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Utah golf courses say they're reducing water use. Some can prove it.

Leia Larsen

April 10, 2023 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Utah

Golf courses in Utah are conserving water amid a severe drought by planting drought-tolerant grass, watering fewer areas, not filling ponds, and using water runoff from a nearby interstate.

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Shred Up Halabja: Glimpse of Hope Amid Plastic Bombardment

Salam Omer

April 10, 2023 |

KirkukNow |

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Response Location: Iraq, Halabja

The Shred Up Halabja Recycling Center is the first successful plastic collection and recycling system in Halabja, Iraq. The project collects plastics from schools, homes, and public places to recycle and turn into usable products. It also educates students about the importance of recycling to encourage understanding and innovation.

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Civic participation, trust, getting to know people: Together Baton Rouge gets things done

Jack Barlow

April 09, 2023 |

NOLA.com (The Times-Picayune) |

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Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Together Baton Rouge connects different organizations and individuals to collaborate on important community issues, such as advocating for needed infrastructure work. The group helped bring about the restructuring of a corporate tax break program that brought in $282 million in revenue in 2021.

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Amsterdam's 'Smart' Blue-Green Roofs Reduce Urban Flooding

Katherine Latham

April 07, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

The city of Amsterdam funded a blue-green roofs program to reduce both flooding and the urban heat island effect. The water collection system stores and releases rainwater, the variety of indigenous plants increase biodiversity, and the connected digital network allows them all to be controlled remotely.

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Recovery high schools, like one in Denver, help kids heal from an addiction and build a future

Stephanie Daniel

April 06, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

5280 High School is a recovery school for students who need help managing addictions. The school incorporates treatment strategies, such as a daily recovery meeting, into the school day and emphasizes peer support and mutual aid.

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A high school grocery store helps feed students in Denton County. A Fort Worth school is next

Alexis Allison

April 04, 2023 |

Fort Worth Report |

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Response Location: United States, Sanger, Texas

At Linda Tutt High School, a student-run grocery store provides needed food aid for local families while also helping students learn workplace skills. The store is part of the school’s resiliency program, which also includes a social emotional learning curriculum and trauma-informed counseling.

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During Lent, some UK dioceses give up fossil fuel investments for good

Brian Roewe

April 04, 2023 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

The 40 Days, 40 Dioceses campaign leaders spent Lent working to convince dioceses in the United Kingdom to give up financial holdings in fossil fuels permanently and publicly. The campaign, led by the Christian climate group Operation Noah, highlighted a different diocese every day.

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How Planting Grasslands Fights Climate Change

Michelle Lotker

April 03, 2023 |

PBS North Carolina |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

In North Carolina, planting native grassland plants instead of typical turf for lawns, landscaping, and roadside areas can create a carbon sink as the plants trap carbon underground in their long root systems.

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Restaurant Revolution

Joel Kotkin

April 01, 2023 |

City Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Small, local restaurants in Orange County, California, are thriving by taking advantage of the entrepreneurial and ethnic food culture to fill market gaps and appeal to diverse customer bases.

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Mayores que comparten su casa con jóvenes para paliar la soledad

Ana Muguerza

March 31, 2023 |

Revista Haz |

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Response Location: Spain, Madrid

En España, iniciativas de convivencia intergeneracional alivian la soledad no deseada de los mayores y mejorar su calidad de vida, a la vez que facilitan el acceso a la vivienda de los jóvenes. En Madrid, en un programa 95% de las convivencias tienen éxito.

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