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Millions in rural America lack reliable internet. How Massachusetts towns got online.

Cameron Pugh

November 19, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Otis, Massachusetts

The town of Otis, Massachusetts leveraged state and federal grant funding alongside a municipal bond to build out its own fiber-optic network, increasing access to high-speed broadband in a rural area that has historically had little. Since it’s a municipal network, the town has more control over how it’s run, and prices are typically lower than those offered by private internet providers.

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Wisconsin advocates push home energy efficiency program funded with Inflation Reduction Act dollars

Susan Bence

November 19, 2024 |

WUWM |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

By combining rebates from the Inflation Reduction Act and funding from the state’s Focus on Energy program, Wisconsin homeowners can make energy efficient upgrades at a fraction of the typical cost, with some low-income residents paying as little as $1. Though the future of the funding is uncertain with a new presidential administration, one Wisconsin contractor specializing in green projects currently has 10 projects in progress with another 50 on tap.

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How unconventional crops could save water — and reshape Utah farming

David Condos

November 18, 2024 |

KUER Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Utah

Farmers and researchers in Utah are growing Kernza, a perennial grain that requires very little water and improves soil health, in hopes of helping the local agricultural industry adapt to record-breaking heat and droughts.

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Grassroots Hurricane Relief Efforts Fight Disinformation, Slow Bureaucracies and More Frequent Catastrophes

Keerti Gopal

November 17, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Milton, mutual aid groups across the country are emerging to get essential supplies to thousands of people in isolated communities and working to combat misinformation and government mistrust surrounding climate change. Because mutual aid groups aren’t bound to the bureaucracy of government organizations, they’re able to act quickly and connect with community members on a deeper level.

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Nonprofits fill a gap for offering arts and culture in local schools and beyond. They rely on philanthropic support.

Agata Popęda

November 14, 2024 |

Monterey County Now |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seaside, California

California nonprofits are stepping up to provide young people with arts education opportunities in light of the lack of arts funding and programming at schools. In Seaside, the multicultural organization Palenke Arts offers classes in a variety of dance, visual arts, and a Spanish book club that are accessible to many ages.

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Abandoned 'ghost gear' kills sea life. A Myanmar nonprofit is turning the tide.

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

November 13, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Myanmar

The nonprofit Myanmar Ocean Project is working to raise awareness of and remove ghost gear, abandoned fishing gear that kills marine life, from the country’s waters. Volunteer drivers remove the gear from the water and create public awareness campaigns.

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'Fight for it to be better'

Sydney Cromwell

November 13, 2024 |

Southern Science |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The Capacity Collaborative and Thriving Earth Exchange are working together to establish volunteer community science hubs to support environmental justice projects in communities around the United States. The organizations connect communities with scientists and experts who volunteer their time to help move their projects forward.

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Ideas We Should Steal: More Worker-Owned Businesses

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

November 12, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Democracy Brewing is a worker cooperative, which means worker-owners split the profits and have an equal say in business decisions that affect working conditions. Studies show that this type of business structure results in higher wages and household wealth for workers of color, and these workers also tend to stay in their positions longer.

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Campus Food Recovery Network Serves Local Community

Laury Li

November 12, 2024 |

Pepperdine University Graphic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Malibu, California

Pepperdine University’s Food Recovery Network club rescues unconsumed food from events on campus and a local Starbucks and gives it to nonprofits in the area that distribute it to those in need. Since forming in the Fall 2016 semester, the club has rescued 14,603 pounds of food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.

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Thread and Thrive

Hannah Morgan

November 12, 2024 |

Chicoco Radio Viral Times |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

Formed in 2019, the Tailor’s Life Coach training initiative has helped over 200 people, particularly women, learn tailoring skills to pursue their passion for fashion design and open tailoring businesses of their own. The skills training from the initiative is free; participants only need to purchase the materials they use.

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