Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 215 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

How a Country Embraced the River It Feared

Elizabeth Hewitt

January 02, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

To combat flooding risk, the Netherlands reconfigured riverside locations to make more room for water instead of using dikes. These projects also improved citizens’ relationships with the rivers by creating parks and recreation opportunities.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Doulas Work on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Hannah Docter-Loeb

December 30, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

As the climate crisis exacerbates the present maternal health crisis, doulas are stepping in to provide guidance to parents and families in need. Because doulas spend more time with clients than other clinical staff does, they’re better equipped to refer clients to resources like lawyers, therapists, and OB-GYNs, while also completing wellness checks and ensuring parents have the necessities to meet their children’s needs.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Climate Change Is Pushing Pacific Northwest Farmers to Protect Crops from Extreme Heat

Michael Crowe

December 05, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Fruit farmers in the Pacific Northwest are implementing mitigation strategies like shade, produce coatings, and water misters to protect their crops from extreme heat.

Read More
Go to Original Story
An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth's surface

Hallie Golden

December 03, 2022 |

The Guardian |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation, United States, South Dakota

The Oglala Sioux Tribe uses underground greenhouses to keep harvests safe from intensifying weather due to climate change and fight food insecurity in the community.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Utah looks to expand cloud seeding to help with drought, Great Salt Lake

Ben Winslow

December 02, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tremonton, Utah

Utah’s state government and Department of Natural Resources provide residents with machines to increase winter storm precipitation through cloud seeding. The process uses heat from a propane burner to release silver iodide into the air, which can increase snowfall and help combat drought.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Farming After Disaster in Eastern Kentucky

Katie Myers, Rowan Roudebush

December 01, 2022 |

WMMT |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Letcher County, Kentucky

Several organizations, researchers, and area farmers alike are working to get local farmers back on track after catastrophic flooding in the summer of 2022 destroyed many farmers’ crops, tools, and homes by focusing on shifting toward more climate-resilient farming practices and providing resources like compost deliveries to help replenish soil.

Read More
Go to Original Story
One man's lonely quest to save the world's corals draws a following

Rebecca Tan

November 16, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malaysia, Perhentian Islands

Anuar Abdullah restores coral reefs with practical expertise he’s gained through years of practice and observation. Now, people come to him to learn his ways, ask him to restore reefs, sponsor his projects, and even work alongside him.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Farming fog for water? Canary Islands tap a new reservoir.

Colette Davidson

November 09, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, La Vega

Where rain is sparse, farmers are collecting fog as a water supply. The collection systems typically consist of nets that catch the droplets and allow them to drip down into a storage container.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Decades of Hard-Earned Protections and Restoration Reversed the Collapse of California's Treasured Mono Lake

Bob Berwyn

October 30, 2022 |

Inside Climate News |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Kootzaduka, United States, California

An ecosystem restoration project that included a conglomeration of cutting water diversions, protection at different governmental levels, research, and stewardship has resulted in enough water reaching Mono Lake to keep the ecosystem alive and healing.

Read More
Go to Original Story
NJ balks over stormwater fix that works elsewhere

Jon Hurdle

October 24, 2022 |

NJ Spotlight |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Flood-prone cities in the United States are turning to stormwater utility projects that charge landowners based on the amount of impervious surface on their property. The money earned from the fees is used to build green infrastructure that allows rainwater to seep into the ground instead of overwhelming storm drains and sewage systems.

Read More
Go to Original Story