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  • The man who paves India's roads with old plastic

    July 09, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Madurai

    Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, a chemistry professor in India, has a new approach to plastic. "It's time we stop seeing plastic as the enemy and turn it into our biggest resource," Dr. Vasudevan says. By adding molten used plastic into a mixture of bitumen, a substance that binds roads, the professor found a solution that stuck. India has since paved over 16,000 km of roads since 2002 using plastic as part of the process.

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  • Cheap Sensors Are Democratizing Air-Quality Data

    July 09, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Spurred by growing health concerns related to air quality, companies and communities have turned attention to creating affordable, portable air-quality sensors. This new development allows citizens to monitor air quality as it directly relates to them, whether it be on a school-ground or even in their own backyard.

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  • The best place for California's water is underground

    July 05, 2018 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The California Water Commission must devise a plan for storing groundwater in the state. Aquifers, which are both a cost-saving mechanism and environmentally favorable, may be the solution.

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  • One Woman's Quest to Fight Gentrification by Asking Residents How

    July 05, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Even as cities fight gentrification, residents are often consulted late in urban planning, if at all. Cat Goughnour is pushing for change in Portland. Her consulting group ran a series of workshops, resulting in community-generated ideas for improving the Albina neighborhood that wouldn’t displace longtime residents.

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  • Leeds is fighting loneliness with an app and a map

    July 04, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Leeds

    With a single tap, public health workers in Leeds can use a mobile app to record signs of loneliness in the city. Their observations generate a heat map of social isolation, which then guides community outreach efforts and increases efficiency.

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  • How philanthropy breathed new life into a forgotten Salford suburb

    July 04, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Salford

    A multi-millionaire has poured money into his home suburb of Irlam, buying up empty stores, funding public art projects, and supporting the town center, sports center, health clinic, and train station. Employment is up, but this model of urban renewal raises ethical questions and may not be easily replicable.

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  • In New York, volunteers engage in a quiet form of advocacy for immigrants facing deportation

    July 04, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Walking with immigrants to their court hearings and ICE check-ins can help them feel supported and protect their safety and rights. The New Sanctuary Coalition has run an accompaniment program since 2007. Volunteers do not interfere with proceedings, but by their presence, they demonstrate community support of immigrants and play witness to interactions between immigrants and government officials.

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  • This 'matha' in Karnataka's Hubli town could give our big cities a lesson in waste management!

    July 03, 2018 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Hubli

    In Hubli, a holy shrine of Advaita philosophy has a community kitchen that produces surprisingly little waste--even though it feeds about 6,000 people daily. The kitchen's methods are quite old, including composting and watering with grey water, but they appear to be working.

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  • San Francisco may be the first city in the nation to open safe injection sites

    July 02, 2018 |

    KALW |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco considers the scaling of safe injection sites, which were successfully piloted in Vancouver, to become the first city in the United States to offer this service. However, the main challenge of starting such a service in San Francisco is helping the public get over the concern that safe injection sites encourage drug use for non-abusers. Community groups actively educated the public on the benefits of safe injection sites and politicians made trips to Vancouver to observe the success in action.

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  • Struggling Farmers Turn Excess Milk Into Cheese And Yogurt For The Hungry

    July 02, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania

    Cows will produce the same amount of milk no matter the demand for the product, and with supply staying steady and demand decreasing, a surplus of milk is thrown out routinely. Through a collaborative effort by farmers and a local non-profit in Pennsylvania, however, a solution has emerged that not only turns the extra milk into cheese and yogurt, but supplies the products to those in need.

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