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Facing Unique Challenges, Rural Communities Find Unique Solutions to Protect Against Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Gretel Kauffman

February 08, 2023 |

The Rural Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nevada

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection installs air-quality sensors in rural communities to address monitoring deserts where wildfire smoke affects communities but there is no data available on the exact air quality measures. The organization then works with trusted community sources, like libraries, to run public awareness campaigns and educate locals on protection measures.

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Despite Mixed Reviews, Tiny Home Villages for Homeless People Are Growing

Robert Davis

February 07, 2023 |

Invisible People |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Villages of tiny homes are popping up in cities across the United States as temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness.

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Are Bike Buses The Future Of School Transportation?

Wyatt Gordon

February 07, 2023 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Arlington, Virginia

Parents and teachers are organizing bike buses as a healthier, social alternative to school buses and parent drop-offs. In this activity, chaperones lead groups of students to school on bikes.

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How a women and immigrant-led marketplace is surviving Covid

Frances Nguyen

February 07, 2023 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The La Cocina Municipal Marketplace supports immigrant women entrepreneurs who graduated from the La Cocina Business Incubator by providing them with a space to sell their goods and services. Since forming in 2005, the business incubator has helped 140 entrepreneurs open for business. And the Marketplace — which opened in 2021 — allowed these business owners to continue to make profits by selling takeout-only food amid gathering restrictions caused by the pandemic.

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Eating Lionfish

Anna Lionas

February 07, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Cayman Islands

Restaurants in the Cayman Islands are hosting lion-fish catching tournaments and then cooking and serving the invasive species to reduce their population.

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Austrijos pėdomis – ar balsavimas nuo 16 metų paskatintų rinkėjų aktyvumą ir Lietuvoje?

Vaidotas Burokas

February 07, 2023 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Austria

Austrija ženkliai padidino gyventojų aktyvumą rinkimuose, suteikdama galimybę juose balsuoti piliečiams nuo 16 metų. Po parlamente įvykusių diskusijų bei konsultacijų su visomis suinteresuotomis pusėmis, įstatymų leidėjas priėmė amžiaus cenzą mažinantį įstatymą. Šis sprendimas taip pat padidino jaunimo susidomėjimą politika. Straipsnyje svarstoma, ar tokia reforma galėtų būti įgyvendinta Lietuvoje.

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An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

Dana Cronin

February 07, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

Some farmers in drought-prone areas are planting sorghum, an ancient grain that requires less water and fertilizer than crops like corn, as a way to offset climate change-related losses.

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The dance parties helping cancer-sick kids heal quickly

Abdulgafar Adebayo

February 07, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Children Living With Cancer Foundation organizes dance parties for children with cancer, to provide them with a sense of joy, encouragement, and community during times of need. The nonprofit also organizes community events and donations and works with local pharmacies to get patients the medicines they need at subsidized rates. So far, the Foundation has supported 300 childhood cancer patients and their families.

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A tested solution for helping teens who are homeless, or living on the brink

Sofia Jeremias

February 07, 2023 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Teen centers are spaces in high schools that provide youth with a place to call home if they’re experiencing housing insecurity. They also provide access to resources like food, clothes and counseling services. Several area high schools have opened their own teen centers, equipped with showers, washing machines, dryers, study rooms and trusted adults they can confide in who help them when they’re in crisis or seeking guidance.

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Soomaal House fosters community for Twin Cities Somali artists

Abdirahman Mohamed

February 06, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Soomaal House of Art is giving Somali artists in Minnesota’s Twin Cities a community to join and easy access to a place to show their work.

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