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  • How 3 Loved-To-Death Parks Are Taking Action: Permits, Poop Bags And New Paths

    May 24, 2018 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    As Colorado's popular parks become slammed with visitors park officials are noticing dramatic environmental impacts to the areas. To mitigate against continuous damage, three parks - Garden of the Gods, Conundrum Hot Springs and Hanging Lake - are piloting stricter Leave No Trace policies via targeted outreach and education.

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  • Drawing on historical strengths to prevent problems in the future

    May 24, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hooper Bay, Alaska

    Qungasvik, a program developed by and for Yup’ik people living in Alaska, focuses on skills, craft making, and community connection. The program provides a strong support system and is helping to decrease incidence of alcoholism, suicide, and isolation among the Yup’ik.

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  • How 6.5 tons of trash generated at an IPL match gets managed in Bengaluru

    May 23, 2018 |

    Citizen Matters |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    At Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, some 40,000 spectators per match are testing a waste management system that helps reduce pollution and encourage recycling. The program has shown promise. To boot, the project provides an opportunity to educate captive audiences about waste management.

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  • Despite Many Threats, Some Coral Reefs Are Thriving

    May 23, 2018 |

    bioGraphic |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Cook Islands, Rarotonga

    The 100 Island Challenge is a project through the University of California, San Diego to use photos and complex mapping programs to assess the health of coral reefs. Despite media attention declaring the demise of reefs, early stages of this research has shown that protective factors, like areas with less pollution, can help preserve reefs. By getting buy-in from local governments and working with local fisheries, the 100 Island Challenge is working to use new knowledge around coral reefs to lessen the effects of climate change on these precious ecosystems.

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  • Paris is building the eco-community of the future right now. Here's how.

    May 23, 2018 |

    Ensia |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France, Clichy-Batignolles, Paris

    Setting the bar high for environmental sustainability can encourage innovation and experimentation. Developers of Paris’ new Clichy-Batignolles eco-district are reducing the neighborhood’s carbon footprint in nearly every way imaginable. Solar panels and vegetation cover the energy-efficient buildings, the water table under the 10-hectare (25-acre) park provides geothermal heating, deliveries are directed to a central drop-off site, and much more.

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  • London's Big Push for Better Design

    May 23, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Public Practice is the name of a new London social enterprise that is placing top urban planners in local government authorities. The program aims to incorporate skilled urban planners in essential city tasks: building affordable housing, developing better infrastructure, and improving city spaces. Though only in its first year, the program hopes to continue to help “London build more inclusive spaces.”

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  • How Max's injury became Max's Law

    May 23, 2018 |

    InvestigateWest |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    After a high school football player in Oregon was concussed in a game, his condition elevated to a traumatic brain injury when he was sent back in to play without proper rest. To combat this lapse in judgment from happening again, the state passed legislation that "set out guidelines that a coach must follow in the event that he or she suspects a player has received a blow to the head or body and then exhibits signs or symptoms consistent with a concussion."

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  • Tracing Illegal Guns

    May 23, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, Pennsylvania

    A publicly available online platform launched by the New York Attorney General fills in big data gaps on guns being used in crimes and trafficked from elsewhere. “We were able to get a snapshot really quickly of where the worst guns are ending up and where they started.” The data can establish groundwork for interstate trafficking cases and also inform policy decisions and New York is happy to share the technology other communities can build their own databases.

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  • Amid Debate Over Gun Policy, An Unlikely Team Finds Some Consensus in N.H.

    May 23, 2018 |

    New Hampshire Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    With rising suicide rates and the high rate of suicide by firearm, gun owners and public health workers collaborating in the hopes of preventing more deaths. The Gun Shop Project, based in New Hampshire, is working to provide gun store owners and firearm instructors with fliers and videos about suicide prevention.

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  • When Tamara Parson began fighting for inclusion in central Ohio, nobody listened. Now, that's changing.

    May 23, 2018 |

    The Lily |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    After an incident where a Latino teen was hurled into the ground by white teenagers, and they put a noose around his neck, Tamara Parson jumped into action. She started by organizing town halls with panels made up of people of color. Then that led to the creation of the Diversity Coalition of Knox County. Later, she teamed up with her pastor and created a six week long course titled Overcoming Racism. "It got people thinking about what experience minorities had here. It brought a spotlight to a lot of the diversity that already existed in our community.”

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