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Devon Energy works to recycle fracking waste water in the Permian Basin

Adrian Hedden

September 13, 2019 |

Carlsbad Current-Argus |

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Response Location: United States, Permian Basin, New Mexico

In New Mexico's Permian Basin, controversial fracking operations are taking steps to reduce water usage and save money. Now, Devon Energy operates eight water treatment facilities in the area and reuses about 80% of its water for operations; experts say that 100& reusable water is the ultimate goal.

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When care matches culture, immigrants and people of color benefit

Casey Chaffin

September 13, 2019 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

In the Twin Cities area, community mental health and wellness professionals have made it a priority to develop a pipeline of clinicians of color and create programming specific to residents of cultural and ethnic minority groups who may have experienced unique traumas. How can Minnesota's model inform Oregon's approach to mental health care in a state whose population is growing more diverse?

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Mobile home that generates power offers option for life off the grid

Toru Ishii

September 12, 2019 |

The Asahi Shimbun |

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Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

The use of mobile homes that run on renewable energy are beginning to take shape in Tokyo. Funded in part through crowdfunding and built by a citizen group and other volunteers, these homes are not only practical but can also teach younger generations about the environment.

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Minneapolis schools lead the way on youth mental wellness

Casey Chaffin

September 12, 2019 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Now 15 years old, Minneapolis' school-based mental health care program, which includes full-time therapists in school, has won national recognition. Could Oregon pull off a similar model?

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How Kalamazoo Is Fine-Tuning Its Groundbreaking Free College Program

Erick Trickey

September 12, 2019 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, a donor paid for all students to attend college in state free of charge. The program is now expanding beyond monetary aid to offer guidance and additional resources to students who drop out of college or never start college.

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How Vocational Education Got a 21st Century Reboot

Erick Trickey

September 12, 2019 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Newburgh, New York

Now in 10 states and 17 countries, the P-TECH program combines high school with internships and free community college classes. In low-income neighborhoods in Newburgh, New York, P-TECH has helped increase earning and career potential and started to close the skills gap.

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California community colleges work to solve housing for foster youths

Ashley A. Smith

September 12, 2019 |

EdSource |

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Response Location: United States, California

Several programs have cropped up throughout California to help former foster youth navigate what has been identified as the biggest challenge of aging out of the foster case system -- housing. NextUp and other initiatives at community colleges provide counseling and financial support to students who lack a built-in support network.

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A new initiative is trying to make searching for tampons easier for Highland Park women. It's part of a national movement.

Karen Berkowitz

September 12, 2019 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In 2013, the United Nations deemed access to menstrual supplies a human right. Since then, Illinois has taken a number of steps to make access to these products even easier. This story includes solutions such as free dispensers in public restrooms, eliminating the "luxury" or "tampon" tax, and drives to collect pads and tampons for low-income and homeless women.

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To Prevent School Shootings, Districts Are Surveilling Students' Online Lives

Anya Kamenetz

September 12, 2019 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States

One way schools are trying to promote safety is by closely surveilling students' online behavior. While advocates say this is stopping violent incidents in their tracks, critics believe these methods cross a line and are an invasion of privacy.

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Why some experts are trying to redefine suicide

Temma Ehrenfeld

September 12, 2019 |

Popular Science |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

There is a movement amongst clinicians and researchers involved in suicide prevention to reclassify suicide as a "condition in its own right" in order to better teach and treat symptoms. In some places, such as Detroit's Henry Ford Health System, it is already classified as a specific mental health category which played a part in an 80 percent decrease in patience suicide rates.

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