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Philly home repair and climate resilience program gets big funding boost

Sophia Schmidt

June 17, 2024 |

WHYY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Built to Last program, run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority, began as a pilot in 2021, but in the face of increased demand, the city recently granted $5 million in its budget to “future-proof” homes with electric heat pump HVAC systems, rooftop solar, electric appliances and other repairs that create more energy-efficient homes for low-income families. Since 2021, the program has repaired over 100 homes and has about 200 currently in progress.

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Haitian families displaced by gang violence sustain effects with more than just solidarity

Fritznel D. Octave

June 17, 2024 |

Haitian Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

More than 300 families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, came together in a closed public school to support each other with practical assistance. From sharing daily tasks to security and safety to splitting resources and food, they built a self-governing system through mutual aid and healthy social relationships.

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This city just made it illegal to advertise SUVs. Here's why.

Shannon Osaka

June 15, 2024 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Scotland, Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s city council banned fossil fuel advertisements on city property in hopes of making people less likely to opt for things like gas cars and international flights while removing a space for fossil fuel companies to mold their public image.

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A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here's what it took.

Lauren Wagner

June 15, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lexington, Nebraska

In partnership with other local organizations and advocacy groups, Communities for Kids trains providers to offer Spanish-language childcare, as the state lacks sufficient access to culturally responsive, bilingual care. The training is free and has already licensed several individuals who now run their own Spanish-speaking childcare centers.

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Five years of Pofma: How has the law been used to combat fake news?

Goh Yan Han

June 15, 2024 |

The Straits Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Singapore

To combat the spread of mis- and disinformation online, Singapore passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, which allows the government to order that corrections be added to posts containing false information or even block access to certain content. So far, 152 orders have been issued under the act, with most of the flagged content relating to public health, public order, or trust in government functions.

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Can A Public University Change The Fate Of One Of India's Most Backward Districts?

Tarini Mehta

June 15, 2024 |

Outlook India |

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Response Location: India, Nuh District, Haryana

Young women in the Nuh district, where access to education for women is limited, wrote postcards to the Prime Minister that received attention to build a university. Their efforts worked and since then the government opened a college in the district, 621 young women enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program, and 73 enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce program.

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Keeping Cities Cool in a Warmer Future

Alexandra Ossola Jon Emont

June 14, 2024 |

Wall Street Journal |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Singapore

Researchers of the Cooling Singapore project are using huge amounts of data to build a detailed digital twin of the city that they can use to test how effective new methods of combatting extreme heat would be. It's a digital representation of Singapore that makes predictions based on data like traffic, weather, electricity demand, and where green spaces are.

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'Precision ag' promised a farming revolution. It's coming, just slowly

Eric Schmid

June 13, 2024 |

St. Louis Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Illinois

A St. Louis-based company, Impossible Sensing, is creating sensors that can be attached to the back of a planter to help farmers understand factors like nutrient level and soil health. It’s a form of precision agriculture, which essentially follows the notion that having more precise data leads to more efficient and sustainable farms.

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The 'Beautiful Gate' Where Polio Survivors in Nigeria Find Hope

Olayide Oluwafunmilayo Soaga

June 12, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau

The Beautiful Gates Handicapped People Center builds mobility aids like wheelchairs and crutches and distributes them to people with disabilities, particularly those paralyzed by polio. Since forming in 1998, Beautiful Gate has distributed 32,000 wheelchairs and mobility tools.

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Former foster youth are eligible for federal housing aid. Georgia isn't helping them get it

Stephannie Stokes

June 11, 2024 |

WABE |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Georgia

The federal Foster Youth to Independence program provides housing vouchers for young people leaving the foster system to help them keep up with rent as they transition to living on their own. But states have to coordinate the funding with local housing agencies, and in Georgia, a lack of coordination led to only eight vouchers being distributed since the program began.

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