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  • From Waste to Waves: How Shell to Shore is Working with Restaurants to Save Georgia's Coastline through Oysters

    March 14, 2024 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Athens-based nonprofit Shell to Shore collects oyster shells from restaurants in Georgia to recycle into manmade reefs that will mitigate erosion and flooding.

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  • The Government Set a Fire in New Mexico. It Burned 341,735 Acres

    March 10, 2024 |

    Rolling Stone |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    The most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s modern history started as a prescribed burn managed by the United States Forest Service. These fires are meticulously planned and executed to remove flora that increases the risk of extreme wildfires, and the vast majority of them go as planned. The Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak Fire did not, leaving officials and locals to assess what went wrong and rebuild the impacted communities.

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  • 'You are not alone': In community, young people find antidotes to climate anxiety

    March 06, 2024 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    To help young adults cope with climate anxiety, groups like Eco-Warriors are emerging at universities and within communities for like-minded individuals to gather and share their concerns and stresses related to climate change. At Loyola University Chicago, Eco-Warriors specifically has reached 30 students, touting a small-group feel where everyone is comfortable sharing their feelings and seeking solace in each other.

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  • Getting off fossil fuels is hard, but this city is doing it — building by building

    March 04, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

    The town of Ithaca is working with its local gas utility and area homeowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by removing gas pipes from homes and businesses by switching them over to electricity, primarily from renewable sources. While the transition is a long process, the town expects to achieve about a 30% reduction in emissions in the next year.

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  • How a Colombian City Cooled Dramatically in Just Three Years

    March 04, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    Medellín, Colombia, is combating the urban heat island effect by creating green corridors across the city. Over 2.5 million plants and trees were carefully selected to maximize impact and planted on buildings and along roads and waterways.

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  • How Electric Bikes Can Cut Delivery Emissions in Cities

    February 29, 2024 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    The mail and package delivery company Deutsche Post uses electric bikes, trikes, cargo bikes, and delivery vans to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions related to last-mile deliveries.

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  • Emprenden soluciones no gubernamentales para mitigar la erosión costera

    February 27, 2024 |

    Centro de Periodismo Investigativo |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    Para proteger y restaurar las barreras naturales, el Gobierno de Puerto Rico ha aprobado legislación, asignado fondos y desarrollado programas para apoyar manglares, arrecifes de coral y dunas.

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  • Jeans-to-bag: Promoting education, environmental sustainability in rural communities

    February 27, 2024 |

    African Change Stories |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    The SecureCycle initiative collects jeans that would otherwise be discarded and turns them into backpacks for low-income students in rural communities in Nigeria. Having access to a sturdy bag to carry their school supplies encourages students to attend school and keeps them from losing their books so they stay engaged in class.

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  • Wildfires are killing California's ancient giants. Can seedlings save the species?

    February 26, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    The United States National Park Service is planting giant sequoia tree seedlings in groves that were decimated by extreme wildfires in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The effort aims to preserve the endangered species as the organization doesn’t believe the trees in these areas will regenerate on their own.

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  • The 15-Minute City Is Saving My Life

    February 22, 2024 |

    Next Avenue |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that encourages planners to develop neighborhoods that are easily accessible within a 15-minute walk, bike or public transit ride. The 15-minute city idea promotes health and wellness by encouraging residents to walk and bike more, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fosters a sense of community among locals.

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