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  • How the Klamath Dams Came Down

    March 19, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The coordinated response involved decades of persistent advocacy, strategic coalition-building among Indigenous nations, environmentalists, and government officials, sustained direct activism, and innovative legal and corporate negotiations, ultimately leading to the historic removal of four dams along the Klamath River. This effort successfully restored salmon habitat and ecosystem health, setting a groundbreaking precedent for addressing environmental justice, tribal sovereignty, and dam removal conflicts nationwide.

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  • Why In-Home Dialysis Is Becoming A More Popular Option In Hawaii

    June 20, 2022 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    As the prevalence of chronic kidney disease increases, the number of dialysis clinics are multiplying. To eliminate the barriers some patients meet when traveling to a physical clinic, at-home dialysis provides patients with easier, more accessible treatment options. Following the uptick of at-home patients, dialysis companies like Fresenius Kidney Care have seen their rates of at-home patients increase dramatically.

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  • The fight to save CHamoru, a language the US military tried to destroy

    February 12, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Guam

    CHamoru, the indigenous language of the Mariana Islands, is endangered. In an urgent move to save the language, Chief Hurao Academy was founded, a nonprofit that offers a CHamoru summer immersion program, an after-school immersion program, and a CHamoru-language preschool. There are barriers to its success, particularly funding, but the response has been overwhelming and already the children can chat casually in CHamoru.

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  • Doctors and Lawyers: An Innovative Partnership in Kalihi

    May 20, 2015 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Problems such as discrimination, unemployment, and homelessness can be at the root of chronic health problems such as diabetes. The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii provide a holistic approach to healthcare, providing essential legal services for the most vulnerable among Kalihi’s community, in particular its large immigrant population.

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