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  • Worker Co-ops Catch on in Philadelphia

    October 01, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Worker co-ops, a business model that many people are not aware of, are gaining momentum in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Cooperative Alliance (PACA) has helped push more education and funding around co-ops to come to the city. Specifically, 20/20 is a program that invited 20 groups interested in working as co-ops to learn together. The co-op model has the potential to help immigrants, women, and people of color who are traditionally underrepresented in business.

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  • Pot luck: the paint recyclers who put leftover litres to good use

    October 01, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Home improvement projects often start with paint, but what happens when all of the purchased paint doesn't get used? Typically, it sits in someone's basement or storage closet with no plan for further use in sight. Community Repaint in the United Kingdom is committed to promoting the recycling of this paint, however, and has implemented 74 projects that work to re-sell or re-color unused paint, thus reducing the amount that's sent to landfills after it molds.

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  • How Colleges Handle Sexual Assault in the #MeToo Era

    October 01, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Iowa City, Iowa

    School-sponsored instruction on affirmative consent and increased resources for victims of sexual violence on campus have brought colleges closer to meeting Title IX requirements. Across the United States, schools like the University of Iowa are requiring students to attend courses that promote healthy behavior and campus culture. Furthermore, schools across the US are increasing support for Title IX coordinators and bringing in organizations like Green Dot and Bringing in the Bystander to conduct workshops for students.

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  • Fight for Cleaner Air in the Bronx

    October 01, 2018 |

    The Innovator |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The New York-based organization, Sustainable South Bronx, is working to reverse the public health effects, namely asthma, that poor air quality has caused. The initiative works to educate residents about the environmental hazards they face while also working to reverse those hazards with projects like reflective roof coatings. With pollution disproportionately affecting low-income communities, the city too is taking steps toward reducing emissions in these areas.

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  • The Elwha's Living Laboratory: Lessons From the World's Largest Dam-removal Project

    October 01, 2018 |

    The Revelator |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    When dams were implemented in Washington's Elwha River, the community saw a rapid decline of salmon and other species, as well as an impact to the economy. Removing the dams has turned into a teachable lesson for other areas considering similar pathways after researchers have recorded a significant impact in species and ecosystem restoration.

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  • New tsunami warning system

    October 01, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Indonesia, Sulawesi

    The warning system in Indonesia to alert residents of tsunamis could not prevent disaster in Sulawesi because it hasn't worked for six years after many of the surface buoys were vandalized. However, a new system is underway where sensors on the bottom of the ocean detect tsunami waves and send acoustic signals back to shore, giving people 20 to 30 minutes warning to evacuate. A prototype has been installed, with more testing and infrastructure development planned.

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  • Why this father-son team is "trash fishing" in the Detroit River

    October 01, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    On an annual basis, tens of thousands of tons of plastic ends up in the Great Lakes. One man and his son are inspiring change and action amongst others in Detroit, Michigan by regularly fishing the trash out of the Detroit River.

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  • When Patients Can't Be Cured: Mass. Med Schools Teaching More End-Of-Life Care

    October 01, 2018 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Medical schools in Massachusetts are starting to teach students palliative care methods. Instead of trying to cure every ailment, students are introduced to the idea of an end-of-life treatment plan without exhausting tests. All four area medical schools agreed to work together and possibly change the way they teach students about end of life care.

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  • Armed with award-winning app, Kenyan tribe fights forced evictions

    October 01, 2018 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi Area

    A new app known as TIMBY aims to reduce the amount of illegal forest activities such as logging and forced evictions of tribal communities. By allowing those using the app to document real-time evidence of illegal activity, the Sengwer community will be able to present the gathered data to courts and forest authorities.

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  • Spend a day with the essential Royal Flying Doctor Service

    September 30, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service attends events in rural and remote areas to offer care and education. The RFDS flies to community events like bronco branding competitions not only to respond to any medical emergencies, but to give lessons in preventative care to people who might not seek out doctors otherwise.

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