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  • North Carolina program helps low-income utility customers pay their bills

    March 25, 2025 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The Customer Assistance Program—a collaboration designed by Duke, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, and a host of advocates—offers a monthly energy bill credit of up to $42 for households under a certain income threshold. In the first of three pilot years, about 55,000 households accessed this financial aid.

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  • After Lahaina fire, Hawaii residents address their risk by becoming 'Firewise'

    March 25, 2025 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO), a 25-year-old nonprofit, helps assess, evaluate, and deter a community's ignition vulnerabilities. Volunteers remove trees, haul waste, and help facilitate economic support for migration, retrofits, and more.

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  • Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute

    March 25, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado built wildlife crossings, like highway overpasses and underpasses, to safely funnel wildlife across dangerous roads, successfully reducing animal-vehicle collisions by over 80%.

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  • Care About Food Waste? In Massachusetts, You Can Be a Compost Consultant.

    March 25, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To support a mandate requiring certain businesses to divert organic materials from landfills, Massachusetts provides state-funded consultants that offer free, hands-on assistance. These consultants visit businesses like restaurants, identify specific challenges, propose practical solutions such as targeted bins and signage, and connect owners with compost haulers and food recovery charities.

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  • The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients

    March 25, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Doctors are leveraging trust built over time with patients to combat misinformation around climate change. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and its affiliates, including Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action, train healthcare providers on climate communication through fellowships, advocacy work, and educational materials to better equip them for these conversations.

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  • How the Klamath Dams Came Down

    March 19, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The coordinated response involved decades of persistent advocacy, strategic coalition-building among Indigenous nations, environmentalists, and government officials, sustained direct activism, and innovative legal and corporate negotiations, ultimately leading to the historic removal of four dams along the Klamath River. This effort successfully restored salmon habitat and ecosystem health, setting a groundbreaking precedent for addressing environmental justice, tribal sovereignty, and dam removal conflicts nationwide.

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  • Community colleges are providing new opportunities for learning on the job in logging and oystering

    March 19, 2025 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Shingletown, California

    Shasta College partners with timber companies to help train apprentices for the industry, providing pre-apprenticeship coursework and helping to facilitate state and federal funding that offsets the cost of on-the-job training. So far, about 50 people have completed the pre-apprenticeship program, while 15 have completed the full apprenticeship.

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  • The rough road to sustainable farming in an Amazon deforestation hotspot

    March 17, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Altamira, Pará

    In Brazil's Amazon deforestation hotspot BR-163, small farmers and entrepreneurs are working to implement sustainable farming alternatives like agroecology, beekeeping and converting cattle pastures to grow local fruits to create a “bioeconomy,” despite a lack of institutional support.

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  • As the Colorado River Shrinks, Southern California Is Embracing Water Recycling

    March 14, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Orange County, California

    Large-scale wastewater recycling is emerging as a crucial response to water shortages in Southern California, exacerbated by the declining Colorado River. The Orange County Water District's Groundwater Replenishment System has successfully produced over 450 billion gallons of recycled water since 2008, creating a reliable, drought-resilient local water source, despite high costs and issues surrounding initial public perception.

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  • For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

    March 12, 2025 |

    Knowable Magazine |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In Nigeria, nearly half of the population doesn’t have access to electricity grids, making solar a cheap and versatile option to bring affordable, reliable and eco-friendly power to millions. The country is using solar mini-grids, small installations that produce up to 10 megawatts of electricity. Nearly 120 mini-grids are now installed, powering about 50,000 households and reaching about 250,000 people.

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