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How India's First 'Green Village' Turned Hunters Into Conservationists

Peter Yeung

May 02, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Khonoma

A community-led conservation project spurred by traditional knowledge allowed the residents of Khonoma, India, to become self-sustaining and earn additional income from ecotourism, as opposed to relying on hunting and logging.

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Waste Management; Turning Plastic Waste into Wealth.

Ishioma Appiah-Yeboah

May 01, 2023 |

HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

A digital marketplace called Trash Coin is increasing the amount of waste that gets recycled in Nigeria. People can find the nearest drop-off location on the company’s mobile app to exchange recyclables for payment vouchers. Payment is based on the weight of the waste and can be transferred to bank accounts or used to pay for services like electricity.

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Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

Michaela Haas

May 01, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing

Mae Anderson Ashraf Khalil Michael Casey

April 24, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Manhattan, New York

Across the country, cities are pursuing office-to-housing conversions after the pandemic decimated downtown business districts. A percentage of these new apartments are required to be offered at affordable, below-market rates and some cities are also offering tax breaks for developers to incentivize these conversions.

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McDonald's vs the Plastic Wave

Anna Lionas

April 04, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

The nonprofit As You So uses shareholder advocacy to bring important issues, like plastic packaging reduction, to the attention of large companies’ boards to encourage them to develop a report on or address it.

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A 'game changer' for immigrants: Job-ready college classes in their native language

Debbie Truong Jeong Park Selene Rivera

April 03, 2023 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Community Colleges are now offering subject-matter courses taught in students’ native languages, including Spanish, Russian, and Korean. The tuition-free vocational classes allow students to earn certificates in a trade or work toward a GED, all while learning in the language they’re most comfortable speaking.

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Detroit's WSU makes it easier for former students to return, finish degree

Mark Richardson

March 30, 2023 |

Detroit Metro Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University’s Warrior Way Back program allows former students who left college without a diploma to re-enroll and have up to $4,000 of their student debt forgiven.

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Has the heat pump's era arrived? What Michiganders need to know.

Britny Cordera

March 23, 2023 |

Planet Detroit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Depending on the swap, switching a home’s heating and cooling system for a residential heat pump can produce less greenhouse gas emissions and result in cost savings down the line.

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How do wildlife habitat and agricultural lands coexist? The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust says quite well

Caitlin Tan

March 17, 2023 |

Wyoming Public Media |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust uses conservation easements to conserve agricultural land in the state. These agreements happen when a landowner sells or donates the development rights to their land to the trust forever. They are allowed to keep farming the land, but it must remain undeveloped.

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A New Hampshire in-home energy storage program saved money and helped the grid

Sarah Shemkus

March 16, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

A pilot program in New Hampshire provided residents with home batteries that can be charged during lower-cost electricity hours and used later during higher-cost hours to reduce energy costs. Stored energy could also be sent back to the grid for use during peak hours.

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