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  • A Taste of Home: How Ethnic Grocery Stores Create Community

    December 22, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Ethnic grocery stores create a sense of community for immigrant communities and improve food security by providing affordable, culturally relevant foods.

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  • Flooding in Nigeria: victims help other victims survive difficult times

    December 19, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Omoku, River State

    The Crowd Funders initiative gathered funding to help feed and shelter families affected by flooding in Nigeria.

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  • Climate-conscious Indians tap carbon credits for greener fun

    December 19, 2022 |

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    Response Location: India

    In India, the carbon offset market is growing in popularity as individuals look to reduce their personal carbon footprint by buying offsets online.

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  • Perennial grains: great for beer, bread and the fight against climate change

    December 19, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    The perennial wheat alternative Kernza can improve soil and water health because it will return yearly with less tilling and fertilizer than wheat, and it captures carbon and water pollutants.

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

    December 16, 2022 |

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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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  • Restoring Watersheds, and Hope, After New Mexico's Record-Breaking Wildfires

    December 15, 2022 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: Santa Clara Native Reservation, United States, Gallinas, New Mexico

    After fires and floods, the tribe of the Santa Clara Pueblo is restoring Santa Clara Canyon using traditional ecological knowledge to design mitigation and replanting methods using burned trees and strategic seeding. Now, they are sharing that knowledge at other locations needing restoration.

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  • Pods live on: School districts are using the pandemic-era invention to help kids recover from ‘learning loss'

    December 14, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Central Falls, Rhode Island

    Originally developed to help students succeed academically during the pandemic, learning pods in a Rhode Island community continue to help students through in-person school. The pods create job opportunities for community members and give students a place for one-on-one help.

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  • Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India

    December 14, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Odisha

    A conservationist dedicated 1.7 acres in Odisha, India, to farm and conserve native rice varieties in an effort to revive resilient crops and food systems in the country after many were abandoned for high-yield varieties. The seeds are shared with small farmers across several states.

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  • Brighton's holistic approach to housing aims to break the cycle for the next generation

    December 14, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Brighton, Colorado

    The Brighton Housing Authority uses a holistic approach to help those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. The organization provides tutoring to kids, runs a domestic violence program that provides temporary housing, and gives out rent and gas vouchers to those in need.

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  • ‘Plastic Roads' Are Paved With Good Intention

    December 14, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Pilot programs across the United States are testing recycled plastic and asphalt mixtures to pave roads and keep plastics out of landfills. A program in California saw success in their mixture’s durability.

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