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  • This Birmingham group points children to careers in sports: 'Hope and purpose'

    Alaina Bookman

    June 08, 2024 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    The ZeroZero Foundation works to support youth with an interest in sports through athletic training, summer programming, counseling, field trips, scholarship opportunities, and connections to internships and job opportunities in the sports industry. The organization currently serves more than 100 children in the Birmingham area.

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  • Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal funds

    Alex Hager Heather Sackett

    May 30, 2024 |

    KUNC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    A federally-funded water conservation program, the System Conservation Pilot Program, is paying farmers in the Upper Colorado River Basin to not use the river’s water during the irrigation season. Leaving their fields dry for the program can earn them more money than they would get from growing crops.

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  • This Coastal State's Approach to Flooding May Be a Model for Illinois Communities

    Laura Stewart

    May 16, 2024 |

    Illinois Answers Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Woodbridge, New Jersey

    Officials from Woodbridge Township in New Jersey bought and demolished almost 200 homes to create a flood-absorbing restoration area after Superstorm Sandy. The program assigns each homeowner a case manager to help them through the process from the appraisal to moving. Much of the area is now wetlands, which act as a natural sponge to prevent flooding.

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  • This Utah County Will Buy Your Lawn to Save Water

    Morgan Sjogren

    May 14, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    A turf buyback program run by the Washington County Water Conservancy District in Utah pays residents to swap their lawns for native plants. It's reducing the amount of water used for landscaping amid a drought.

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  • Trash For School & Health: Ugandan Innovator Uses Technology to Incentivize Plastic Waste Collection

    Leticia Mmeeme

    May 06, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kajjansi

    Recycle Pay encourages residents of Uganda to collect plastic waste by awarding them points that can be redeemed for cash, healthcare credits, or school fees. The whole process is organized on an app.

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  • Can't install your own solar panels? Some areas let you join a community project.

    Alex Brown

    May 03, 2024 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    States across the United States are passing legislation that supports the development of community solar programs. These projects allow community members who can’t install their own solar panels to subscribe to other solar projects nearby, often on farms, schools, or stores. Alongside the property owner, subscribers help fund the project and save money on future electricity bills based on the power generated.

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  • Street to Class: NGO Provides Free Education, Transforms Lives

    Toheeb Babalola

    April 29, 2024 |

    African Change Stories |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Magboro, Ogun State

    Dolly Stars School is a tuition-free school run by the Dolly Children Foundation, which helps students who have been out of the education system get back on track with their studies. The foundation has programs in 30 communities that have reached more than 23,000 out-of-school children.

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  • Manufacturers Paying for Recyclable Waste

    Courtney Duchene

    April 04, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States

    State governments in the United States are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility laws to fund recycling programs. The laws impose a fee on the manufacturers of products that become recyclable waste. The money earned is designated for projects that increase recycling rates.

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  • New U.S. agroforestry project will pay farmers to expand 'climate-smart' acres

    Sarah Derouin

    March 25, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States

    A multi-partner effort in the United States, led by The Nature Conservancy, is helping farmers adopt agroforestry practices by providing funding and training. This style of farming encourages the growing of a variety of plants to enhance biodiversity and capture more carbon dioxide.

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  • In Denver, e-bike vouchers run out as fast as Taylor Swift tickets

    Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    March 22, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The city of Denver, Colorado, is encouraging its residents to reduce their transportation emissions with an incredibly popular e-bike rebate program. Several times a year, the city offers a set amount of income-based vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis that cover up to $1,400 of an e-bike purchase.

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