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Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal funds

Alex Hager Heather Sackett

May 30, 2024 |

KUNC |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States

A federally-funded water conservation program, the System Conservation Pilot Program, is paying farmers in the Upper Colorado River Basin to not use the river’s water during the irrigation season. Leaving their fields dry for the program can earn them more money than they would get from growing crops.

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How 'Farmfluencers' Are Making Vietnam's Rice Fields More Sustainable

MaryLou Costa

May 30, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Vietnam

The Viet Nam Farmers Union rolled out a train-the-trainer program focused on encouraging rice farmers in Vietnam to take up more sustainable practices. This style of training helps farmers overcome any hesitation towards trying new methods by allowing them to learn from their peers and see the success of demonstration plots.

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Community solar developers look to artificial intelligence to help manage subscribers and advance equity

Kari Lydersen

May 29, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Artificial intelligence tools are helping the solar energy company Solstice better serve community solar subscribers and make projects more inclusive for low-income households. The tools use data to predict when subscribers might be facing problems that will likely lead to them leaving the project, such as delays or billing confusion, and vet subscribers based on whether they are likely to pay their bills instead of using their credit scores.

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Restaurants Create a Mound of Plastic Waste. Some Are Working to Fix That.

Meg Wilcox

May 28, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Recirclable provides reusable takeout boxes that customers can return to a participating restaurant within two weeks to avoid being charged a fee, which allows restaurants to cut down on disposable containers that harm the environment. So far Recirclable is working with 14 restaurants and has had thousands of customers select the reusable option, but the effort is difficult to scale up because reuse requires more effort on the part of the consumer and there’s not yet sufficient infrastructure to streamline the process.

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Recycling isn't easy. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is doing it anyway.

Taylar Dawn Stagner

May 28, 2024 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Muscogee (Creek) Nation, United States, Oklahoma

The United States Envrionmental Protection Agency is distributing grant money to help tribes like the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma start and grow recycling programs, as funding is often a massive hurdle. The tribe was able to purchase equipment like a semi-truck and compactor with the funds.

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To Improve Fish Welfare, a Startup Blends AI With an Ancient Japanese Fishing Method

Grace Hussain

May 24, 2024 |

Sentient |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The California-based tech startup Shinkei is combining artificial intelligence with an ancient Japanese method called Ike Jime to kill fish quickly with less pain. Alongside improved fish welfare, the method cuts down waste by keeping the fish fresher for longer.

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Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model

Dan Gearino

May 23, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, L'Anse, Michigan

A community solar project in a rural Michigan town is making energy more affordable for low-to-moderate-income households. Fifty community members and organizations subscribed to receive energy from and support the construction of a solar array. As a result, their electricity bills are about $300 cheaper each year, and the local utility reported fewer late payments.

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Upcycling Waste Spurs Art, Farming Among Lagos Students

Adebola Adegoke

May 18, 2024 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Foundation for a Better Environment partners with public and private schools across Nigeria to make waste reduction a part of the curriculum. It's focused on teaching youth to reuse, recycle, and compost through practices like making art and building gardens.

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Nature's Carbon Sponges: Restoring Meadows in the Sierra Nevada

Elizabeth Walsh

May 16, 2024 |

The Hitchcock Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The Nevada Irrigation District is restoring meadows, and therefore their carbon-sequestering abilities, in the Sierra Nevada mountains that were degraded by humans through things like building dams and mining.

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This Coastal State's Approach to Flooding May Be a Model for Illinois Communities

Laura Stewart

May 16, 2024 |

Illinois Answers Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Woodbridge, New Jersey

Officials from Woodbridge Township in New Jersey bought and demolished almost 200 homes to create a flood-absorbing restoration area after Superstorm Sandy. The program assigns each homeowner a case manager to help them through the process from the appraisal to moving. Much of the area is now wetlands, which act as a natural sponge to prevent flooding.

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