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  • Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity

    May 07, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California and Texas are among the states in the U.S. installing giant lithium-ion batteries to store renewable energy to use when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. These batteries are reducing the use of fossil fuels as a backup energy source when demand is high.

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  • The Answer to Election Deniers Is in an Idaho County Website

    May 07, 2024 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    To assuage concerns around election security, Ada County, Ohio created an online tool called Ballot Verifier that allows users to search every ballot cast in the county since 2022. County officials invited local election skeptics to be the first to test the new tool and received positive feedback on its level of transparency.

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  • How a Bipartisan Group Overcame the Odds to Pass the TikTok Divestment Bill

    May 03, 2024 |

    The Dispatch |

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    Response Location: United States

    To drum up bipartisan support for a bill that will require social media app TikTok to divest from the Chinese Communist Party or lose access to American users, legislators involved multiple committees in the process and enlisted the support of the Department of Justice to appeal directly to Democrats. The final version of the bill was attached to legislation providing aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and passed with little opposition.

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  • Can't install your own solar panels? Some areas let you join a community project.

    May 03, 2024 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    States across the United States are passing legislation that supports the development of community solar programs. These projects allow community members who can’t install their own solar panels to subscribe to other solar projects nearby, often on farms, schools, or stores. Alongside the property owner, subscribers help fund the project and save money on future electricity bills based on the power generated.

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  • Could a Landfill Power Your Home?

    May 02, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    Landfills in the United States are capturing a potent greenhouse gas, methane, that would otherwise be released into the air and converting it to electricity or natural gas.

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  • 'Transformative': More college programs are slowly coming into prisons

    April 29, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The United States Department of Education made federal Pell Grants available to college students who are incarcerated to help cover school expenses. This spurred the development of new prison education programs and partnerships with colleges.

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  • Philly Is Giving Free SEPTA Rides to 25,000 Low-Income Residents. No Strings Attached.

    April 26, 2024 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pilot program in Philadelphia is providing low-income residents with unlimited free rides on public transportation, which they may not otherwise be able to afford. Participants did not need to apply and were selected by lottery or through community-based organizations.

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  • Keeping Food Scraps Out of Landfills Is a Bigger Problem Than You Think

    April 25, 2024 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Orange County, California, is increasing the amount of organic waste it diverts from landfills by encouraging residents to put compostable material in the bins they use for yard waste and composting it.

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  • Inside Google's Plans to Combat Election Misinformation

    April 25, 2024 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    To combat election-related mis- and disinformation, a Google initiative called Jigsaw launched campaigns in Indonesia and Eastern Europe with videos “inoculating” viewers against false information by explaining common manipulation techniques that could be used to mislead them. Surveys showed that people who viewed the videos were up to 5 percent more likely to correctly identify attempts at manipulation.

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  • How Dallas tackled violent crime

    April 25, 2024 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Dallas implemented a practice known as “hot spot policing” to reduce violent crime and increase community trust. In this strategy, law enforcement focuses on prevention in very specific areas with significant concentrations of crime, sometimes as small as an apartment building or business.

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