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  • Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts

    September 15, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Harlem, New York

    The Harlem Heat Project collected data on heat and humidity from citizen scientists with sensors in their apartments. They used that data to show how external factors impact indoor temperatures and indoor heat waves to advocate for improved electricity-bill relief and cooling centers.

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  • Detroit's Black-Led Organizations Are Cultivating Access To Nature

    September 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Amplify Outside is one of several initiatives emerging from Detroit to help eliminate obstacles people of color face when accessing nature. Following a survey of people of color in the area, Amplify Outside plans to raise money to create a mutual aid fund to support those who want to engage in outdoor activities but don’t have the means and is partnering with like-minded organizations to host events and create a sense of community.

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  • Waste Data Center Heat Is Warming Up Dublin Homes. Is It Working?

    August 31, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Ireland, Dublin

    Ireland’s energy efficiency agency, Codema, and Amazon partnered to use waste heat from data centers used for computing needs to heat council buildings and a university campus.

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  • Using Queer Power to Stem Gentrification

    August 24, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When faced with a lack of affordable housing, a grassroots collective came together to purchase a community space. The queer collective offers inexpensive housing, community, and a food system.

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  • How A Small Canadian City Took On Chronic Homelessness

    August 11, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Medicine Hat, Alberta

    A town in Canada uses a housing-first approach to reduce homelessness. They help people experiencing homelessness get housing before offering support for other issues they might be facing.

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  • How Teens Are Pushing Back On Book Bans

    August 10, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In response to a wave of book bans within school districts, the Brooklyn Public Library began offering digital library cards to increase book access. The initiative, Books Unbanned, allows13 to 21-year-olds to sign up for a digital library card that provides access to an entire library of books, including those that were banned.

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  • The Immigrant Women Workers Learning To Disrupt The Cleaning Industry

    August 09, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Liberty Cleaners co-created a curriculum to train immigrant women workers about tech education, green cleaning, and workers’ rights. As the first women-led workers’ hub in the country, the group is organizing and enabling its members with skills that can ensure they receive the fair wages, opportunities, and respect they deserve but are often denied.

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  • With Grocery Prices Up, Families Turn To Food Waste Apps

    August 08, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ontario

    As inflation rates skyrocket, apps like Canada-based FlashFood are proving users the option of purchasing surplus food at discounted rates from nearby grocery stores and restaurants. It has helped consumers reduce their grocery bills, sometimes by half, while keeping almost 45 million pounds of food waste away from landfills since 2016.

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  • NYC's Newest Gigabit Center Aims to Close the Bronx's Digital Divide

    August 03, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The free, public WiFi network LinkNYC addresses the digital divide exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. LinkNYC replaces old payphone kiosks and provides high-speed WiFi hotspots and allow for phone calls, device charging and access to social services and local information.

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  • Transit Agencies Try Decarceral Approaches to Improve Rider Safety

    July 19, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The San Francisco Bay Area's Transit Ambassadors program deploys unarmed personnel and crisis intervention specialists to respond to conflict and harassment on public transportation. The ambassadors speak multiple languages representing the broader community and work to resolve issues without involving transit police, with officers called to less than one percent of the 14,000 interactions ambassadors had with riders in the first half of 2020.

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