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  • Advocates want to recycle CT's wasted prescription drugs. The state says it's already doing that.

    December 16, 2019 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Connecticut has a law that requires the state to collect unused prescription drugs to be reimbursed by the vendor companies, but advocates for better health equity want to see the unexpired drugs instead be distributed to those that need them. While one pharmacy in Bridgeport has already started a model to get the drugs into hands of the uninsured or underinsured by importing pharmaceuticals from a Tennessee non-profit, leaders of the Bridgeport operation hope to one day "see a drug reclamation program that steers unused medications from within Connecticut to charity dispensaries" within the state.

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  • Three years of mining, 40 years of taxpayer clean up for river downstream of Vancouver Island copper mine

    December 16, 2019 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

    After an abandoned copper mine destroyed the Tsolum River in Canada, it took decades and cross-sector collaboration to reduce acid runoff and bring back fish populations. The government, a restoration society, and even the mining industry worked together to come up with solutions to save the river. Their latest attempt — capping the mine waste with glacial sediment and an asphalt covering — in 2009 succeeded. In 2015, 129,000 pink salmon came back to the river — a record return since fish counts began in 1953.

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  • How Coal Country Becomes Solar Country

    December 14, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In former Colorado mining towns, solar energy programs in high schools are introducing students to new types of job opportunities and helping schools save money on energy costs.

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  • Climate Change Was Killing Northwest Oysters. Growers and Scientists Fought Back

    December 13, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The world's oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is a positive thing in the face of climate change for those living on land, but can harm the animals that rely on certain acidification levels of ocean waters. When it became apparent off the coasts of Oregon and Washington that oysters and other sea life with a shell or a skeleton were suffering the ramifications, researchers created a sensor that could detect acidification levels that could warn oyster growers of potentially harmful areas.

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  • Regenerating New York Harbor, One Billion Oysters at a Time

    December 13, 2019 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The ambitious Billion Oyster project has several objectives: Get the youth involved in climate change action, revive the oyster population, and make New York’s shoreline less susceptible to flooding.

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  • In rural Colorado, the kids of coal miners learn to install solar panels

    December 13, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Delta, Colorado

    As the number of mining jobs in Colorado has decreased, solar power holds the promise of future employment opportunities, as exemplified by an educational program at Delta High School. The class “Solar Energy Training” prepares high school seniors for jobs in the burgeoning solar industry. The program also helps the school reduce energy costs and engage students in a new way.

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  • Kenyan scientist builds with bottles to beat plastic pollution

    December 13, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Gilgil

    Repurposing plastic waste into construction materials reduces pollution and lessens the carbon footprint of construction. Eco Blocks and Tiles, an environmentally-savvy company based in Gigil, Kenya, manufactures roof tiles from discarded plastic and glass. The value-added product is more durable and lighter than clay. The company has received support through crowd funding and grants, and has also attracted the attention of Kenya’s National Construction Authority (NCA).

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  • The Green Jobs That Could Help Save the Amazon

    December 12, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Bia Saldanha works with community members in Brazil to tap trees in the Amazon for rubber as a way to create sustainable income and discourage other practices like cattle farming and logging that has led to deforestation. While the locals were hesitant at first, she worked with the shoe company Veja to pay them more than the market rate. Now, Veja uses about 340 tons of natural rubber annually and works with 10 rubber tapper groups in eight municipalities. "We are not just buying rubber," she says. "We are also paying for forest conservation."

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  • The landfill where you once dumped your garbage might be a great spot for a solar farm

    December 10, 2019 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Landfills can offer prime real estate for solar potential due to the lack of trees and access to direct sunlight, and Maine is taking advantage of this. Seen as a sustainable renewable energy project, this is just one more method the state is implementing in order to advocate for increased solar power as an environmentally-friendly strategy.

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  • Why this farmer moves his cows every day

    December 10, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Bluffton, Georgia

    Pastures are able to replenish when livestock can move around. By permitting cattle to travel between pastures for feeding, Will Harris’ ranching technique allows the soil to retain more carbon. The carbon captured by the healthier soil also helps to offset the emissions caused by livestock production.

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