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Millions in rural America lack reliable internet. How Massachusetts towns got online.

Cameron Pugh

November 19, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Otis, Massachusetts

The town of Otis, Massachusetts leveraged state and federal grant funding alongside a municipal bond to build out its own fiber-optic network, increasing access to high-speed broadband in a rural area that has historically had little. Since it’s a municipal network, the town has more control over how it’s run, and prices are typically lower than those offered by private internet providers.

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Michigan's election results can't get much faster

Hayley Harding

November 08, 2024 |

Votebeat Michigan |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sterling Heights, Michigan

During the 2024 election, Michigan clerks were allowed to pre-process absentee ballots for the first time, meaning they could open the ballot envelopes, verify signatures, and feed ballots into the tabulators before the polls closed on election day. More than 200 cities opted to pre-process their absentee ballots, and in one city, Sterling Heights, election workers were able to handle more than 20,000 ballots by midday on election day.

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Why Utah Is Bucking One of the West's Oldest Water Rules

Nina Elkadi

November 05, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Utah

Utah is ditching the “use it or lose it” water rights doctrine to encourage farmers to conserve water amid severe water shortages. Instead, it’s encouraging farmers to use less water while allowing them to keep their rights to it. The government is awarding funding for efficiency upgrades and creating a system for farmess to lease out the saved water.

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In Warsaw, Falling Road Deaths Signal a Traffic Safety Turnaround

Agnieszka Barteczko

November 01, 2024 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

In an effort to reach Vision Zero, the Swedish safety strategy that aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, Warsaw has implemented measures that have dropped the number of road deaths by 55% over the last 10 years. Strategies like upgraded crosswalks, increased fines for lawbreaking drivers and the creation of roundabouts are just some of the methods that have helped make the roads safer, and the city plans to double its investment over the next four years.

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San Diego's Organic Waste Recycling program shows progress after first full year

Jared Aarons

October 30, 2024 |

KGTV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

To reduce methane emissions, California law SB 1383 requires every resident to recycle their organic waste instead of sending it to the landfill. San Diego residents put their organic waste into green bins to be picked up and composed.

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Is Denver's Big Bet on E-Bikes Paying Off?

David Zipper

October 30, 2024 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Since 2022, Denver has given out almost 15,000 electric bike rebates via an online portal to make them a more accessible transportation option. The applications are so popular they’re gone in seconds, and they can only be redeemed in person at participating local bike shops.

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To save affordable housing, states promote resident-owned mobile home parks

Kevin Hardy

October 30, 2024 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States

Residents of mobile home communities are coming together to collectively buy the land their houses are on and establish cooperatives. It ensures their rent stays affordable long term, and some state governments are making it easier to do so to help address housing affordability crises.

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Report finds guaranteed income helped Louisvillians save money and avoid evictions

Jacob Munoz

October 23, 2024 |

Louisville Public Media |

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Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, offered some residents of low-income neighborhoods $500 a month for a year with no strings attached as a part of its first ever guaranteed income program. The funds allowed people to start building savings and prevented evictions.

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The Futures of Right Whales and Lobstermen Are Entangled. Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Them Both?

Kiley Price

October 20, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Lobster is a crucial economic resource in New England, but entanglements with the fishing line from lobster traps are a major cause of death for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Scientists and lobstermen are testing ropeless, on-demand gear that minimizes the risk for whales and allows fishing to continue in areas that would otherwise be closed for months as the whales pass through.

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Hurricane Helene underscores need for more solar-battery microgrids

Jeff St. John

October 18, 2024 |

Canary Media |

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Response Location: United States, Hot Springs, North Carolina

A small community in the mountains of North Carolina, Hot Springs, relied on a solar-powered microgrid with battery storage when the substation that supplied its power washed away in the flooding after Hurricane Helene. Microgrids like that could be a critical part of building extreme weather resilience elsewhere, too.

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