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  • Aging states to college graduates: We'll pay you to stay

    October 04, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    As their workforces age, states across the United States are offering student loan repayment to incentivize college graduates to stick around. Now Maine and Vermont are the first to offer it to those with degrees in any field with very few caveats.

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  • Go Midwest, Young Man

    October 02, 2023 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    After years of population decline, leadership in states across the Midwest United States are leveraging their climate change resilience to attract new businesses and residents.

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  • Colorado Shows Impact, Challenges of Billions in Federal Clean Energy Spending

    September 13, 2023 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Federal tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act and added incentives from the state of Colorado and its municipalities is drawing in clean energy companies, creating new jobs, and helping the state meet its decarbonization goals.

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  • Sea sponges offer lifeline to women in Zanzibar

    September 12, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Zanzibar

    The nonprofit Marine Cultures is teaching single mothers and divorced women in Zanzibar, Tanzania, to farm sea sponges to increase their income and improve gender equality. Sea sponges are a better option than typical seaweed farming because they are more resilient to climate change impacts like increasing water temperatures.

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  • The Goal: Tourism That Regenerates Hawai‘i, Not Degrades It

    September 08, 2023 |

    Hawaii Business Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Two nonprofits came together to manage Hawai'i's Kaua‘i’s Hā‘ena State Park in a community-led way, creating a more equitable relationship between the tourism industry and the local community. Native Hawaiians work at the park, lead restoration projects and run educational programs. And to prevent overtourism, tourists must make reservations and pay to enter.

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  • Climate Action... Now? After Years of Neglect, Omaha Officials Promise This Time Will Be Different

    September 04, 2023 |

    The Reader |

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    Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    The Omaha City Council’s Master Plan’s Environment Element report of proposed strategies and goals related to climate action was left largely forgotten and ignored for two decades. Experts say the city’s new plan should be more actionable, a real commitment, and have a dedicated staff.

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  • A 'Cool Roof' Can Help You Beat The Heat — And Save Money

    August 17, 2023 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Cool roofs — or roofs that are bright white, reflect sunlight, and radiate heat instead of absorbing it — can help keep indoor temperatures lower and reduce the urban heat island effect.

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  • Where sun pays the bills: how a village in India is testing the limits of solar power

    August 17, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: India, Modhera

    Thanks to a government-funded electrification project, Modhera is the first solar-powered village in India, and as a result, nearly all of the residents pay nothing for electricity. Instead, they earn money from selling unused power back to the grid.

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  • A Community-Led Approach to Stopping Flooding Expands

    August 10, 2023 |

    Borderless Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    The Center for Neighborhood Technology’s RainReady program is creating flood mitigation projects most suitable for Illinois communities in need by ensuring community members have input. The program designs nature-based solutions, like widening creeks and installing rain gardens, based on demographics and flood data. And community committees are involved throughout.

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  • Are Cooling Materials A Solution To Fight Urban Heat?

    July 27, 2023 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A neighborhood group and a roofing company in Los Angeles, California, painted streets, parking lots, and a schoolyard with a “cool pavement” coating that reflects the heat from the sun. The coating keeping the surface cooler and providing relief from the urban heat island effect.

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