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  • North Dakota may hold key to Wyoming's prison woes

    November 13, 2018 |

    WyoFile |

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    Response Location: United States, Bismarck, North Dakota

    Criminal justice reform succeeds when states prioritize rehabilitation and over punishment. In North Dakota, the Free Through Recovery program increases the number of stakeholders in a parolee’s success, creating multiple levels of behavioral health support. The program is part of a criminal justice legislation package that included sentencing reforms and alternatives to incarceration. The state has been successful in beginning to reduce its overcrowded prison populations and serves as a model for other states.

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  • This new fund will help retiring baby boomers turn their businesses into worker co-ops

    November 13, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Evergreen Cooperatives, a network of worker-owned businesses in Cleveland, Ohio, has seen success in keeping business structure flat and wealth at the local level. Now, they’re growing. They recently acquired the Cleveland Clinic laundry. Different than a traditional business acquisition, Evergreen Cooperatives helped transition employees to become worker-owners. Called the “acquire-convert-support strategy,” Evergreen hopes to add more businesses with the help of several local foundations.

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  • Agroforestry saves soil and boosts livelihoods in Tajikistan

    November 13, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Tajikistan, Faizobod

    To restore degraded lands in Tajikistan, farmers are turning to agroforestry, a traditional cropping method that more closely mimics natural systems. An estimated 45 gigatons of carbon is sequestered by agroforestry systems globally. Add that to the benefits of reforestation, erosion control, and the return of wildlife habitat.

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  • The Wheels on These Buses Go Round and Round With Zero Emissions

    November 12, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, White Plains, New York

    Electric cars have already made their entrance into American society, but now school buses are also joining the ranks of energy efficient vehicles. From New York to California, school systems are actively finding ways to implement the buses into their rotations in order to cut down on the carbon footprint of school transportation and reduce the cost of fuel.

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

    November 09, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    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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  • These Bridges And Tunnels Save Wild Animals' Lives — And Prevent Car Wrecks, Too

    November 09, 2018 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    U.S. Highway 97 is one of the highest travelled roads through Washington, but it is also one of the most dangerous due to wildlife crossings. Taking note of successful initiatives in other states and countries, Washington is making moves to implement underpasses which will reduce the rate of accidents and cut down on medical and vehicular collision costs.

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  • Hunters help safeguard Arizona's deer and elk from chronic wasting disease

    November 09, 2018 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Greer, Arizona

    Arizona’s Game & Fish Department is taking a proactive approach to chronic wasting disease (CWD), a neurodegenerative disease found in deer, elk, and moose. The department works with hunters during hunting season to test dead deer for the disease, which has yet to spread to Arizona. It has also banned deer farms and the transportation of whole deer carcasses into Arizona from other states, citing that it’s easier to keep CWD out than control it once it’s inside state lines.

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  • Ramsey Walk tackles fly-tipping with guerrilla gardening

    November 08, 2018 |

    Islington Now |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Islington

    In a neighborhood in the United Kingdom called Ramsey Walk, one resident was tired of illegal dumping, also called fly-tipping, in her community. On a hunch, she formed a guerilla gardening group to plant flowers where the dumping was occurring to deter would-be fly-tippers. Their success rate has been 100 percent, and their new motto is "from fly-tipping to floewr picking."

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  • What San Francisco's Reform Of Fees And Fines Can Teach Chicago

    November 08, 2018 |

    WBEZ |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco

    Recently, a coalition of community members and city government officials in San Francisco came together to rethink the way that the city issues fines and fees for minor infractions, which disproportionately impact low-income residents who already struggle in the country's most expensive city. Now, fees are reduced and can be paid in installments; the change has also been found to actually save the government money in administrative costs, rather than costing revenue as some critics expected.

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  • The Jim Crow Jury System Falls in New Orleans

    November 08, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    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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