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  • 'Gen Silent' and the bumpy road to improve LGBTQ elder care in Massachusetts

    March 23, 2025 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    A Massachusetts law requires state-licensed elder services providers to train their staff on caring for LGBTQ+ people. However, because discrimination complaints are not systematically tracked and facilities are not penalized for noncompliance, it’s unclear whether the legislation has had an impact on the culture within facilities or care for LGBTQ+ elders.

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  • Federal program helping Louisiana expand broadband paused

    March 18, 2025 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    Through Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities, referred to as GUMBO, small internet service providers have been able to bring fiber broadband to roughly 65,000 homes, businesses, and community organizations in Louisiana. However, the next phase of the program is in limbo after federal grants allocated to support it were put on hold.

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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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  • Saving U.S. Climate and Environmental Data Before It Goes Away

    March 11, 2025 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, an international group of watchdog scientists, and a group of volunteers track and back up government data sets that have been altered or removed, including key tools that researchers and policymakers use to track which communities are most at risk from climate change and toxic hazards.

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  • Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis

    March 11, 2025 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Red flag laws allow family members, law enforcement officers, and sometimes even health care workers to file an extreme risk protection order when they’re concerned that someone with access to a gun may harm themselves or others. In Maryland, which is considered a national leader in this type of legislation, a red flag law has helped prevent potential school shootings and the state is now focused on training health care providers to recognize concerning cases and file petitions when necessary.

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  • California's Immigrant Teens Find Healing in Unexpected Places

    March 11, 2025 |

    California Health Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In California, the Community Justice Alliance created safe, youth-centered spaces focused on community-building and creative expression, including makeup artistry workshops and soccer meetups, to help immigrant youth arriving in the U.S. alone navigate feelings of isolation. These interventions aim to help teenagers build connections, reclaim their identities, and process difficult experiences in a supportive environment.

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  • Jail Voting Soars in Colorado After State Mandates Polling Places in County Lockups

    March 04, 2025 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    After Colorado passed a state law requiring all jails to create in-person polling places for incarcerated voters, the number of ballots cast from county jails rose from 231 in 2022 to more than 2,300 in 2024.

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  • A sanctuary law aimed to 'Trump-proof' California on immigration. What has it accomplished?

    March 03, 2025 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A California law enacted in 2018 limits local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration officials, preventing local police from arresting someone solely for having a deportation order or keeping them in custody longer than necessary to allow time for immigration officers to arrive. The state’s share of national ICE arrests has fallen, as has the number of people transferred from state prison to ICE custody, but challenges to California’s law and “sanctuary” policies like it are mounting.

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  • Abandoned Coal Mines Are Becoming the Batteries of the Future

    February 27, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    Gravity batteries can store excess renewable energy in abandoned mine shafts, offering coal-dependent communities economic and environmental benefits. This energy storage tactic is being used in various iterations around the globe.

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  • Kansas sought homelessness success stories. It stumbled on a cautionary tale, too.

    February 26, 2025 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Community Solutions provides support and data analysis for municipalities trying to reach “functional zero,” when it becomes rare for a specific population, such as veterans or people who are chronically unhoused, to fall into homelessness. The milestone has been achieved by several communities, including Rockford, Illinois, and Abilene, Texas, but some, such as Bergen County, New Jersey, have struggled to maintain the standard long-term.

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