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  • Is this the greenest outdoor shop in the country?

    September 14, 2018 |

    Outside Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, Arkansas

    Pack Rat Outdoor Center, an outdoor retailer in Arkansas, is making their mark in the fight for sustainable practices. Through efforts to recycle, compost and upcycle materials, the store sends less to a landfill than it does to recycling centers. The efforts have been so successful thus far that even community members are joining in and becoming more active in sustainable practices and education.

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  • The entire city of Paris will be car-free for a day

    September 14, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Car use in Paris has dropped 45 percent since 1990. To combat air pollution and reduce its carbon footprint, the city has invested in bike lanes and redesigned intersections for pedestrians. An annual car-free day demonstrates how the city could function entirely without cars.

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  • How environmental justice is shaping a new civil rights movement in the South

    September 12, 2018 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

    Armed with data, local activists are taking on environmental justice campaigns. In the absence of action on the part of the Federal Government, local organizations in Mississippi and across the South are working to increase transparency, generate data on public health issues, and mobilize action on climate change.

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  • Our Better Nature: How The Great Outdoors Can Improve Your Life

    September 10, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States

    Psychologist Ming Kuo has spent her career studying the impacts of nature on human health, especially amidst a growing surge to build up communities in place of natural environments. During her study, she has found that greater access to greenery and nature leads to more positive behaviors including a resilience to mental fatigue.

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  • A new use for Google Maps: calculating a city's carbon footprint

    September 10, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Founded by Google, the Environmental Insights Explorer is an online tool that shows the amount of emissions being released from city structures and transportation. Although still being tested, the tool guides cities towards ways to reduce their carbon footprint and better increase sustainability efforts.

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  • Bees are dying at an alarming rate. Amsterdam may have the answer.

    September 07, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    Despite declining bee populations internationally, Amsterdam's bee population has stabilized and appears to be on the rise. Thanks to several initiatives such as insect hotels, the banning of pesticides and the creation of bee-friendly environments, the city's government-enforced pollinator strategy provides lessons for cities everywhere.

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  • Farmers see promise and profit for agroforestry in southern Kenya

    August 31, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kerita

    Climate change coupled with an increasing human population is reducing the amount of land that Kenya farmers are able to use for profitable crops. To get the most out of what's left of the arid land, many are turning to agroforestry projects and are seeing results in the form of healthier land and increased profits.

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  • California divers fight to turn the tide on a collapsing ecosystem

    August 20, 2018 |

    KALW |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Purple sea urchins are taking over the California coastal waters that were once known for sought-after species such as abalone. Seen as an indicator of an ailing ocean as well as a detriment to local diving businesses, divers from all over California are joining forces to work towards removing a vast amount of the species.

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  • How Trees Can Cool Dallas's Concrete Jungle

    August 20, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    In a Dallas neighborhood, environmental organizations are teaming up to plant a tree canopy that will address multiple environmental and public health concerns, while also cooling down the city's urban heat island effect. The solution is focused on helping those who are most vulnerable: seniors, minority residents, and students.

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  • New Orleans floods with heavy rainstorms. Magnolias could be part of the solution

    August 17, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    New Orleans, Louisiana is infamously known as a place of cultural celebration and community, but it's also a city plagued by consistent flooding. To reduce the impacts of heavy rainfall, one city-backed initiative is incentivizing people to replace their anti-absorbent concrete with plants and flowers that are designed to take in large amounts of water.

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