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  • How environmental outreach efforts are targeting Philly Latinos: The most interested in climate change, study shows

    July 25, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Studies have shown that U.S. Latinos are one of the mostly highly invested groups in helping fight against climate change, yet are also often left out of the conversation. Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability as well as other local agencies are making an effort to bridge that gap and engage Latinos through better targeted environmental outreach efforts.

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  • New HIV viral load test launched, results in one hour

    July 24, 2018 |

    The Star Kenya |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The M-Pima kit is a quick, easy to use device to accurately measure the HIV load in a blood sample. With this tool, clinics lacking in technology or staff expertise don't have to send samples to places with these resources, but rather can use the kit to obtain the same information in an hour.

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  • L.A. Offers a Tax Break for Urban Farming—But No One's Taking It

    July 24, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In 2014, the California legislature passed legislation to create the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones (UAIZ), offering tax breaks to landowners to turn their vacant lots into community farms. However, the legislation has failed to create any kind of community impact: only 4 lots have received the tax break in the 4 years that the program has existed. Landowners have been disincentivized by five-year lending terms and insufficient implementation.

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  • 'It's the New Form of Affordable Housing': More People Are Living in Their Cars

    July 24, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    With vehicular homelessness on the rise along the West Coast, safe parking programs provide much-needed privacy and a sense of community. San Diego and Santa Barbara are models.

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  • US-China may be in a trade war, but Pakistan is looking at solutions

    July 24, 2018 |

    The Express Tribune |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi

    Product-based free trade agreements allow countries to exchange specific goods without tariffs and taxes. The approach is growing. Pakistan and Kenya are negotiating an agreement to exchange tea and rice. Iran, Russia, and India have also adopted the model.

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  • A tale of two rivers

    July 24, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Rising populations and increasing river-side infrastructure has severely impacted the Mau Forest Complex in Kenya. Home to the Mara River which directly contributes to various community's livelihoods, protecting the waterway holds great importance for the health of the ecosystem. While some parts of the region are struggling to make this a reality, others have found success in sustainable management.

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  • Together, Parents Boost Their Children's Early Learning

    July 24, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In an effort to improve kindergarten readiness, First Teacher, a parent-driven movement and non-profit, provides support and instruction to parents in several of Boston's low-income neighborhoods. The organization "aims to upend the traditional power dynamic with a bottom-up model in which parents, rather than institutions, take the lead" and reverse the effects of the "well-intentioned efforts that [that] leave parents of color feeling scrutinized, judged and powerless."

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  • Stopping Wildfires in Their Tracks

    July 24, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States

    As wildfires have become increasingly more pronounced due to climate change which primes areas to burn, lands and communities are being destroyed all over the world. To have a chance for survival, projects throughout Spain and North America are working towards landscape adaptation that makes the areas apt to resisting forest fire.

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  • We're Drowning In Plastic Trash. Jenna Jambeck Wants To Save Us

    July 24, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Jenna Jambeck is an environmental engineer specializing in waste management that became increasingly concerned about how much plastic was washing into oceans and where it was actually originating from. Her seminal research study resulted in an appointment by the U.S. State Department to advise environmental groups and foreign governments on possible responses to managing plastic waste.

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  • Part Capitalist, Part Socialist, Estonia May Have Cracked the Code for a Thriving Art Scene. Here's How They Did It

    July 24, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: Estonia, Tallinn

    Through a mix of government regulation and robust collaboration, a thriving artistic community has been established in Estonia. The pillars of this community include an artist’s union, transparency regarding sales, and government funding through taxes.

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