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  • These Cities Are Welcoming Immigrants With Municipal ID Programs

    January 21, 2025 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Municipal ID programs such as IDNYC provide identification for residents who aren't able to access official government IDs, such as those who are undocumented or unhoused. The municipally-issued IDs make it easier for these residents to access local services and benefits and interact with officials, including law enforcement.

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  • How The Pandemic Shutdown Opened Public Access To Legislature

    January 19, 2025 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    In 2021, as a result of pandemic shutdowns, the Hawaii Legislature instituted new rules allowing more hearings and committee meetings to be recorded and broadcast, giving members of the public the opportunity to access meetings and submit testimony remotely. Last year, more than 2,300 proceedings were recorded and archived, compared to only a few hundred per year before the new rules and technology were put in place.

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  • Power to Improve

    January 17, 2025 |

    Chicoco Radio Viral Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

    To prevent utility poles from falling due to lack of maintenance, damaging homes and leaving residents without power, community members worked together to raise funds to build 18 new concrete poles without the help of any government entities or power companies.

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  • Green Microgrids Are Powering a More Resilient Future

    January 17, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Blue Lake Rancheria, United States, California

    Microgrids, small-scale energy systems that can operate either independently or as part of the larger electric grid, are growing in popularity and effectiveness. In one example on tribal land in California, a microgrid saves 25 percent of electricity costs and reduces Blue Lake Rancheria's carbon footprint by hundreds of tons of carbon annually.

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  • How 'Superblocks' Can Create People-Centered Cities

    January 16, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Superblocks are areas in congested cities where traffic has been rerouted to prioritize people. Outfitted with green spaces and communal areas to connect, superblocks help reduce air and noise pollution. Residents living in the area report a higher quality of life and increased social interaction with their neighbors. The idea of superblocks has traveled around the world to cities like Vienna, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and Los Angeles.

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  • Inside the Bridge's 'fight to stay alive'

    January 16, 2025 |

    The Stanford Daily |

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    Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

    The Bridge Peer Counseling Center provides 24/7, free, anonymous counseling to students, by students. The student counselors are trained in crisis response and volunteer over 30 hours each week to keep the center running, ensuring mental health support is always accessible on campus.

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  • This Pennsylvania County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt

    January 15, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    In 2022, the Dauphin County Commissioners voted to eliminate “pay-to-stay” fees that meant people incarcerated in the county jail were often saddled with debt upon their release, regardless of the outcome of their trial. In September 2024, the commissioners also voted to forgive past debt accrued under the pay-to-stay policy, providing $66 million in relief for formerly incarcerated individuals, giving them a better chance at getting back on their feet post incarceration.

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  • 'Running to danger and saving lives': 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are on the LA frontlines

    January 15, 2025 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California's incarcerated firefighter programs offer meaningful benefits to some inmates, such as the ability to leave the traditional prison environment, get meaningful training, and have sentences shortened in exchange for service. However, low wages and stigmas leave many appealing for program improvement.

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  • WA tribes crucial to salmon recovery, conservation throughout decades of work with state

    January 14, 2025 |

    Tacoma News Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Widespread involvement of numerous relevant government bodies at the tribal, city, state and federal level has led to a number of conservation wins in the Pacific Northwest, reflecting the huge influence tribes in the state have had on how environmental issues and conservation work are framed and executed.

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  • Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

    January 13, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Sanford, North Carolina

    The Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit was developed to help healthcare providers prepare for and respond to climate-related emergencies. The toolkit offers guidance on patient communication, disaster preparedness and environmental health risks. The toolkit was created in collaboration with Americares and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with co-development from free clinics and community health centers serving low-income and uninsured patients.

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