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If we want our food to be truly sustainable, we need to be able to tell where it comes from

Chris West

November 09, 2018 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil

Certification schemes, which track international supply chains of commodities like soy or palm oil, can help consumers avoid products that contribute to deforestation. Some such schemes are showing promising results. But in order to save global forests, transparency systems need to be scaled up, with more input from stakeholders.

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Landlords Are Powerful. Here's A Way Renters Are Regaining Some Control.

Oliver Balch

November 09, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A growing number of tenant-focused websites are trying to level the power dynamic between shoddy landlords and tenants by giving tenants a voice. “There is a big power mismatch in today’s rental market, but it doesn’t have to be that way.” Amongst those is Rentlogic, which grades 1.1 million apartment buildings, but rather than relying on subjective comments the website provides a grade based on an algorithm.

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First developed by women to report on rural villages in India, Khabar Lahariya is now a national phenomenon

Kiran Nazish

November 08, 2018 |

Splice Media |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

Originally developed as a tool for women in rural India to learn how to read and write, Khabar Lahariya has grown into an important outlet of Indian journalism. Covering events in small, rural communities whose isolation has often bred corruption, Khabar Lahariya is spreading information and holding people accountable.

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The Jim Crow Jury System Falls in New Orleans

Brentin Mock

November 08, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

An amendment passed in Louisiana does away with non-unanimous jury verdicts that have helped solidify racial discrimination in the criminal justice system since they were implemented in response to Reconstruction. Data shows black defendants were more likely to be convicted in the non-unanimous system and the votes of black jurors more likely to be silenced. Advocates said the amendment is a huge game changer against mass incarceration in Louisiana and racial discrimination.

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Mapping movement: How data experts track informal transport

Anoush Darabi

November 07, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

A startup called WhereIsMyTransport has helped cities create timetables and route maps of informal public transit. The group sends data collectors out to ride local minibus routes, for example, then organizes the information for government officials and others to use to improve trip planning services and more.

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These election tools are here to help you make sense of your long, complicated ballot

Adele Peters

November 02, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Easy-to-use web apps provide information about candidates and referendums, gathering information all in one place for voters. BallotReady and We Vote are two such tools.

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Women in tech are mobilizing to improve access to abortion providers

Rina Raphael

November 01, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

A collaboration between pro-choice activists and tech workers is—in the face of increasing restrictive policy—creating access to services and information. Events like the Abortion Access Hackathon provide a means for collective action to create websites detailing the location of clinics and each state’s law regarding abortion.

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This smart outlet uses AI to help you lower your electric bill

Adele Peters

November 01, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

Households across the United States are using (and paying) for energy that they're not actively consuming. A new invention that connects to an app helps identify the how much energy is being expended by various appliances so people can actively cut down on their electric utilities.

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Toxic secrets: Pollution, evasion and fear in Wausau's River Street neighborhood

Shereen Siewert

October 30, 2018 |

Wausau Pilot and Review |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wausau, Wisconsin

A local citizens group called Citizens for a Clean Wausau in Wisconsin is calling for greater transparency from government officials on environmental records related to project zoning and properties. While the group has had some legal successes, project development projects have continued to move forward despite public health and environmental concerns from digging up contaminated soils.

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Inside the daring plan to map every coral reef from space

Michael Greshko

October 29, 2018 |

National Geographic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia

Researchers are using satellite imagery and data to create the first global, high-resolution map of all coral reefs. The project, known as the Allen Coral Atlas, will help provide a baseline for scientists to monitor bleaching events and other short-term changes, which could lead to devastating changes.

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