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  • Water Warriors

    Michael Premo Rachel Falcone

    November 04, 2019 |

    PBS POV |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    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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  • Drinking water safety: Lessons Ohio and Dayton can learn from other states

    Will Garbe

    October 13, 2019 |

    Dayton Daily News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Ohio’s drinking water has tested positive for PFAS chemicals, so state officials are looking at what has worked in other states to fund the process of restoring a clean drinking water supply. In Michigan, this looks like a multi-agency approach that supports bipartisan buy-in, while Minnesota saw success by holding the state’s largest manufacturer accountable for the contamination and clean-up.

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  • Curing Our Plastic Problem

    Tom Gibson Vicky Feng Leila Hussain

    September 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Thailand

    A company in Thailand called Universal Bio Pack created biodegradable packaging made out of cassava starch and natural fiber that could reduce the amount of single use plastic that people consume. Another company in Spain called Plastic Energy takes mixed plastics that can’t be recycled and converts it into usable oils that make fuel. Both are different solutions that could be used simultaneously to tackle the world’s plastic pollution crisis.

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  • CT's small solutions to climate change: when flood control spurs economic development

    Jan Ellen Spiegel

    September 18, 2019 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Meriden, Connecticut

    Climate change adaptation efforts and economic development can go hand in hand, according to one Connecticut town. Meriden transformed a former mall into a large park, a natural solution that helps mitigate the town's routine flooding and has encouraged housing and retail development in the surrounding area.

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  • Devon Energy works to recycle fracking waste water in the Permian Basin

    Adrian Hedden

    September 13, 2019 |

    Carlsbad Current-Argus |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Permian Basin, New Mexico

    In New Mexico's Permian Basin, controversial fracking operations are taking steps to reduce water usage and save money. Now, Devon Energy operates eight water treatment facilities in the area and reuses about 80% of its water for operations; experts say that 100& reusable water is the ultimate goal.

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  • Can tourists coexist with nature on Lebanon's Rabbit Island?

    Olivia Cuthbert

    August 30, 2019 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Lebanon, Palm Island

    In a stark juxtaposition to Lebanon’s polluted beaches, just 150 off the coast lies Palm Island – more commonly known as Rabbit Island – seeking to remain pristine and pollution-free. Promapir, an EU-funded collaboration between Lebanon’s Environment Protection Committee and the Office d’Exploitation du Port de Tripoli, is charging visitors to help pay for rangers, trash disposal and maintenance of the plants and beaches. While a valiant effort, the real challenge will be changing the habits of those who visit to prevent them from leaving litter in the first place.

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  • Do plastic bag taxes or bans curb waste? 400 cities and states tried it out.

    Matthew Zeitlin

    August 27, 2019 |

    Vox |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Across the world, countries are reckoning with its astounding single-use plastic bag waste by instituting legislation that taxes or all-out bans them. Research has shown that taxing the bags has been a more effective strategy with less unintended consequences, as banning often leads to a sharp increase in thicker plastics or paper bags. In places that have instituted the tax, they’ve seen a 40 percent decrease in usage, and arguably more importantly, a cultural shift away from single-use plastics.

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  • This Lake Belongs to Everyone

    Daniel J McGraw

    August 24, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Euclid, Ohio

    For years, much of the coastline along the Great Lakes has been privately owned. In an effort to stabilize cliff erosion off the coast of Lake Erie, the city of Euclid, Ohio, worked with property owners to acquire those waterfronts. Despite some initial skepticism, the city convinced the owners that turning over their waterfront property would save them money on erosion control and allow public access to the coast. This collaborative approach is being watched by other coastal cities as a potential model for shoreline management.

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  • This country gave all its rivers their own legal rights

    Sigal Samuel

    August 18, 2019 |

    Vox |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    As countries look to new ways to best conserve rivers, several are testing out a methodology of giving human rights to the bodies of water. Although not without challenges, this solution offers a way for those harming rivers to be held accountable to any damage they caused, same as if they were harming another human being.

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  • Watershed moment: How Chesapeake Bay turned its H2O around

    David Karas

    August 15, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Annapolis, Maryland

    After decades of conservation and cleanup, the 42% of the entire Chesapeake Bay meets water quality standards. The Chesapeake Bay Program organized a regional collaboration between nonprofits, the government, and educational institutions, worked together to protect and clean the Bay, which is home to fishing, tourism, and agriculture. While much progress has been made, the group recognizes the amount of work left if they are to ever see a majority clean watershed.

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