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  • This Queer Couple Supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Farmers' Mental Health

    May 14, 2025 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    The South Side Queer Farmer Convergence provides culturally-affirming community gatherings that effectively reduce isolation, promote emotional healing, and foster mental wellbeing for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers facing significant social stressors and discrimination.

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  • Despite Political Complaints, Congestion Pricing Is Working in NYC

    May 12, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City’s congestion pricing program charges drivers $9 to enter Lower Manhattan during peak traffic hours, with funds raised from the toll going to support public transit initiatives. Though there’s been fierce opposition to the program, 8 million fewer cars entered Lower Manhattan in the first four months since its launch, and average travel times have sped up by about 15 percent.

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  • “An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years

    May 02, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Since 1924, Australia has had compulsory voting, which requires citizens to cast a ballot or face a small fine. The policy has created a strong culture around voting, and voter turnout has remained high since the law went into effect.

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  • Balcony solar took off in Germany. Why not the US?

    April 25, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Utah legislators passed a bill exempting small-scale balcony solar installations from utility interconnection regulations to replicate Germany's successful approach, but the absence of national electrical standards and safety certifications have so far prevented widespread adoption and impact in the U.S.

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  • Community Libraries Are Spreading Across Rural India

    April 21, 2025 |

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    Response Location: India

    In rural areas of India that often have limited access to reading material, communities are banding together to form small libraries where residents can read, study, take classes, or just use the wi-fi. One library has grown to about 2,100 registered members and has helped about 50 students pass their competitive exams.

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  • Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district

    April 08, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    When Spokane Public Schools banned cellphones in classrooms and at recess, it also paired the new rules with an engagement program designed to get more students involved in clubs and extracurricular activities. Since removing cell phones, expanding activity options, and hiring “engagement navigators” to help match students to activities, the number of students participating in extracurriculars increased by 19 percent and principals began reporting fewer phone confiscations.

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  • Farmworker Unions on the Rise in New York, Joined by the United Farm Workers

    March 31, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Capitalizing on broad political-organizing pushes across the U.S., the United Farm Workers (UFW) union signed its first contract in New York, offering significant protections to about 150 orchard workers.

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  • Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis

    March 11, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Red flag laws allow family members, law enforcement officers, and sometimes even health care workers to file an extreme risk protection order when they’re concerned that someone with access to a gun may harm themselves or others. In Maryland, which is considered a national leader in this type of legislation, a red flag law has helped prevent potential school shootings and the state is now focused on training health care providers to recognize concerning cases and file petitions when necessary.

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  • Ethiopia's Utopian Experiment in Gender Equality

    February 07, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Awra Amba

    The Awra Amba community is founded on broad values such as gender equality of labor, women’s rights, children’s rights, and caring for the elderly and vulnerable, and residents work together on 15 democratically elected committees to make key decisions. Research shows that the community has achieved higher life expectancy, literacy rates, and measures of gender equality than the country’s national averages.

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  • Inside Africa's Trailblazing Solar Repair Movement

    January 27, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    Nonprofit SolarAid trains repair technicians who can fix solar energy kits. In the 2023-24 financial year, SolarAid’s teams across Zambia and Malawi repaired 2,422 solar products, reducing electronic waste, increasing the lifespan of products, and improving access to solar lights, as well as creating job opportunities

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