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  • To Cut Ocean Plastic Pollution, Aquaculture Turns to Renewable Gear

    June 27, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Freeport, Maine

    Ocean Farms Supply makes and sells oyster harvest bags out of biodegradable materials, rather than plastic, to help cut down pollution. The company sells the bags locally but has also distributed them to other regions like Mexico, California, and Florida, so far replacing the use of 14 linear miles of the previously used polypropylene mesh.

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  • How One Nigerian State Overcame Vaccine Hesitancy and Eradicated Polio

    June 24, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

    Across Cross River, the government is partnering with traditional leaders, both chiefs and Muslim clerics, to build communication, trust, and acceptance of its polio vaccine program in local communities. The strategy has contributed to the fact that 900,000 children have received both sets of the vaccine and the state remains polio free.

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  • Low-cost sensors are helping communities find gaps in air quality data

    June 24, 2022 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Belmont County, Ohio

    A group of Belmont County residents, supported by universities and nonprofits, installed portable air sensors that test for pollution using laser beams and measure the local air quality near fracking sites. The sensors help residents understand when the air quality was unsafe and showed gaps in county monitoring data.

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  • Choosing Who We Work With

    June 24, 2022 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Zaddy Solutions is a staffing firm promoting diversity and inclusion by focus specifically on the LGBTQ community. The firm provides mentorship, education, and guidance.

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  • Here to Stay: How Spain's migrants self-organized to fight for their rights

    June 23, 2022 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Mujeres Migrantes Diversas was founded by women working in domestic service and caregiving jobs and provides mutual support networks and services to migrant women in informal sectors. They provide food assistance, help finding safe shelter, workshops on gender and labor rights, Catalan language classes, and support with immigration procedures among other support services.

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  • This State Will Hire You—No College Degree Required

    June 23, 2022 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Maryland has lifted college degree requirements for government positions. The move comes after a labor shortage that has left many positions unfulfilled. The move will open up the roles to qualified applicants who have the experience and knowledge necessary but do not have degrees.

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  • A study in contrasts: Low-turnout runoffs vs. Alaska's top-four, all-mail primary

    June 23, 2022 |

    The Fulcrum |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska’s first primary election since it instituted a “top four” election system that places all candidates – regardless of party –on the same primary ballot, resulted in a less partisan campaign because people have to appeal to a more diverse group than their base in order to win. The all-mail primary also led to higher voter turnout, the highest since 2014.

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  • How YAFODA is tackling drug abuse in northern Nigeria

    June 23, 2022 |

    African Newspage |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    The Youth Awareness Foundation on Drug Abuse rehabilitates and reintegrates drug abusers back into society and works to sensitize youth to the dangers of drug abuse. YAFODA’s programming has been recreated in 14 other states and has since rehabilitated thousands of individuals.

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  • With Branded Pothole Repairs, Private Companies Make Their Mark on Johannesburg's Roads

    June 23, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Two insurance companies, Discovery and Dialdirect, implemented a smartphone app for drivers to report potholes in their city. The companies then fill the potholes and brand them with their logos.

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  • Texas invested millions in mental health after 2018 shooting — Here's how it's working

    June 22, 2022 |

    KXAN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The state-funded Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium provides mental health care and resources to more than 300 school districts, with one goal of preventing mass shootings. Programs like in-school behavioral telehealth appointments make care more accessible to children who are identified as in-need

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