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  • Eskilstuna: how a Swedish town became the world capital of recycling

    June 18, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Eskilstuna

    Recycling provides an economic alternative to heavy industry. In the former steel town of Eskilstuna, recovery from economic decline has meant re-platforming into a model of sustainability. From the city’s second-hand article mall to state-of-the art trash sorting technologies, innovations in closed-loop economics have created new jobs and possibilities for longtime residents and new arrivals alike.

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  • Forget Game of Thrones: The master of the cliffhanger is back

    June 18, 2019 |

    Middle East Eye |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    Building community around storytelling preserves cultural heritage. Across Lebanon, individuals and institutions like the Lebanese Ministry of Culture and the Theatre Monnot in Beirut are working to preserve oral culture as a medium for storytelling. Initiatives, including the long-running International Storytelling Festival and Beirut’s Hakaya, bring together storytellers, known as hakawati and hakawatiye.

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  • A decade ago, these girls weren't allowed to play lacrosse. Now they inspire a reservation.

    June 18, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Covington, New York

    Allowing women on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation to play lacrosse, historically an all-male sport in the Mohawk tradition, has had an empowering effect. In a time when “eighty-four percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women have endured physical, sexual or psychological violence in their lifetime,” being able to play a sport that could lead to a division 1 scholarship is motivating many of these young women, in addition to building skills and challenging traditional gender roles.

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  • Vermont adopts the most comprehensive plastics ban in U.S.

    June 18, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Vermont’s governor has signed into law legislation that bans four different kinds of single-use plastics, including straws, bags, drink stirrers, and foam take-out containers. Such legislation is the only kind that covers so many products, but is part of a growing, global movement to ban such plastics.

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  • Portugal, drugs and decriminalisation

    June 18, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Portugal

    In 2001, facing a 20-year opioid epidemic, Portugal decriminalized all personal drug use, meaning people carrying drugs for personal use could no longer face prosecution or jail. The approach, met with public support, offered people access to services like safe injection sites and counseling and showed demonstrable success in declining opioid related deaths, the spread of infectious diseases, and drug use all together. As the rest of the world faces a similar crisis, Portugal could be a model response.

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  • Brooklyn Middle Schoolers Are Launching Homemade Boats to Test Their STEM Skills

    June 18, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A New York organization called Brooklyn Boatworks conducts an after school program for students across NYC to learn STEM skills through the construction of a boat. The teaching model is built to support students who do and do not excel within a traditional school setting, and they strive to create a safe space for students to make mistakes and build self-confidence and social skills. Students also learn tangible skills like tool safety, map reading, environmental education, and project management, and the program culminates with each student setting sail in their handmade boat at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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  • As Massachusetts looks to boost electric vehicle adoption, Norway offers a model

    June 17, 2019 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    Financial incentives in Norway have contributed in a huge switch to electric vehicles. By eliminating certain taxes and tolls, drivers of electric vehicles reap financial benefits. Improved infrastructure in recent years has contributed to the widespread adoption, as well. Massachusetts is looking to Norway’s success as it tries to implement its own financial and environmental incentives.

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  • Sexual assault cases in NC plagued by long lags after arrests made

    June 17, 2019 |

    Carolina Public Press |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, rape cases often sit in the system for an average of close to three years. The system that’s intended to provide justice, protection, and due process for plaintiffs and defendants, has been deeply affected by a lack of funding, delays in evidence testing, and an overwhelmed court system. Moving forward, key actors in the system are hoping for increased funding and capacity to make the process more survivor-focused and expedited for everyone involved.

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  • California Tests a Digital ‘Fire Alarm' for Mental Distress

    June 17, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In a statewide, multi-business effort, California is working to identify a way to use technology to intervene in mental crises through the use of psychiatric apps. Acting as an early warning system, the piloting of these apps has allowed for collaboration between state officials, the app engineers and the users themselves.

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  • The rise of wildfire-resilient communities

    June 17, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Sisters, Oregon

    Coordination and planning can prove to be the best defensive measures against wildfires. Funded by the US Forest Service, the Community Planning Assistance for Wild Program (CPAW) promotes community fire adaptation, including measures like prescribed burns. Policymakers and city planners enrolled in CPAW benefit from teaming up with foresters, economists, and other experts to model risk and mitigate the impact of fires.

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