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  • Living with Fire Part 3: Private-sector approaches to a public problem

    Amanda Eggert

    July 11, 2019 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

    Wildfire Defense Systems is hired by insurance companies to send firefighting crews throughout 20 states to protect insured property at risk from wildfires. The company justifies its services as a needed supplement to overworked, publicly funded wildfire-fighting crews. Critics say it gives rich homeowners an unfair advantage. Since its founding in 2008, it has responded to nearly 600 fires, protecting millions of properties and saving insurance companies more than $750 million in potential claims.

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  • This Colorado ranch-made-lab is turning beetle-kill trees into lumber in the name of forest health

    Jason Blevins

    July 11, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Blanca, Colorado

    The Trinchera Blanca Ranch is setting an example for successful forest management in the face of drought and other challenges. A nearby sawmill processes wood from the ranch into lumber, generating revenue, creating jobs, and giving a new life to at-risk trees. While the investment funds put into the ranch makes it a less accessible solution for all, the ranch is nonetheless lauded for its use of technology and sustainable management practices.

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  • As Floods Keep Coming, Cities Pay Residents to Move

    John Schwartz

    July 06, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    The city of Nashville is a model for other U.S. cities focusing on how to deal with homes that are flooding more consistently than before. The National Flood Insurance Program exists to help insure homes that wouldn't be covered by private insurance; for some homeowners, the frustration of constant flooding is alleviated by the city's initiative to buy back those properties from their owners, turning them instead into more environmentally friendly parks, paths, and other flood buffers.

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  • How Sonoma's Vineyards Survived a Siege of Fire, Smoke and Ash

    Michele Bigley

    July 03, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    Through collective action and informed practices, such as promoting grazing in vineyards, residents in fire-ravaged communities build a more resilient future. Across California’s wine region, locals have begun to reorient their way of life to mitigate the effects of future wildfires. The Good Fire Alliance, nonprofit group of organizations, focuses on promoting community resilience to wildfires, educating about safe burning practices, grazing, and encouraging general fire-ecology awareness.

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  • This DC apartment building provides low-income families with solar power and a resilience center

    Natasha Riddle

    June 27, 2019 |

    Greater Greater Washington |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Solar energy allows for housing that is both affordable and resilient to climate change and other emergencies. In Washington D.C., Jubilee Housing, non-profit that creates affordable housing, partnered with New Partners Community Solar Corp. to create a building with a solar array that reduces utility costs, and a Resiliency Center, a multi-use space that serves as an aid distribution point during emergencies. The building is part of Washington D.C.’s commitment to remaining on the list of 100 Resilient Cities.

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  • They were raped during Colombia's civil war. Now they want justice for their children.

    Megan Janetsky

    June 24, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    Following the Colombian civil war, the country enacted The Victims’ Law, which centered on providing reparations to those affected by violence and war. But since its creation, the law has only provided reparations to less than 11% of those who have applied, and for women survivors, it’s even less. Women, who are disproportionately affected by war because of the use of sexual assault, are coming together under the National Tablle for Victim’s Participation, are demanding more.

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  • Can ‘Big Data' Help Fight Big Fires? Firefighters Are Betting on It

    Jose A. Del Real

    June 24, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    FireMap is a new program that uses real-time data to predict the direction of wildfires. In Southern California, where the tool is being tested, there is a huge potential for positive impact - fires in California swept across about 1.7 million acres in 2018. FireMap is built off an older technology, but this one is faster, more accurate, and has greater potential to scale.

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  • This is how the state plans to keep drivers safe in dust storms on Arizona roads

    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Andrew Nicla

    June 18, 2019 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Arizona’s Department of Transportation is taking steps to reduce dust-related car crashes with the help of over $50 million in federal funding. Changes include making the highway wider, improving radar detection of dust, and decreasing the speed limit in the most high-risk areas.

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  • The rise of wildfire-resilient communities

    Liz Weber

    June 17, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Sisters, Oregon

    Coordination and planning can prove to be the best defensive measures against wildfires. Funded by the US Forest Service, the Community Planning Assistance for Wild Program (CPAW) promotes community fire adaptation, including measures like prescribed burns. Policymakers and city planners enrolled in CPAW benefit from teaming up with foresters, economists, and other experts to model risk and mitigate the impact of fires.

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  • Building Resilience and Preserving History in Charleston

    Betsey Russell

    June 14, 2019 |

    Shelterforce |

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    Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina's Eastside neighborhood takes strides towards building efficient infrastructure by implementing a weatherization and flood protection plan. The plan, though in early stages, has included community voices and feedback to ensure disenfranchised populations in the area are heard.

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