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Cash assistance may curb recidivism among people leaving prison, study says

Amanda Hernández

May 14, 2025 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The Returning Citizens Stimulus provides cash payments to people leaving incarceration for 60 days after their release, with the goal of helping them get back on their feet. One study found that participants were much less likely to violate their parole than those who did not receive payments.

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In FCT, People Are Dancing Their Way To Better Mental Health

Prosper Ishaya

May 14, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

A professional dance therapist in Abuja has developed a dance therapy program to address the country’s mental health crisis. He conducts guided movement sessions beginning with emotional check-ins and uses music to help participants express feelings non-verbally. His approach targets individuals with anxiety, stress, depression, and even those with physical conditions like strokes. The program reports reaching over 1,500 people with a claimed 90% success rate.

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Why did this town stop eating manatees?

Lucia Torres, Rebecca Kessler, Hayat Indriyatno

May 14, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Brazil, Barra do Mamanguape

Viva o Peixe-Boi Marinho (Long Live the Sea Manatee) was founded in 2013 in a fishing community on Brazil’s northeastern coast and facilitated the work of conservationists worked alongside fishermen to stop manatees hunting by transforming perceptions and turning former hunters into advocates.

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This snack company is trying to change the way you think about chocolate

Caroline Saunders

May 13, 2025 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ecuador

Blue Stripes addresses cacao-industry food waste and farmer poverty by turning overlooked cacao fruit pulp and husks into marketable snacks, creating additional revenue streams for farmers and potentially reducing environmental impacts.

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Power-Hungry Data Centers Are Warming Homes in the Nordics

Kati Pohjanpalo, Lars Paulsson, Kari Lundgren

May 13, 2025 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Finland

By integrating data centers with district heating systems, Nordic countries are successfully reusing waste heat to warm thousands of homes, significantly reducing energy costs and emissions while highlighting geographic, regulatory, and power consumption challenges to scaling the approach further.

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Could This Arizona Ranch Be a Model for Southwest Farmers?

Samuel Gilbert

May 12, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

Oatman Flats Ranch has implemented regenerative organic farming practices—including cover cropping, drought-tolerant crops, indigenous agricultural knowledge, and rotational grazing—to successfully restore degraded desert farmland, significantly improving soil health, biodiversity, and water conservation in a climate-stressed region.

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Despite Political Complaints, Congestion Pricing Is Working in NYC

Jared Brey

May 12, 2025 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s congestion pricing program charges drivers $9 to enter Lower Manhattan during peak traffic hours, with funds raised from the toll going to support public transit initiatives. Though there’s been fierce opposition to the program, 8 million fewer cars entered Lower Manhattan in the first four months since its launch, and average travel times have sped up by about 15 percent.

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Schools are digging underground for their heat — and saving money

Anna Phillips

May 12, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Schools across the U.S. are implementing geothermal heating and cooling systems, significantly lowering energy bills, cutting reliance on fossil fuels, and freeing up funds for campus improvements and teacher salaries—though ongoing success hinges heavily on federal clean energy tax incentives.

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Long-term efforts to clean air in Alaska's second-largest city are paying off

Yereth Rosen

May 12, 2025 |

Alaska Beacon |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

The Fairbanks North Star Borough implemented a comprehensive strategy to combat winter air pollution from wood-burning stoves, including: a stove replacement program that swapped over 4,000 inefficient stoves for more modern, clean-burning models, promoting kiln-dried wood with lower moisture content that burns better and adopting low-sulfur fuel requirements. The efforts have cut particulate levels in half and sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere has been reduced by 50%.

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Healing Arts

Brian S. McGrath

May 12, 2025 |

The New York Times Upfront Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Social prescribing connects people with nonclinical activities, like art classes, nature walks and book clubs, to help them manage their mental health systems. Groups like Art Pharmacy, local universities and even the Cleveland Clinic, are prescribing these activities as a way to treat underlying issues like isolation and social stress.

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