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  • Why Massachusetts is the best state for landfill solar arrays

    March 28, 2018 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Lexington, Massachusetts

    Repurposing contaminated sites for clean energy production may not sound like a common tactic to take, but Massachusetts has found a way to be highly successful at it. In fact, out of over 250 renewable energy installations across the United States, Massachusetts accounts for 40 percent of them. The state attributes this success to a combination of an enhanced ease of the bureaucratic process and opportunities for revenue stimulation for towns.

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  • Opioid Treatment Program Helps Keep Families Together

    March 28, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    In Kentucky, a parent who is addicted to opioids and is reported to Child Protective Services, can get a second a chance. That’s because a program called START, gives parents the option of getting assigned a mentor that helps addicted parents through their recovery. Research “has shown it has a higher success rate in reuniting families than the traditional child welfare process.”

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  • Taking Out the Space Trash

    March 27, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Surrey

    An international effort will deploy new technology to remove space debris that threatens satellite technology. Scientists developed an innovative net and harpoon system that will trap debris.

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  • Legal Pot Is Notoriously White. Oakland Is Changing That.

    March 27, 2018 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    A nonprofit incubator in Oakland trains people of color to stake their claim in the booming California legal marijuana industry. Participants in the Hood Incubator learn the business skills and industry knowledge to thrive as they open dispensaries and try their hand at selling legal weed.

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  • This Canadian First Nations group wants you to buy salmon raised on land

    March 27, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

    In Canada, a city that was formerly known as the "salmon capital of the world,” has been nearly abandoned by both fish and people. Despite facing many ongoing trials and challenges, the Namgis First Nation is working to turn their on-land salmon farm into a viable resource for fish sales and jobs.

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  • As school districts seek to improve student performance, they turn to career academies

    March 27, 2018 |

    Chattanooga Times Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    After Nashville's high schools introduced career academies, they saw a significant improved in graduation rates. Tennessee's Hamilton County Schools are now following suit. Situated within traditional high schools and working closely with local businesses, these academies bring together a smaller group of students to focus in on career fields such as healthcare, technology, and engineering.

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  • Training boys and girls to fight sexual violence

    March 27, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    A successful training program in Nairobi is teaching girls to recognize verbal and physical assault and empowering them with the self-defense skills to respond in moments of crisis.

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  • When tokhang takes your children away

    March 27, 2018 |

    CNN |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Philippines

    Community groups and organizations are helping women deal with the deaths of their sons due to a drug war that has killed thousands in the Philippines. One of those organizations is Baigani, which takes family out of town for a family therapy event. “The women share their skills, their strengths, and together, attendees and counsellors, suggest plausible livelihood and jobs that they could take on.”

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  • Drink Your Coffee Black-Owned

    March 27, 2018 |

    In These Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Cafe ULU is the first business started by the Us Lifting Us Economic Development Cooperative, a co-op funded by membership fees. The coffee shop is hoping to serve as a community gathering space for the local African American community, demonstrating the power the black community can have when it bands together economically. The co-op is hoping to open businesses across the country.

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  • Sharing Public Spaces to Improve Public Health

    March 27, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Orange Grove, California

    Joint use policies turn communal spaces—such as schools and churches—during off-hours into a place for public health programs. This can be especially impactful in communities were the ability to exercise outside can be curtailed by lack of green space, environmental issues, or public safety concerns.

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