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  • Paris Is Undergoing a Water Revolution

    September 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    By focusing on preventing water pollution at the source, fixing leaks in the system, and public education, Paris cleaned up its water network and decreased water use by 10% over the last ten years.

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  • Kensington residents are using Park Friends groups to advocate for their parks. Here's how the groups work.

    September 07, 2023 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Through the Park Friends Network, local volunteer groups work to preserve public spaces in their neighborhood and communicate with the city about needed repairs or improvements. More than 140 Park Friends groups have formed in Philadelphia, with many hosting events such as cleanup days, school supply giveaways, and neighborhood meet-and-greets.

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  • What are local governments doing to eradicate microplastics?

    September 07, 2023 |

    WTVJ-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    After a state law prevented local governments in Florida from banning single-use plastics, municipalities found innovative ways to encourage sustainable alternatives. Miami-Dade County’s Plastic Free 305 recognition program, for example, builds partnerships between businesses and environmentally conscious suppliers to aid in the transition to using more sustainable products.

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  • Women incarceration rates drop as criminal justice reforms help women jailed for killing a domestic abuser get freed

    September 06, 2023 |

    WWL-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    The Women’s Prison Project reviews Louisiana court cases in which women survivors of domestic violence who claimed they killed their abusive partners in self-defense were sentenced to life by a jury, often in trials that would be considered unfair today. The organization has helped release 10 abuse survivors by pushing for cases to be re-considered.

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  • Why Grove Park Residents Say This Housing Nonprofit Is Hurting Their Neighborhood

    September 06, 2023 |

    Capital B (Atlanta) |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Grove Park Renewal aims to help residents from the majority-black area of northwest Atlanta become homeowners by turning vacant properties into newly renovated, affordable homes. The nonprofit also offers an affordable rental program that allows qualifying individuals and families to live in one of its properties at a more affordable, income-adjusted rate.

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  • Clean Water? We've Got a Mussel For That

    September 06, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Scientists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are propagating common species of mussels to restore the once-thick mussel beds in local waterways. The mussels work as filters that purify the water and improve the health of the ecosystem.

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  • Fueling change through clean stoves

    September 06, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Clean Cooking Stove Entrepreneurship project offers two-week training programs to teach women how to practice safer, cleaner cooking practices as opposed to the dangerous open-fire cooking methods they’re most familiar with. Women who complete the training then return to their communities to advocate for and educate others on these new skills. Since starting in 2016, more than 9,000 women have received clean cooking education and access to stoves to practice these more sustainable cooking practices.

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  • Jharkhand Has Highest Conviction Rate For Human Traffickers: What Is It Doing Right?

    September 06, 2023 |

    The Logical Indian |

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    Response Location: India, Jha

    Jharkhand, India, created an awareness campaign about the laws related to human trafficking that reached all the ranks of the police department, the judiciary, and other relevant state departments. Now, the state has the country’s highest conviction rate for human trafficking.

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  • Rohingya Refugees Capture the Reality of Their Lives One Photo at a Time

    September 05, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Rohingyatographer, a photographer cooperative in Bangladesh, is giving Rohingya Muslim refugees the opportunity to tell their stories through their own eyes by publishing photos in a magazine and sending them to humanitarian agencies. The photos have helped bring in aid and empower the refugees.

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  • On Their Own: Border Humanitarians Respond to a Crisis Created by Governments

    September 05, 2023 |

    The Border Chronicle |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Sásabe, Sonora

    With a lack of government aid and interference, border communities are stepping up to care for both migrants and local residents through efforts like The Sidewalk School and Casa de la Esperanza — nonprofits that offer shelter, programming and resource centers for migrants and locals in need.

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