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  • How Cleveland's Circular Economy Programs Help Reduce Waste And Build Jobs

    December 16, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Circular Cleveland is a project run by the city and a nonprofit to help Cleveland develop a circular economy. Through community ambassadors, grants, and consultants the program is helping innovators and companies make circular switches.

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  • 'We felt accomplished': Dillingham students celebrate name change for local creek

    December 07, 2022 |

    KDLG |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dillingham, Alaska

    Three students in Dillingham, Alaska launched a campaign to change the name of a local creek that included a slur against Indigenous women. After researching the issue and making presentations to school committees, tribal organizations, and conference attendees, they were successful in helping to get the name changed.

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  • This South African initiative helps newsrooms access women experts

    December 05, 2022 |

    IJNet |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    Quote This Woman+ is a database of over 600 experts in various topics for journalists to reach out to as sources. Designed to help combat inequality and bias in the news, the experts are females and people from groups underrepresented in the media.

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  • Beekeeping revives forests, land in Zim

    December 04, 2022 |

    The Standard |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Multiple organizations in Zimbabwe are supporting locals who are learning beekeeping. The practice helps the local ecosystem bounce back from deforestation and allows the beekeepers to earn extra income for expenses like their children’s school.

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  • The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won

    November 30, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, survived Hurricane Ian without sustaining significant damage, losing power, or undergoing a boil-water alert because the town was built with natural disaster resilience in mind. The stormwater management system mimics the natural world, its electricity comes from its own solar grid, and it has its own water plant.

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  • Felled City Trees Could Grow a New Lumber Economy

    November 29, 2022 |

    Pew Charitable Trusts |

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    Response Location: United States

    Groups and businesses across the country are encouraging cities to sell or recycle urban wood instead of sending it to a landfill. Many have started small businesses that turn the wood into products like furniture.

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  • Eating Crayfish

    November 29, 2022 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Northern Waters Crayfish LLC. catches the invasive rusty crayfish in Minnesota and sells it for consumption to control the growing population.

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  • What if gun owners had to pass a test? Czech Republic offers an answer.

    November 25, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic, Prague

    In the Czech Republic, people pursuing gun ownership must pass a health clearance, a background check, and a 40-minute, 30-question exam. If they get that far, potential gun owners must then prove they can handle and shoot a weapon safely and accurately. As a result, the country hasn’t had a mass shooting since 2019 and had seven gun-related homicides last year.

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  • One crop uses more than half of Utah's water. Here's why.

    November 24, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Farmers in Utah cultivate alfalfa to improve soil health and reduce their carbon emissions. Their profits help sustain rural towns’ economies.

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  • A Skyscraper in Jakarta Offers Lessons for Quake-Prone Indonesia

    November 23, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

    A 51-story skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia, built with a belt-truss system kept workers safe and working during an earthquake. The system reduces vibration and movement by linking some of the walls and frames of the building.

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