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Rooftop Solar Power Is Struggling to Take Off in Hong Kong. What Went Wrong?

Selena Liang

August 08, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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Response Location: Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Scheme is an ongoing government program that incentivizes rooftop solar adoption by allowing individuals and organizations to sell solar-generated electricity back to utility companies at rates higher than what customers pay for regular electricity.

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'It is not too late': How some middle schools are improving English ILEARN scores

Samantha Camire

July 28, 2025 |

Chalkbeat Indiana |

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Response Location: United States, Indiana

To help shore up learning gaps in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, two Indiana middle schools doubled students’ instructional time in English and math, dedicating two class periods to each subject each day. The state also made it easier for schools to test students throughout the year instead of just once at the end of the year, providing checkpoints for educators to measure their progress and tailor instruction accordingly.

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Safe haven or breeding ground for corruption: how Ukraine is building underground schools

Vladsylav Lesyk

July 21, 2025 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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Response Location: Ukraine

To safely get students back into in-person learning environments amid ongoing Russian attacks, the Ukrainian government has prioritized building underground schools, some of which are in repurposed metro stations while others are dedicated shelters attached to existing schools. So far, the country has completed 20 underground schools, with 221 more under construction, but concerns have also been raised about potential corruption among contractors.

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Coconino County, federal agencies team up on backcountry alert system for Grand Canyon

Sam McLaughlin

July 18, 2025 |

Arizona Daily Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Coconino County, Arizona

The Grand Canyon River Alert System is a first-of-its-kind system in the U.S. that uses satellite messaging technology to deliver flash flood warnings and emergency alerts to travelers in the remote wilderness areas. Users subscribe by texting from their satellite devices and receive real-time alerts about imminent flash flooding, hazardous conditions, and other emergencies within five minutes of detection. During its test phase, the system successfully issued 29 alerts, and has since made plans to expand.

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How German Cities Are Rethinking Women's Safety — With Taxis

Marilen Martin

July 10, 2025 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: Germany

Some German cities have created voucher programs that subsidize the cost of taking a taxi for women who feel unsafe walking or using public transit at night. In Cologne, 1,500 vouchers were used within days of their release, and Munich has more than tripled the number of vouchers it provides due to demand.

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Could beavers be the secret to winning the fight against wildfires?

Benjamin Goldfarb

July 06, 2025 |

National Geographic |

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Response Location: United States

Beaver restoration programs across the American West are creating fire-resistant green refuges, improving water storage and quality, and supporting wildlife recovery by partnering with the dam-building rodents rather than eliminating them, demonstrating that a nature-based approach can simultaneously address wildfire risk, drought, and ecosystem degradation.

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New App Alerts Users to Rising Rivers and Streams

Ken Picard

July 02, 2025 |

Seven Days |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

RiverAware, an app that uses real-time data from a national network of gauges, has helped citizens, first responders, floodplain managers, scientists, and recreational users such as paddlers and anglers access river-flow data, informing or alerting communities as to when it's time to evacuate or seek higher ground. The data is aggregated from more than 13,000 stream-gauging stations around the country maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Weather Service.

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Baltimore residents are mobilizing to protect their immigrant neighbors from ICE

Jaisal Noor

July 01, 2025 |

Baltimore Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In one Baltimore neighborhood, residents have organized a grassroots network geared toward protecting the community from ICE raids. Through a Signal group, they communicate about ICE sightings, organize check-ins with neighbors, and help get each other connected with trainings from local organizations focused on protecting immigrant communities.

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How Anambra Is Transforming Primary Healthcare Through Telemedicine

Alfred Ajayi

June 26, 2025 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Anambra

Anambra State’s telemedicine program is closing the healthcare access gap in rural communities, making universal health coverage more possible. The program began in 2022 and has since hired and trained 42 doctors in providing remote healthcare. As more people use the telemedicine program, public trust in primary healthcare across the region is increasing.

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NHPS: Yondr Pouches Are Working Well So Far

Sonia Ahmed

June 26, 2025 |

New Haven Independent |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

To encourage students to be more present and attentive throughout the school day, New Haven Public Schools started using Yondr pouches that keep devices like cellphones, smartwatches and airpods safely locked away while school is in session. Both teachers and students report that the pouches have been a positive addition.

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