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  • At This Prison, Puppies and Inmates Give Each Other Purpose

    August 15, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in upstate New York has implemented a program that pairs puppies with inmates, offering a sense of purpose for both the dog and human. The inmates are tasked with training the puppies to become service animals, which when complete, allows the dogs to go to emergency responders and veterans suffering from PTSD.

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  • Giving new life to vacant buildings can boost struggling towns

    August 15, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Newburgh, New York

    In New York, an intentional form of housing development is keeping affordability in mind. Neighbors for Neighborhoods provides funding for locals to redevelop blighted property from land banks and rent it out as affordable housing. The parameters ensure local impact: there is a limit to how many properties an individual can rent out, and the properties must be rented to people making below 80% the median income in the region. The program has $4 million in funding so far.

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  • Wisconsin Reservation Offers A Climate Success Story And A Warning

    August 15, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Odanah, Wisconsin

    A Native American community in Onadah, Wisconsin has been hailed by scientists as a town that successfully relocated before a major flood destroyed it completely. The relocation process, which included some federally subsidized rental housing on higher ground and forced displacement by federal law, brings up a painful history of forced relocation for Native American communities in the United States.

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  • Hawaii Enlists Urchins to Help Corals Resist Algae Invasion

    August 15, 2018 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: United States, Kāne'ohe Bay, Hawaii

    In Hawaii's Kāne'ohe Bay, an invasive algae introduced by a scientist in the 1970s was still wreaking havoc for coral reefs. After attempting human-driven solutions to rid the area of the species, scientists have instead found success by unleashing urchins that can eat double their body weight in algae per day.

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  • The Conflict of Interest That Is Killing Recycling

    August 15, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Recycling is having a moment of reckoning across the United States as many people continue to dispose of garbage in recycle bins. Mitch Hedlund, executive director of Recycle Across America, explains that a lack of public outreach and education is to blame. Through implementing a labeling system, however, the organization has seen an uptick in people successfully designating their trash to the correct bin.

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  • Boulder now saving more than half of trash from landfill

    August 14, 2018 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Boulder is often referred to as one of Colorado's most progressive cities, so when the city passed the Universal Zero Waste Ordinance, many local businesses decided to take the policy a step further by eliminating their use of plastics altogether. What started as an effort put forth by local store branches such as PrAna and Lululemon has quickly scaled to a citywide effort eliminate non-compostable or non-recyclable trash output.

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  • Water Protectors Take Action to Keep Pipeline Out of Black and Indigenous Communities

    August 14, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Rayne, Louisiana

    When construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana was slated to begin, local citizens formed the L’Eau Est La Vie (“Water Is Life”) camp to establish a course of action to halt the process. Although their main goal is to have an evacuation route planned, the organization is also providing room for the voices of those that will be impacted the most - predominantly indigenous and low-income Black residents.

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  • What Munich's coffee houses learned about waste from beer culture

    August 14, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Munich, Bavaria

    Munich's beer gardens have been longtime participants in reusable mugs, but the landfills were still filling up with discarded coffee cups. Taking a page from the beer garden philosophy, startup Recup is testing out a returnable coffee cup that utilizes a deposit system. Although not without its limitations, many local cafes have already begun implementing the system.

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  • How to get rewards for your rubbish

    August 13, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Waste has value, says Bilikiss Abiola, founder of Wecyclers. Her team travels through the slums in Lagos on bicycles, paying families cash in exchange for their recyclable trash. The business has made the city cleaner and created at least 80 jobs.

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  • The Bay Area's Regional Funding Stream for Ecological Restoration

    August 13, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The San Francisco Bay area is home to a number of crucial wetlands and streams that are quickly being impacted by climate change. For nearly two decades, however, elementary teachers and their students have been playing a part in repairing the damage and revitalizing the areas through restoration and revegetation projects.

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