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  • Guardian to be first national newspaper with biodegradable wrapping

    January 11, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    National newspapers and mailers could do a lot to reduce plastic waste. Take a look at the UK's Guardian. In response to reader comments, the newspaper has stopped wrapping its deliveries in plastic, switching instead to a biodegradable material made from potato starch.

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  • As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions

    January 10, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    As corals die-off globally, research groups around the world are working on a suite of remedies. From Australia to Florida, scientists are breeding resilient corals strains, transplanting healthy corals to new areas, and even applying antibiotics. But the solutions aren't yet scalable. Unless stresses like global warming and pollution are also addressed, such research is likely not enough.

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  • Scientists are using bacteria to remove harmful contaminants from our water. Here's how.

    January 08, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Rialto, California

    It turns out that bacteria can do a lot more than contaminate water--some species break down toxic chemicals and remove heavy metals. Active sites already clean water in states like Kansas, Utah, Texas, and California; for example, one Californian groundwater treatment plant can clean 2,000 gallons of perchlorate-contaminated water per minute. Though some logistical and technical hurdles remain, these bacterial allies in the fight against water pollution are very promising.

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  • Precycle Is a New Bushwick Grocery Store With a Mission

    January 07, 2019 |

    New York Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In Bushwick, the grocery store Precycle is on the front lines of the battle against plastic pollution. Selling food in bulk, while inviting customers to bring their own containers, reduces not only plastic waste but food prices. But will the inconvenience of bringing containers stand in the way of waste-free stores' success?

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  • Three promising new technologies could help send stormwater to taps in thirsty cities

    January 04, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    With water scarcity becoming a reality for many cities, people are looking towards the premise of recycling stormwater into drinkable water collected from urban runoff. One major limitation of this is that the water often is too polluted for consumption, however researchers have piloted several new technologies that may hold the key to being able to scale the stormwater recycling solution.

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  • How a Guatemalan Town Tackled Its Plastic Problem

    January 03, 2019 |

    Atlas Obscura |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, San Pedro La Laguna

    San Pedro La Laguna, a town in Guatemala, has banned single use plastics including plastic bags and straws after realizing that plastic pollution was ruining the ecosystem of Lake Atitlan and that a new waste facility would be unable to handle the amount of garbage created in the village. To ensure that people follow the new regulation, there are heavy fees - but the town also bought traditionally made biodegradable replacements; the change is being framed as a way to return to traditional, indigenous ways for the communities.

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  • Millet anyone? Facing soil crisis, US farmers look beyond corn and soybeans

    December 28, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    After decades of planting almost solely corn and soybeans, across the Midwest and Plains, farmers are trying new methods to restore nutrients and replenish their soils. Methods like no-till farming, growing diverse cover crops during the winter, and using soil-sensitive crop rotations are growing in popularity. While the new practices face some resistance, cultural awareness is growing and being encouraged by new legislation.

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  • With no oil cleanup in sight, Amazon tribes harvest rain for clean water

    December 27, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos

    Following decades of oil companies contaminating the water, indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Sucumbíos province have built systems for rainwater collection and filtration. These systems have provided people with clean water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing--a potentially powerful tool for other contaminated rural areas.

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  • This Ohio Paint Production Experiment Creates Art — and Potentially Jobs — From Polluted Mine Sites

    November 19, 2018 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Corning, Ohio

    In Ohio, artists and scientists are teaming up, turning hazardous mine run-off into paint pigment. High demand for such pigment, public funding, and enthusiasm for clean waterways could go a long way to mitigate water pollution.

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  • Toxic secrets: Pollution, evasion and fear in Wausau's River Street neighborhood

    October 30, 2018 |

    Wausau Pilot and Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Wausau, Wisconsin

    A local citizens group called Citizens for a Clean Wausau in Wisconsin is calling for greater transparency from government officials on environmental records related to project zoning and properties. While the group has had some legal successes, project development projects have continued to move forward despite public health and environmental concerns from digging up contaminated soils.

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