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  • As Big Marine Reserves Proliferate, a New Focus on Enforcement

    September 12, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Chile, Coquimbo

    Scientists and conservationists have been pushing for more marine protected areas, regions that restrict human activity to protect marine life. But, they're quickly realizing it’s not about the quantity of mpa’s, but the quality.

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  • How Philly plans to ditch cash bail and what stands in the way

    September 11, 2017 |

    Billy Penn |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A candidate for district attorney in Philadelphia is pushing to do away with cash bail entirely as other places have done, including Washington D.C., and New Jersey. Both of those places have seen their jail populations drop, and Philadelphia has taken some initial steps that reduce pre-trial populations in jail, but it faces a number of challenges in implementing no-cash bail. Those include getting widespread buy-in and a conservative legislature.

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  • Innovative but dull: disaster insurance is starting to pay off

    September 11, 2017 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico

    When disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, strike the recovery can be very expensive. Insurance has been found to be key in order to quickly get funds to help relief efforts.

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  • Black Neighbors Band Together to Bring in Healthy Food, Co-op-Style

    September 11, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, and throughout the country, many people find themselves in "food deserts", or places where access to fresh fruits and vegetables is extremely limited. Black residents are addressing these issues via the creation of their own food production and supply network called the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. Through this network, Black neighbors created a co-op grocery store that promotes urban agriculture and healthy eating.

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  • The Science of Fighting Wildfires Gets a Satellite Boost

    September 11, 2017 |

    Wired |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    Climate change is only worsening the frequency and ferocity of forest fires. Projects such as researching what makes trees more susceptible to fires, and having satellites send images of fires as they happen, in order to help forest services react most effectively, are new ideas being researched and implemented.

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  • The Sex Life Of Coral: Why Scientists Think It Could Save Us All

    September 11, 2017 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kaneohe, Hawaii

    Climate change is destroying coral reefs at a startling rate - threatening the livelihoods of millions of people, increasing the damage caused by storm surges, and affecting the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Scientists are now exploring revolutionary - and sometimes controversial - methods to learn more about and preserve coral reefs, including selective breeding of those species proven to survive conditions such as high toxicity and heat, and cultivating the regrowth of colonies one centimeter at a time.

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  • Network Effect: The Robots, Sensors and Satellites Digitizing the Ocean

    September 11, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sunnyvale, California

    Despite advancements in technology in most sectors of life leading to an increase to access of information about practically anything, little is still known about the ocean and its behavioral patterns. Liquid Robotics – a Silicon Valley-based company – is trying to change that. Engineers here have created the "Wave Glider," which essentially acts as a router within the ocean powered by wave energy and solar panels. This invention can transmit data on tectonic activity that has the potential to predict tsunamis.

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  • Community Baby Shower connects families to local organizations, valuable resources

    September 09, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Richland, Ohio

    Ohio news organization, Richland Source, threw a community-wide baby shower to learn more about maternal health and provide expecting parents with resources and information. The community engagement initiative used grant funding and partnered with neighborhood businesses and organizations to throw the event, which was attended by hundreds of people. In addition to being an informational event, the participating journalists wanted to show their community that they’re involved and that they care.

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  • How to Win Friends and Influence White People

    September 08, 2017 |

    This American Life |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    In the mid-60’s, Anne Forsyth, an heiress, noticed that despite Brown V. Board of education, white prep schools in the South were not being integrated. She wanted to change that. She also thought that by exposing white students to Black students it would make them less bigoted. So, she created the Stouffer foundation, which recruited Black students and placed them in white prep schools. In its first year, 20 black teenagers were placed in 7 white prep schools. Decades later, one student says it made him less racist.

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  • How good government can limit hurricane damage

    September 07, 2017 |

    Reuters |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A look at how improved policies and procedures can help prevent the catastrophic amounts of property damage caused by the increasingly frequent "super storms" like hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Cities like New York and Philadelphia may offer creative development models that coastal cities in the path of future storms can emulate.

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