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  • In Florida Tomato Fields, a Penny Buys Progress

    April 24, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

    For decades, migrant workers in Florida have been employed under dreadful conditions, picking produce without breaks under extreme temperatures and women being sexually harassed. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has demanded that growers increase wages, mandate rest breaks, and prohibit sexual harassment. The Coalition has partnered with big food companies, notably McDonald’s, Yum Brands, and Walmart, which have pledged to buy only from growers who follow these standards.

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  • Bangladesh's Chance to Get It Right

    April 23, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

    Bangladesh has often struggled maintaining safety in the workplace. But a new effort ensures that Bangladeshi workers are trained about how to better follow security and safety restrictions to create a safer working environment.

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  • Curbside Composting in Lawrence Township

    April 23, 2014 |

    CivicStory |

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    Response Location: United States, Princeton, New Jersey

    To play their part in environmentally friendly solutions to a trash problem, the city of Princeton, NJ has implemented a program curbside composting program that has already grown from 160 participants to over 900. This program not only saves space in local landfills, but also reduces emissions from methane gas. It also has encouraged the community to support local growers, thus cutting down on costs to transport produce from out of state.

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  • Fighting back a rising tide

    April 21, 2014 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Chittagong

    Bangladesh is fighting rising sea levels due to climate change. It's doing so with the help of foreign money and Dutch-inspired engineering.

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  • The Quinoa Quarrel

    April 17, 2014 |

    Harper's Magazine |

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    Response Location: Bolivia, Altiplano

    The solution is quinoa, the problem is a bit more complicated. As the human population increases alongside environmental challenges like water scarcity and climate change, quinoa shines as the answer to what can withstand these looming problems. But who owns this crop and do they have to share? Native to the Altiplano region in South America, this plant must be adapted to live and thrive successfully elsewhere. Despite controversy over the rights to the seed, several researchers and farmers are working to ensure the seed lives on even if the dispute drags on.

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  • A first in Minnesota, cities launch system to treat, stash water underground

    April 16, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Michael, Minnesota

    Capturing water during times of plenty, storing it underground, and pulling it out later when it's needed—it's a strategy used in the western and southeastern parts of the country, and now, for the first time, in Minnesota.

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  • Can Government Play Moneyball?

    April 16, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The pressure is on for the federal government to spend tax money more wisely. Evidence-based policy making is gaining in popularity as a way for the government to spend tax money wisely. While not quite as flashy or exciting as past ways, this has a proven track record of positive impact.

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  • HIV: The Power of Positive Thinking

    April 15, 2014 |

    The Independent |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Lisa is one of hundreds of children living in the UK who has lived with HIV her whole life - part of a singular generation born in the 90's, when mother-to-child transmission couldn’t be prevented, but HIV positive babies could survive. The stigmas and challenges faced by this generation are unique, but organizations like CHIVA (Children's HIV Association) are helping to empower them to feel accepted and in control of their lives through activities such as a summer camp that builds community. Lisa now runs workshops for other HIV+ children.

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  • Brazil's poverty solution? Give money to women

    April 14, 2014 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo

    In Brazil a conditional cash-transfer program is alleviating poverty, empowering women, and changing gender roles by giving families, especially mothers, money for sending kids to school and to regular doctor's visits.

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  • From fish to pipes, Minnesota firms see opportunity in growing water challenge

    April 14, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Creating an indoor aquaculture operation in an old brewery is, oddly enough, using surprisingly little water.

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