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  • The Simple, Ancient Idea That Can Replace Concrete Walls

    Hannah Kirshner

    December 06, 2023 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Japan, Yamanaka Onsen

    The Dry Stone Walling School of Japan is keeping the tradition of building walls out of stones collected from the neighboring environment alive by connecting students with local craftsmen. Building walls this way is a viable alternative to concrete that supports biodiversity and produces less carbon emissions.

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  • Little by little, perpetual vote-by-mail list reshapes New Jersey's off-year elections

    Nikita Biryukov

    November 30, 2023 |

    New Jersey Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Thanks to a 2019 law, New Jersey voters who request a mail-in ballot one time continue to receive them in perpetuity for future elections without needing to submit another request. The state has seen mail-in voting rates increase in off-year elections since the perpetual vote-by-mail list was created, with 22 percent of votes cast in 2021 attributed to mail-in ballots compared to 16.7 percent in 2019.

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  • Power Plays

    Siva Vaidhyanathan Emily Burrill

    November 15, 2023 |

    Democracy in Danger |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Belarus

    Following a fraudulent election and violent backlash against demonstrators, activists in Belarus used open source photographs and documents, as well as those submitted by journalists and citizens, to expose police and state actors participating in human rights violations via a secure Telegram channel.

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  • Niger girls learn about menstruation to stay in school, tackle stigma

    Hamzat Abaga

    October 21, 2023 |

    Daily Nigerian |

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    Response Location: Niger

    In Niger, an initiative challenging menstrual stigma is promoting knowledge and hygiene through community engagement and mentorship. Since 2019, the foundation has reached over 20 schools, 35 communities, more than 3,000 women and girls.

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  • How a California Child Care Workers' Union Fought for Living Wages — and Won

    Daisy Nguyen

    October 13, 2023 |

    KQED |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    By organizing on nights and weekends through their union, Child Care Providers United, home-based child care providers in California were able to secure a landmark contract creating the country’s first retirement fund for unionized child care workers.

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  • The goats fighting fires in Los Angeles

    Lucy Sherriff

    September 26, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Cities in California are turning to goat herders to manage the dead trees and shrubs that become fuel for wildfires. Goats will eat almost anything and are adept at getting to places humans find difficult to reach.

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  • How artificial intelligence plus local expertise can promote ‘good fire' in Montana

    Bowman Leigh

    September 21, 2023 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    The Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) framework combines analytics and local expertise to assess fire risk by marking out locations on a map where fire can best be stopped. The risk is then used to identify where best to suppress the fire and where it can continue to burn to benefit the environment and prevent future fires. From there, experts decide how to respond to a fire in each section of the map in advance, which can also include prevention tactics.

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  • California Leads the Way in Low-Carbon School Meals

    Naoki Nitta

    September 19, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Schools in California are offering more plant-based options to make lunch more climate-friendly, healthier, and more inclusive for those with dietary restrictions or preferences.

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  • Paris Is Undergoing a Water Revolution

    Peter Yeung

    September 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    By focusing on preventing water pollution at the source, fixing leaks in the system, and public education, Paris cleaned up its water network and decreased water use by 10% over the last ten years.

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  • Kensington residents are using Park Friends groups to advocate for their parks. Here's how the groups work.

    Siani Colon

    September 07, 2023 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Through the Park Friends Network, local volunteer groups work to preserve public spaces in their neighborhood and communicate with the city about needed repairs or improvements. More than 140 Park Friends groups have formed in Philadelphia, with many hosting events such as cleanup days, school supply giveaways, and neighborhood meet-and-greets.

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