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At the Border, a Shelter By — And For — Muslim Women

Ken Chitwood

August 29, 2024 |

Sojourners |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico

Albergue Assabil (the Shelter of the Path), by the Latina Muslim Foundation, is the first women-led Muslim shelter along the U.S.-Mexico border. It has been in operation since June 2022, providing a safe space for women migrants, supplying them with food, clothing, shelter and sanctuary regardless of their religious, social or cultural background. In the past two years, the shelter has helped about 3,000 migrant women.

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Kansas City saved energy by switching to LED streetlights. But it has bigger climate issues

Brandon Azim

August 29, 2024 |

KCUR Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City has converted nearly 100,000 of its streetlights to LED bulbs over the last several years. The swap saves on energy, meaning less power is needed from the local coal-fired power plant.

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A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.

Ayurella Horn-Muller

August 29, 2024 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: England, Blackpool

Concrete mixed with shellfish waste is more porous than traditional concrete, allowing water to drain through rather than running off the surface of the pavement. The material has helped prevent flooding in places such as a community garden in Blackpool, England, which is in an area with many fish processors who can provide the needed shells for the concrete mix.

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Giant 'living tractors' are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands

Matthew Ponsford

August 28, 2024 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Turkey

Water buffalo are becoming a crucial species in many conservation projects. Their natural habits like grazing and wallowing in water and the spreading of seeds through their dung increase biodiversity and create microhabitats for other important species.

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Michigan clerks say pre-processing absentee ballots led to faster results

Hayley Harding

August 27, 2024 |

Votebeat Michigan |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

After Michigan updated laws surrounding the processing of absentee ballots, local clerks were able to begin opening, verifying, and scanning absentee ballots up to eight days before the state’s August primary, depending on the size of the city or town. In Detroit, election staff were able to report 80% of the absentee ballot results by 10:30 p.m. on election day, as opposed to the next morning, which clerks say helps avoid public concerns about election security.

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How a Technology Similar to Fracking Can Store Renewable Energy Underground Without Lithium Batteries

Dylan Baddour

August 27, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Three startups in Houston are using a technique similar to fracking, a practice used in the oil and gas industry, to store renewable energy without batteries. They use excess renewable energy to pump pressurized water into manmade caverns underground. When energy is needed, they open the caverns, sending the water back to the surface to turn a turbine and generate power.

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Cherokees take new approach to helping addicts

Felix Clary

August 27, 2024 |

ICT News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cherokee Nation, United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Cherokee Nation harm reduction program provides supplies like clean needles and Narcan to those using drugs and even offers safe, clean environments for drug use with staff available to assist during overdoses. As opioid addiction has disproportionately impacted Indigenous communities, the program also provides opportunities for people in recovery to participate in cultural activities. So far, the program has encountered several thousand people and has saved 44 lives with Narcan distribution.

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How coastal communities are adapting to sea level rise with 'living shorelines'

Mike Digirolamo

August 27, 2024 |

Mongabay |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Maine

Coastal communities in Maine are building living shorelines to adapt to sea level rise and address erosion concerns. This nature-based solution uses native plants and materials, or even discarded holiday trees, to bolster shorelines against strong storms and higher tides. And they get stronger as nature takes its course over time.

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Can bringing back nature save our cities from floods?

Laura Bicker Jordan Dunbar

August 26, 2024 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: China

Cities and neighborhoods around the world are trying to transform into sponge cities to soak up enough rainwater to prevent flooding. They’re doing so by ripping up asphalt and concrete, replacing it with nature-based solutions like native plants and parks.

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How the Minnesota Council of Churches is bridging divides this election year

Anna Colletto

August 26, 2024 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

The Minnesota Council of Churches’ Respectful Conversations initiative brings together members of different congregations to find empathy and common ground around divisive issues such as policing, guns, and the upcoming election. Since 2012, the program has hosted more than 300 conversations attended by over 8,000 people, the majority of whom reported a stronger sense of empathy for people with different viewpoints after participating.

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