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  • A Simple Way To Make Toilets Friendlier For Women In Refugee Camps

    October 08, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    The simple addition of adding handles to bathroom stalls in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh has helped the camps' pregnant women regain a sense of empowerment and dignity. Providing support and balance, the design of these latrines have benefited the elderly in the camps as well.

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  • Fill, Build and Flood: Dangerous Development in Flood-Prone Areas

    October 08, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    To combat excessive flooding in low-plain areas, cities like Charlotte are passing critical legislation that regulates fill-and-build development, a type of construction that leads to more intense flooding in vulnerable neighborhoods. Charlotte bases flood control plans off future conditions rather than current or past flooding areas, and the city charges a fee for homeowners that, in turn, provides dedicated funding for stormwater management

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  • After Prison, Healthy Lives Built On Access To Care And Community

    October 07, 2019 |

    Health Affairs |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Transitions Clinic Network is a program that helps to connect people who were arrested on drug charges with health-care professionals and a social support system once they are released. Originally piloted in San Francisco, this program now has over 30 affiliates throughout the country.

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  • Erie Hit ‘Rock Bottom.' The Former Factory Hub Thinks It Has a Way Out.

    October 07, 2019 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Erie, Pennsylvania

    Erie, Pennsylvania, uses creative financial incentives for companies and businesses that invest capital gains in low-income areas of the city in order to pull itself out of economic hardship caused by the decrease in industrial jobs. The city looked to Cincinnati as an example of a city that turned around a failing neighborhood through collective action, sustainable funding practices and investment in nonprofit organizations that support development efforts.

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  • How Penn State Is Cutting Greenhouse Emissions In Half — And Saving Money

    October 04, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, State College, Pennsylvania

    Enrolling administrators and financial planners in sustainable projects takes proving that investments pay for themselves. With the help of pressure from students and faculty, Penn State Universities administrators have adopted a long-term strategy to reduce the university’s carbon footprint and implement sustainable practices. Students produced the data that illuminated the university’s unsustainable practices; the numbers now show that their efforts are paying off.

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  • From Weed to Cash: Researchers Genetically Engineer Pennycress

    October 03, 2019 |

    WGLT |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    A gene editing practice called CRISPR is transforming a penny-shaped weed known as pennycress into a cover crop. This practice offers farmers a source of revenue in their off season and provides habitats for insects, as well as improved soil health.

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  • Mongolian nomads create shared funds and financial security

    October 02, 2019 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Mongolia, Arvaikheer

    Herders in Mongolia have resorted to cooperative shared funds to keep their pastures afloat, a sign of a slow tilt towards greater collaboration and trust in the area. The shared funds act as a way for herders to borrow and lend money among themselves, helping local communities build financial security in a time when climate change is negatively impacting their pasture land.

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  • How one small Wisconsin hospital was saved amid a statewide rural health crisis

    September 30, 2019 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Neillsville, Wisconsin

    Rural hospitals often face a host of problems, especially when it comes to financial troubles; however, a small hospital in Wisconsin has been able to remain open by embracing a merger with a larger health care facility. This has lead to a handful of positive outcomes such as "significantly improved operating margins, higher quality and outcomes and better patient satisfaction"

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  • N'West Iowa hospitals invest in region

    September 30, 2019 |

    N’West Iowa Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Rock Rapids, Iowa

    Despite rural hospitals often struggling to remain open due to lack of consistent demand which creates financial troubles, there are eight hospitals across four rural counties in Iowa that are proving this notion wrong. Through dedicated doctors that have committed to living where they work to a strong community presence providing support, this system of hospitals is performing better than many of the larger counterparts.

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  • What Does This Street In Zürich Mean?

    September 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Zurich

    In Zurich, Switzerland, urban planners designed streets that put pedestrians and streetcar riders first as an effort to cut back on car usage and promote sustainable transportation. While cars are limited to one lane and often wait in lines to get through the city, the tram carries nearly seven as many passengers as cars in a given hour, making the layout sustainable and efficient for urban travel.

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