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With prayers and well wishes, students release thousands of salmon fry in Okanagan waters

Aaron Hemens

June 27, 2024 |

IndigiNews |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Okanagan Nation, Canada, Penticton, British Columbia

The Okanagan Nation Alliance leads a Fish in Schools program that donates fish spawn and the equipment to raise them to elementary and secondary schools near their territory. Thousands of fish raised by the students are released into local waterways during ceremonies at the end of the school year as a part of their efforts to bring salmon back to the area.

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This Utah County Will Buy Your Lawn to Save Water

Morgan Sjogren

May 14, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

A turf buyback program run by the Washington County Water Conservancy District in Utah pays residents to swap their lawns for native plants. It's reducing the amount of water used for landscaping amid a drought.

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How communities worldwide are working to solve the water crisis

Paige Sutherland Meghna Chakrabarti

February 02, 2024 |

WBUR |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

Communities around the world are developing innovative technological solutions to the growing water crisis. In California, for example, the Orange County Water District runs a wastewater recycling plant that purifies the water enough to be released back into the underground aquifer that supplies drinking water.

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The Tribe that's Moving Earth (and Water) to Solve the Climate Crisis

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Alex Blumberg

February 04, 2021 |

Gimlet Media |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Yurok Nation, United States, Yurok Reservation, California

The Yurok Tribe is tackling climate change through the use of a carbon-offset program, sustainable forestry principles, watershed and river recovery methods, and even beaver restoration practices. Over the years, the Indigenous community has worked to restore their territory using sustainable land management initiatives and because of their efforts, they were awarded the Equator Prize from the United Nations Development Programme in 2019.

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Canoes Become a Lifeline for Farming Communities Cut Off by River Flooding in Nigeria's Sokoto

Muritala Abdullahi

March 14, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Shinaka, Sokoto

Some farmers in Sokoto, Nigeria, are cut off from their crops when the Rima River floods during the wet season. So, they use canoes, known as Jirgi, to ferry people and their harvests across the water.

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Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin

Bennet Goldstein

March 07, 2024 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

An artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at Standford University analyzes aerial photographs to detect fields with manure illegally spread on them in the winter. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can use that information to manually check fields for compliance with regulations that are meant to prevent water contamination.

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Home decor business built out of water hyacinth

Gbemisola Esho

November 24, 2022 |

The Star Kenya |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

MitiMeth trains Nigerians to harvest the invasive hyacinth seaweed and weave it into products like baskets and furniture. The business helps clean up waterways while securing consistent incomes for local residents.

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Results are in for a Los Angeles cool pavement experiment

Ysabelle Kempe

April 26, 2024 |

Smart Cities Dive |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pacoima, California

A partnership between local nonprofit Climate Resolve and roofing and waterproofing manufacturer GAF covered 700,000 square feet of dark asphalt surfaces with a solar-reflective coating to help keep residents cool in the summer. Research found that during an extreme heat event, the area with the pavement coating saw ambient temperatures 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than an adjacent neighborhood.

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With kids' health suffering, one Guatemalan town is trying to adapt to climate change.

Deepa Fernandes

January 23, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Guatemala, Comitancillo

With climate change warming agriculture lands, many communities are losing ground for farming. In one Guatemalan indigenous community, this resulted in many children becoming malnourished. The community rallied together to make changes that included taking advantage of the warmer weather and learning new techniques for diversifying their crops and conserving water.

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In Maine, Seaweed Farming Helps Save Jobs and the Planet

Sue Williams

January 26, 2023 |

The Story Exchange |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Maine

In Maine, Atlantic Sea Farms is harvesting kelp while helping lobster farmers diversify their income in preparation for climate change effects. The farm provides free kelp seed to its farmers and promises a buyback guarantee for everything they grow. At the same time, the kelp removes carbon and nitrogen to help mitigate climate change effects warming the water.

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