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  • Maine's Heat Pump Boom Has Been Promising for Rural Workforce Development. Can It Last?

    June 10, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    To meet the state’s clean energy goals, Maine communities and institutions like Kennebec Valley Community College are launching training initiatives to bolster HVAC, refrigerant and electrical knowledge to support the clean energy workforce. With the help of these initiatives, in Somerset County alone, where KVCC is located, the number of clean energy workers has grown by 44% since 2020.

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  • No Bull: Nepal's Biogas Revolution Reaches a Turning Point

    June 09, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    Between 1992 and 2011, Nepal and the Netherlands collaborated to install 260,000 domestic biogas digesters across the country that convert livestock and human waste into clean cooking fuel to address energy security and deforestation challenges. The program has helped families save $111 annually on gas and prevents over-consumption of firewood.

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  • 'It's loud again': Phone bans are changing Colorado's school culture

    May 27, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Colorado

    Some Colorado school districts are banning cell phones in school for the entire day to reduce distractions and encourage students to connect more with their peers. Teachers report seeing students take more time on tests and homework, and most students are easily adapting to the new rules, finding other ways to connect and entertain themselves during downtime, like lunch periods.

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  • SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease — with promising results

    May 06, 2025 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms are releasing sterile male mosquitoes to help reduce the pest’s population and prevent the spread of dengue. This strategy has decreased the mosquito population by about 82% in parts of Southern California, marking the first time in eight years that the population has declined instead of increased.

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  • How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

    May 01, 2025 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    Faced with severe heat waves, escalating electricity costs and frequent blackouts, Pakistan took a grassroots approach to transitioning to solar power, making electricity more accessible and affordable. They’ve become a major market for solar, importing 17 gigawatts of solar panels from China in 2024 alone, doubling their 2023 numbers, making Pakistan the world’s third-biggest importer of solar panels.

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  • Why Steubenville, Ohio, Might Be the Best School District in America

    April 01, 2025 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Steubenville, Ohio

    Despite having less money and staff than similar districts, Steubenville schools excel at teaching youth to read, consistently getting 95% to 99% of its third graders over the proficiency level. The schools achieve this with various strategies, including offering subsidized preschool starting at age three, prioritizing reading time across all school subjects and allowing students to work with their peers to read aloud and practice their fluency skills.

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  • Schools face a shortage of social workers – but Howard University has a plan that helps

    March 31, 2025 |

    Capital News Service Maryland |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    Project PRESS, which stands for Preparing Responsive and Effective School Social Workers, addresses the social worker shortage in schools by motivating social work students to pursue careers as school social workers providing them with the proper training to do so. It’s a year-long program that focuses on staffing historically Black and low-income areas, and has placed 22 social workers in schools in its first year.

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  • This muggy city keeps cool with minimal AC. Here's how.

    March 25, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: India, Palava City

    Local real estate developer Lodha Group created Palava City, a 5,000-acre experimental community using creative green building techniques and layout initiatives, supporting its mission of creating a net-zero community. The city is being developed in phases on a community level, without the restrictions of local government, and plans to house about two million residents. Those already living in the community praise its energy efficiency and walkability compared to nearby cities.

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  • In Rural Alaska, A Powerful Documentary Flips the Script for Child Care Funding

    March 19, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Kotzebue, Alaska

    Frustrated by the lack of childcare funding and access, one woman created a documentary showcasing the issue. It received widespread attention throughout the state, leading to a state representative sponsoring a $7 million bill to increase childcare funding and provider wages and to expand access to subsidies for middle-income families. It also led the governor to create the Alaska Child Care Task Force to oversee state licensing regulations to make the process of becoming a licensed childcare provider and opening a facility more accessible.

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  • As the Colorado River Shrinks, Southern California Is Embracing Water Recycling

    March 14, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Orange County, California

    Large-scale wastewater recycling is emerging as a crucial response to water shortages in Southern California, exacerbated by the declining Colorado River. The Orange County Water District's Groundwater Replenishment System has successfully produced over 450 billion gallons of recycled water since 2008, creating a reliable, drought-resilient local water source, despite high costs and issues surrounding initial public perception.

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