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  • Estonia's e-governance revolution is hailed as a voting success – so why are some US states pulling in the opposite direction?

    March 17, 2023 |

    The Conversation |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    Estonia's e-governance system allows citizens to register for social programs, access health records, and complete most government business digitally. In March 2023, more than half of the country's voters cast their ballots via the internet for the first time.

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  • How Mass Bird Death In Philadelphia Catalyzed A Local Lights-out Program

    March 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A light pollution mitigation pledge in Philadephia called Lights Out Philly asks building managers to agree to turn off their lights late at night during bird migration periods to decrease bird collisions with windows.

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  • These Japanese mothers banded together through a support group to talk about mental illness

    March 14, 2023 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Japanese-speaking family support group under NAMI South Bay formed in 2012 to provide people — mostly first-generation Japanese mothers — with a safe space where they can share their experiences and learn how to talk about mental illness and how it effects their children. Since 2012, over 100 people have reached out to the group, with about eight to 12 participants joining the discussions each month.

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  • In these NH communities, you pay for how much trash you send to the landfill

    March 13, 2023 |

    New Hampshire Bulletin |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    Communities across New Hampshire are implementing “pay as you throw” trash-collection systems to reduce the garbage sent to landfills and increase the use of alternative options like recycling. The programs use several different methods like special bags, stickers, or punch cards, but all require some form of payment per collected trash bag.

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  • Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them

    March 12, 2023 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Monte Vista, Colorado

    In Monte Vista, Colorado, an elementary and a high school are improving teacher retention by building an environment that makes them feel heard, appreciated, and supported. The administrators take time to build relationships with teachers and students, check in with teachers on a regular basis, allow teachers to have a say in decision-making, and create teacher revitalization rooms.

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  • In the Extinction Capital of the World, A Native School Is Restoring Indigenous Forests

    March 11, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Led by Native Hawai’ians, Kamehameha Schools owns thousands of acres of land dedicated to stewardship and conservation. The school partners with Native Hawaiian organizations and conducts eco-cultural education programs for students and members of the community to foster connections between them and the environment.

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  • Can plastic bricks pave a road out of Kenya's plastic waste problem?

    March 10, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Kenyan start-up Gjenge Makers creates pavers that are stronger and cheaper than typical concrete by heating a mixture of shredded plastic waste and sand and then compressing it to form the blocks.

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  • Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

    March 10, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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  • How One City Ended Prison Gerrymandering

    March 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    To end prison gerrymandering, the city council in Wilmington, Delaware, counted people who are incarcerated in the local prison at their last address in the city for the 2020 Census. People who are incarcerated there but did not live in Wilmington were not counted.

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  • Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

    March 10, 2023 |

    Women's Media Center |

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    Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

    Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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