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  • Sustainable fish farming & agroecology buoy Kenyan communities

    February 08, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Gatunga

    Small-scale, onshore fishing allows local farmers to increase their income, as well as their food security. Onshore fishing is also a more environmentally friendly practice as it doesn’t require the use of harmful chemicals, like synthetic fertilizers. So far nine counties have adopted the practice, with about 300 fish farmers in the Gatunga region of central Kenya alone.

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  • Woof, there it is: A spotted lanternfly!

    February 08, 2023 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    With their keen sense of smell, dogs are being used to detect spotted lanternfly eggs before they hatch, preventing the invasive species from devastating vineyards. Once trained, the dogs search from January to April to detect the pest early and their efforts are slowing the spread of the lanternfly from forests to vineyards.

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  • Looking to cut down 911 response time, UM-Flint police offer the city a data-driven solution

    February 05, 2023 |

    Flint Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Public Safety launched a new problem-oriented policing initiative aimed to reduce crime and improve 911 response time downtown. Having the UM-Flint department patrol downtown frees up the City of Flint department to answer 911 calls in the rest of the city more quickly. Problem-oriented policing has helped crime levels decrease significantly and helps foster connections between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

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  • A Gillette social service organization is helping and giving hope to the homeless

    February 03, 2023 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Gillette, Wyoming

    The Day of Hope is an annual event hosted by the Council of Community Services that is intended to connect the local homeless population with social service agencies, from housing assistance to credit repair, to help them get back on their feet. CCS is the only homeless shelter in northeast Wyoming and has seen a dramatic increase in those seeking help in the past three to four years.

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  • As Climate Money Pours In, Some Urban Freeways May Disappear

    February 02, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    The Park East freeway teardown was completed 20 years ago and opened up 24 acres of prime real estate that has since seen increased property values, more space for pedestrians and recreation and has generated over $1 billion in private investment. The teardown has also resulted in less vehicle emissions in the area and further development and revitalization of the surrounding neighborhoods. Now, other areas in the city are turning to the success of the Park East teardown to inspire more freeway removals.

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  • "The Psychology of Crisis:" RISE Podcast, Episode 4

    February 02, 2023 |

    WMMT |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    To help support those affected by the devastating floods in 2021, several organizations are stepping in to help residents. Kentucky River Community Care provides mental health services and support for those struggling with trauma from the floods.

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  • Left out of government plan, Cross River village fights to end open defecation

    January 18, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Agbara, Cross River

    To combat health and sanitary issues arising from high rates of open defecation and a lack of government support, community members worked together to fund and build 14 easily accessible toilets that are cleaned daily and open for anyone to use.

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  • A Florida School Received a Threat. Did a Red Flag Law Prevent a Shooting?

    January 16, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Amidst gun violence and mass shootings, 19 states and D.C. have enacted red flag laws, or extreme risk protection orders, that allow law enforcement to mitigate threats of gun violence by removing guns from a person’s possession. Studies in states that have adopted red flag laws, specifically Connecticut and Indiana, have found that for every 10 to 20 people who had guns taken away, one life was saved.

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  • The South has a new union—and workers have Black women to thank

    January 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    As a continuance of the Fight for $15 and a Union southern chapter Raise Up, the Union of Southern Service Workers is a first-of-its-kind, cross-sector union that offers membership to fast food, retail, warehouse, care, and other service industry workers across southern states. With Black women emerging as leaders, these organizations have built a multigenerational, multiracial labor movement that sheds light on the realities low-wage service workers have faced for decades.

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  • How These NYC Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism

    January 11, 2023 |

    Capital B (National) |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Cooper Park Houses community is a historically Black, low-income housing complex. While the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated longstanding issues of gentrification and access to housing, the Cooper Park community has worked to advocate for themselves and their community, fighting industrialization and development that could put their homes at risk by banding together and collaborating with other local organizations.

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