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One crop uses more than half of Utah's water. Here's why.

Brian Maffly Mark Eddington

November 24, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

Farmers in Utah cultivate alfalfa to improve soil health and reduce their carbon emissions. Their profits help sustain rural towns’ economies.

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A Skyscraper in Jakarta Offers Lessons for Quake-Prone Indonesia

Faris Mokhtar

November 23, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

A 51-story skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia, built with a belt-truss system kept workers safe and working during an earthquake. The system reduces vibration and movement by linking some of the walls and frames of the building.

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Ancient invention may safely move fish across barriers while blocking invaders, study finds

Elaine Mallon

November 23, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Response Location: United States, Traverse City, Michigan

Researchers in Michigan are using the Archimedes screw, which is a rotating blade inside a cylinder, to transport fish upstream where there are barriers in the water.

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Program addresses food insecurity, teaches kitchen skills to children

Erin Kenney Caroline Embleau

November 23, 2022 |

The Oglethorpe Echo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Cooking to Share allows fifth- and sixth-grade students to cook meals for families in need. Since its inception, the program has served 78 families in the county, while teaching 2,000 students about cooking, food safety, foodborne illnesses, and cleanliness.

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A French Village's Radical Vision of a Good Life with Alzheimer's

Marion Renault

November 23, 2022 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: France, Dax

The Village Landais is part of a movement to make memory-care units less like hospitals and more like small neighborhoods. The Village is currently home to 108 people and strives to provide those with alzheimers a place to live that still allows them to maintain a sense of autonomy and choice to help enrich their lives.

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Rent controls are being explored in Bristol – can it learn from Lille?

Matty Edwards Matthieu Slisse

November 23, 2022 |

The Bristol Cable |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: France, Lille

Lille, France introduced rent controls in March 2020, causing the average rent to drop for the first time in several years in 2021. But due to inadequate outreach with tenants, a lack of enforcement, and loopholes in the regulations, more than 40 percent of rental listings in the city were out of compliance and charging more than technically allowed as of August 2022, and many residents report being hesitant to push back on landlords skirting the policy.

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Alabama Women Put Their Bodies on the Line to Keep a Miners' Strike Alive

Kim Kelly

November 22, 2022 |

Jezebel |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brookwood, Alabama

Union’s auxiliary members and miners’ wives work to support the miners on strike from Warrior Met Coal in Alabama by running a strike pantry, collecting donations, and planning strike activities and marches. In some cases, wives agreed to be arrested in the name of the cause. The bonds they’ve formed throughout the process are what keep them going.

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To Boost Turnout, Some Cities Just Synced Up Their Local Elections With National Cycles

Alex Burness

November 22, 2022 |

Bolts |

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Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

To boost turnout in local elections that often see low participation, cities such as Berkeley, Calif. and Ann Arbor, Mich. have shifted their election cycles to match up with higher-profile presidential contests. Researchers found that moving municipal elections to sync up with presidential elections boosts turnout by an average of 29 percent, and at least 11 communities approved similar measures this year to make the switch to even-year elections.

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These Local Governments Are Using Federal Aid to Cancel Medical Debt

Oscar Perry Abello

November 22, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

With funding from city governments, the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt acquires and cancels medical debt by negotiating directly with hospitals. The only requirement is being under 400% of the federal poverty line and no application is necessary.

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Court program seeks volunteers to help children through legal process

Caitlin Schmidt

November 22, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Pima County, Arizona

Court-appointed special advocates (CASAs) are trained volunteers appointed by a judge to represent a child’s best interests throughout the foster care system and adoption court processes. CASAs spend time with the children to get to know them and their situations, including their medical, psychological and social needs, to advocate on their behalf. The CASA program began in the 1970s; today, there are about 1,000 CASA programs nationwide.

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