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  • Nature's air sensors are growing on your street

    December 08, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Moss get their nutrients from the air, providing a snapshot of the air quality around them. A team of scientists in Portland seized upon this. In 2013 they sampled moss from over 300 trees in the city. It was cheaper than installing air quality monitors. They found a cluster of pollution in one neighborhood near a glass factory. In Seattle, the practice was replicated, but it was done by youth from the community. The sampling confirming high levels of bad air quality in one neighborhood. In both cities, the samples led to higher air quality standards and stricter enforcement.

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  • Garsaus belgų virtuvės šefo projektas sujaudino šalį: prie puodų migrantus pastačiusio meistro restoranas tapo įžymybe

    December 07, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Belgium, Antwerp

    Maistą gaminti mėgstantys migrantai sklandžiai integruojasi į Belgijos visuomenę, nes jiems padeda pripažintas ir garsus virtuvės šefas. 4 mėnesius jis moko atvykėlius virtuvės meistriškumo, interpretuoja tradicinę migrantų virtuvę kartu kurdamas naujus patiekalus, dalį apmokytųjų paskui įdarbina pats arba išleidžia į darbo rinką, kur jie tampa geidžiamais darbuotojais kituose restoranuose ir maisto įstaigose.

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  • Turning Data into Solutions

    December 07, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Orange County, California

    A Social Progress Index is measuring the quality of life for vulnerable populations through the use of an Equity Map. The detailed analysis looks beyond economic factors to weigh a multitude of factors such as opportunities, public safety, healthcare access, education, and traffic safety, and then uses the data to try and understand “how these indicators interact with each other.” The holistic measure of a community's wellbeing goes beyond economics to see how different places are fully utilizing the resources they do have, helping experts pinpoint success factors and solutions.

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  • Alytiškiai šildymo kainas sumažino kelis kartus – šiluma kaulų nelaužo, o šildymo sezoną gali pabaigti patys

    December 06, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania, Alytus

    Šildymo sąskaitos vieno Alytaus daugiabučio gyventojams sumažėjo iki trijų kartų. Tai pavyko gyventojų bendruomenei centrinio šildymo sistemą pakeitus geoterminiu.

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  • Accelerating Progress Towards UHC in Nigeria: The Delta State Example

    December 06, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

    The Delta State Contributory Health Scheme provides affordable healthcare services to residents and has enrolled over one million people since its establishment. The scheme is designed to improve the healthcare system, while also enhancing the capacity of healthcare facilities so that people can get quality healthcare.

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  • How Birds Keep the Pajaro River Levees Safe

    December 06, 2021 |

    Bay Nature Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Rodents can weaken critical river levees. Instead of poisoning them, leading to ripple effects up the food chain, levee managers on the Pajaro River in California are encouraging raptors to patrol the area.

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  • Can green spaces help curb Philly's gun violence problem?

    December 06, 2021 |

    WPVI-TV |

    Broadcast TV Talk Show |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia's LandCare program has cleaned and greened 12,000 vacant lots, removing trash and other signs of blight. A study showed that the program led to a large drop in violent crime in the cleaned-up areas. A U Penn researcher who led that study and a community leader whose Philly Peace Parks in west and north Philadelphia have developed a more welcoming, healthy environment talk about the emotional impact such programs have on residents when they see that their neighbors care about the neighborhood. Says organizer Pili X, "It does something to the heart and soul of people."

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  • On wildfire patrol: Volunteers gauge success by blazes that don't start

    December 06, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In Orange County, a group of more than 300 volunteers patrol public spaces and remote highways when there's the threat of a fire. They are called the Orange County Fire Watch. Some of the things they do include educating the public, preventing blazes from growing into larger fires, and discouraging arsonists. The group patrols the area up to 20 days a year.

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  • Musik als Medizin

    December 05, 2021 |

    Der Standard |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Dass Musik äußerst wohltuend sein kann, ist seit Jahrhunderten bekannt. Doch mittlerweile versteht die Forschung immer klarer, wie und wann die positive Wirkung zu Stande kommt. Messbare Effekte lassen sich bei einer Vielzahl von Krankheiten beobachten: von Bluthochdruck, Depressionen und Alzheimer bis hin zu den Nebenwirkungen einer Krebsbehandlung.

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  • Norintiesiems mokėti mažiau už šildymą ekspertai mato du kelius – griauti arba renovuoti

    December 05, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Lithuania, Birštonas

    Dalies Birštono gyventojų sąskaitos už šildymą yra vienos mažiausių Lietuvoje. Rezidentai suvartoja kur kas mažiau šilumos energijos, o tai pavyko renovavus apie pusę visų renovuotinų energetiškai neefektyvių statinių mieste.

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