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  • Meet the women fighting air pollution in Delhi's slums

    September 28, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: India, Delhi

    The Mahila Housing Trust initiative and the social impact agency Purpose are raising awareness of the dangerous air pollution women are exposed to when working in construction in Delhi. They’re working with locals to educate the public, encourage mask-wearing, and teach women to use air-quality monitors and report issues on an app.

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  • 'No matter the law, no matter the stigma, no matter the cost.' This European network helps people access abortions

    September 28, 2022 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The Abortion Without Borders (AWB) network is a grassroots organization that helps people from restrictive countries access safe abortions in countries that legally provide them. From December 2020 to December 2021, AWB has helped 32,000 people from Poland access abortions across Europe – an almost six-fold increase from the previous year.

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  • How ecotourism in Konkan promotes climate-friendly tourism

    September 28, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India

    In India, experience-based tourism promotes sustainability and conservation awareness while supporting local economies. For this style of tourism, tourists experience life like local indigenous communities in everything from eating to helping in agricultural fields.

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  • Four-day workweek: Why more companies are taking the plunge

    September 28, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Several companies are beginning to lean into the four-day workweek. It is also being seen as a new recruiting tool that resonates with a younger generation that prioritizes work-life balance. There are even nonprofits like 4 Day Week Global, that are coordinating pilot programs across the globe to encourage more companies to adopt a 32-hour workweek with no cut in pay.

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  • California's fire crisis requires carceral reform and a Just Transition

    September 28, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A California law is making it easier for firefighters trained while incarcerated to get the emergency medical technician licensing required to work at municipal fire stations once released. The new law helps formerly incarcerated firefighters expunge felony convictions from their records that would otherwise prevent them access to licensing.

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  • For More Than 20 Guaranteed Income Projects, the Data Is In

    September 28, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States

    Guaranteed basic income programs, which gained prevalence during the pandemic, have helped people make ends need and purchase necessities during times of need. The hope is to break down stigmas around welfare, dispel misconceptions, and ultimately produce data that compels national policy change.

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  • Tiny Oregon town hosts 1st wind-solar-battery 'hybrid' plant

    September 28, 2022 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility in Oregon is the first in the United States to use wind energy, solar energy, and battery storage on a large scale to provide consistent energy without using fossil fuels to fill gaps.

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  • As COVID-19 Subsides, Online Memory Cafes for Dementia Linger

    September 28, 2022 |

    Next Avenue |

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    Response Location: United States, Barre, Vermont

    Virtual memory cafes for people with dementia are able to reach more people, avoid transportation and mobility barriers, and open new possibilities — like making new friends across the ocean. First pioneered in the Netherlands in the 1990s, memory cafes have spread around the world as a way for people experiencing memory loss and caregivers can find community and companionship.

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  • Some ships ditch fuel for wind power over pollution concerns

    September 27, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: France

    In France, some members of the shipping industry are using sailing ships run on wind power to deliver cargo in an effort to reduce fuel use, pollution, and carbon emissions.

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  • Nevada Voters Consider Bringing Ranked Choice Elections to a Swing State

    September 27, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska recently held its first high-profile election using ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to select a second- and third-choice candidate to transfer their vote to if their first-choice candidate doesn't get enough votes to advance. Democrat Mary Peltola was elected in an upset over Republican Sarah Palin after receiving a higher percentage of second-choice votes transferred from the third candidate in the race, and this fall, a number of other states, including Nevada, will consider whether to implement ranked-choice voting.

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