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  • To Confront Effects of Trauma, Start with Self Care

    November 05, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Building resilience and self-care into daily life promotes long-term wellbeing. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Catalyst Initiative works to support the emotional and mental wellbeing of underserved groups by promoting culturally relevant approaches to self-care. Catalyst funds organizations that serve Indigenous communities, communities of color, as well as other programs that encourage people to practice mindfulness and self-care as a way to heal from trauma and stress associated with economic, personal, or social issues.

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  • 'One Job Should Be Enough': How Charlotte's Low-Wage Jobs Make Housing Unaffordable

    November 04, 2019 |

    WFAE |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Living-wage advocates in North Carolina have turned to the business community to address low minimum wages which prevent employees from escaping poverty. Where local and state governments are unable to pass higher minimum wages, businesses have been encouraged to increase their minimum wages and consider the benefits of lower employee turnover and less money spent on recruitment and training, despite the increased payroll costs. Nonprofits like Just Economics of Western North Carolina calculate the living wage a person should make in a specific area depending on whether they have dependents or not.

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  • The Dark Toll of Light Pollution

    November 04, 2019 |

    Freethink |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In the morning, before the city’s cleaning crew makes its rounds, volunteers of the Lights Out Baltimore chapter are counting the number of birds that fly into buildings. Each year, for four months, they monitor 25 buildings, documenting over 400 bird deaths annually due to flying into a building. Artificial light from buildings can interrupt their vision and cause them to collide with structures. Using citizen science to log bird collisions, they hope to convince property owners to dim their lights during peak hours of the migration season or install a bird-safe film to their windows.

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  • Heat waves: How France has cut death toll 90% since 2003

    November 04, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: France

    Chagrined by its lack of planning that contributed to many deaths in a 2003 heat wave, France developed a coordinated national response that in 2019 cut the death toll by 90% despite even higher temperatures. By paying particular attention to vulnerable elderly people living alone, and requiring officials at all levels of government to communicate warnings and advice clearly, the government promoted simple safety measures and awareness of risks in effective ways, including discouraging outdoor recreation and closely monitoring and cooling older residents.

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  • Life After Coal

    November 04, 2019 |

    Denník N |

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    Response Location: Belgium, Genk

    Genk, Belgium is a prime example of how Slovakia can transition to a post-industrial and greener future. The city "bet on innovation and creativity" to bring back jobs and persuade youth to remain in the area. Genk built a center for green energy research, invested in startups within the field of green economics, supported art installations and focused on providing classes and retraining to help miners switch careers.

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  • How More Than 50 Women Walked Out of a Prison in Oklahoma

    November 04, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Taft, Oklahoma

    More than 500 people in Oklahoma had their drug possession felony sentences commuted after voters approved an initiative that changed some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. The commutation led to a mass release of prisoners, something that took collaboration between social service groups to make sure those leaving had housing, job support, and other essentials.

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  • These shops will sell you shampoo, but it's BYOB — bring your own bottle

    November 04, 2019 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Eschewing packaging reduces waste. Cleenland, a store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, encourages low-waste shopping by selling household items like soap, cleaner, and detergent in bulk. Customers bring their own containers and purchase the products by weight. The store is among the first in the country to offer package-free shopping.

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  • Water Warriors

    November 04, 2019 |

    PBS POV |

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    Response Location: Canada, New Brunswick

    After an energy company began exploring New Bruncwick territory for oil and natural gas, Indigenous tribes and white people worked together to protect their water and ban fracking. They held protests at government buildings and set up road blocks to prevent equipment trucks from getting out. Some of the protests included violent clashes with police, which made national news and drew more supporters. As a result of their actions, the government put a moratorium on fracking in the Canadian province.

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  • In Detroit, A New Type of Agricultural Neighborhood Has Emerged

    November 04, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Whereas urban farms provide supplemental nutrition, agricultural neighborhoods make farming one of their central features. In Detroit, Michigan, the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) has grown from a local community garden into a nationally recognized agricultural neighborhood that has fueled transformation and investment into the area. MUFI partners with other community organizations to combat food insecurity. And while providing free food to the surrounding community, MUFI also sells products like hot sauce.

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  • As other local news outlets struggle, NPR affiliates are growing — and quickly

    November 04, 2019 |

    Poynter |

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    Response Location: United States

    While newspaper staffs shrank dramatically, eroding resources to cover local and statewide news, local public radio stations added 1,000 full- and part-time journalists, a 50% increase, between 2011 and 2018. While still small overall, relative to the scale of newspaper newsrooms in their prime, public radio stations – including NPR affiliates – have become a more significant force in preserving and expanding coverage of local news. One tactic stations have used in several markets, notably in Texas, is to collaborate on statewide networks, to boost statehouse coverage and stories of statewide interest.

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