, Nebraska

Alongside clean energy, wind farms built on property leased from locals in Nebraska are generating jobs, income, and local taxes that keep small towns like Petersburg afloat.

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Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change

Michael Copley

April 09, 2023 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Every year, investors who are shareholders in publicly-traded companies have the chance to vote on proposals that shape the way the companies address issues like climate change. Whether or not they pass, climate-related proposals send a clear message about the problems activist investors want to see addressed which can spur action.

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Where Indigenous land rights prevail in Brazil, so does nature, study finds

Luís Patriani

April 06, 2023 |

Mongabay |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Peruíbe

In areas of Brazil where land tenure is formalized, indigenous peoples' reforestation projects are increasing forest cover.

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California helps college students cut their debt by paying them to help their communities

Gail Cornwall

April 05, 2023 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

In an effort to help lower student debt while benefiting the community, the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program provides 3,200 students with service jobs and pays them $700 a month.

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Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

April 04, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Meghalaya

Prioritizing intergenerational thinking allows current generations to make long-term decisions that help prevent urgent issues like climate change from having severe, irreversible impacts on future generations. For example, elders of the Indigenous Khasi community built living root bridges for future environmental and transportation benefits, despite never seeing the fruits of their labor. Now, at least 150 of the ancient bridges still exist to be used by the community today.

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Trans shelter residents are upcycling discarded flowers to fund their healthcare

Ashish Kumar Kataria

April 04, 2023 |

LGBTQ Nation |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

Residents of Garima Greh, an organization that provides transgender people with housing and necessities in New Delhi, started a small business making potpourri from the flowers discarded by local temples. They use the funding to pay for necessary medical expenses and gender-affirming care.

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Chinatown preschool helps families name pandemic-related feelings

Heidi Shin

April 04, 2023 |

The World |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

To help address rising mental health concerns among children, the Acorn Center for Early Education and Care provides training from social workers and psychologists for its staff and focuses on teaching preschoolers how to express and manage big feelings. The center’s parent organization, the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, also provides support and resources for parents and works to guide them through challenges.

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