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The landfill where you once dumped your garbage might be a great spot for a solar farm

Bill Trotter

December 10, 2019 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

Landfills can offer prime real estate for solar potential due to the lack of trees and access to direct sunlight, and Maine is taking advantage of this. Seen as a sustainable renewable energy project, this is just one more method the state is implementing in order to advocate for increased solar power as an environmentally-friendly strategy.

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Why this farmer moves his cows every day

Hannah Long-Higgins

December 10, 2019 |

BBC |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Bluffton, Georgia

Pastures are able to replenish when livestock can move around. By permitting cattle to travel between pastures for feeding, Will Harris’ ranching technique allows the soil to retain more carbon. The carbon captured by the healthier soil also helps to offset the emissions caused by livestock production.

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Dallas Has Been Dispatching Social Workers to Some 911 Calls. It's Working.

Lucas Manfield

December 10, 2019 |

Dallas Observer |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Determined to break a damaging cycle of arrests for people experiencing mental health crises, Dallas has started sending teams of social workers and emergency responders instead of just police officers to these 911 calls. Initial assessments show that individuals are receiving better care and the city is seeing significant fiscal savings.

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Seattle program makes homes affordable in a pricey market. Is it a model for Charlotte?

Lauren Lindstrom

December 10, 2019 |

The Charlotte Observer |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Homestead Community Land Trust offers affordable home ownership in Seattle and the rest of King County, Washington, ensuring that there is always permanently affordable homes available. This opens up homeowner opportunities for those who have historically been excluded and serves as a stem in the tide of gentrification. This article includes personal testimony from people who live in the housing, and already the program has reduced buyers' costs by 30%.

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13 grocery stores: The Navajo Nation is a food desert

Matilda Kreider

December 10, 2019 |

Planet Forward |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation

A produce prescription program is one of several approaches that people living in Navajo Nation are taking to combat the harms of living in a food desert. Although this program has only been implemented on a small scale so far, 15 health care clinics are participating and 1,700 Navajo people have used to program to access fresh produce with many reporting positive health impacts.

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The US city giving away free money

Sophie Long

December 09, 2019 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

The city of Stockton, California is providing several low-income residents with $500 per month to pilot the effects of a "Universal Basic Income." So far, pilot participants report feeling less stressed about money, have been able to pay off small amounts of debt, and can afford extra groceries with the additional monthly income.

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For Veterans in Jail, This Anti-Violence Workshop Provides Support

Isabella Garcia

December 09, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

The Alternatives to Violence Project, an international nonprofit, provides workshops around conflict resolution, personal growth, and other social skills to people experiencing incarceration. While a large-scale organization, individual prisons have the agency to implement the workshops. In Washington’s Pierce county, they tailor their workshops for veterans experiencing incarceration, teaching community-building, self-reflection, listening, and de-programming aggression and violence.

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How to Save a Dying Language

Alia Wong

December 09, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Experiential and immersive learning preserves indigenous cultures and languages. After nearly being lost by the mid-twentieth century, the Hawaiian language has seen a resurgence thanks to the culture-based educational methods promoted by Pūana Leo preschools. The Pūana Leo schools, along with other K-12 immersive programs incorporate Hawaiian mo’olelo story-telling techniques that infuse cultural identity into education.

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35% of Colorado high schoolers are earning college credit as they study for their diplomas

Erica Breunlin

December 09, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Over one-third of juniors and seniors enrolled in Colorado public high schools are also taking postsecondary education courses. The model is saving students time and financial costs and is helping to close the achievement gap between white and minority Coloradans.

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Speech club helps Utah prison inmates tell their stories

Nate Carlisle

December 09, 2019 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Draper, Utah

At Utah State Prison, the New Visions Speech Club is teaching inmates public speaking. The club gives inmates the opportunity to practice communication and bolster their confidence – two skills that can help them in the long run. While there hasn’t been any evidence between the club and decreased recidivism, those that participate have said how its helped them express themselves in parole hearings and job interviews.

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