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  • How Dutch stormwater management could mitigate damage from hurricanes

    July 21, 2019 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    Designing room for rivers and coastlines can mitigate catastrophe. Following a massive flood in 1953, the Dutch government reallocated its resources toward disaster prevention and mitigation. Through measures like building surge barriers and reservoirs into recreational spaces, the Dutch have moved implemented defensive design methods. Additionally, by lowering some dykes, practices have moved from flood control to controlled flooding. The Dutch Water Ambassador serves a global role advising the UN and other countries about the Dutch engineering and design methods.

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  • This Is What the U.S. Could Look Like When Our Coasts Are Under Water

    July 23, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Over the last several decades, climate disasters have resulted in many communities relying on managed retreats. These "proactive, intentional shift(s) of civilization away from an environmental threat" are increasingly being seen as the best solution for many in harms way, but the focus is now shifting towards ways to make these retreats more efficient in the longterm.

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  • Battle to restore Chesapeake Bay provides lessons for Great Lakes

    November 10, 2019 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chesapeake, Ohio

    The Great Lakes region is becoming overtaken by algal blooms, but reduction efforts from past projects are helping to create a guide for a way forward. The Chesapeake Bay Program – a multi-state and multi-agency effort – is proving to be one such model since reporting "reductions in algae growth, and an increasing percentage of water tributaries meeting clean water standards."

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  • Government-Run Homeless Camps Could Come To LA

    May 07, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In Los Angeles, a government-sanctioned camp has been developed for individuals experiencing housing insecurity. The camp, with around-the-clock security, offers residents water, meals, health care, and electrical outlets. While more have popped up as a response to slowing the spread of COVID-19 among those living on the streets, there have been arguments made for keeping them as a step toward more secure housing for individuals.

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  • How the Dutch Are Building Coastal Protection for Less — With Nature's Help

    March 06, 2020 |

    The Times-Picayune |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Ter Heidje

    As climate change threatens many countries’ coasts, the Netherlands embarked on an experiment to improve their storm and flood defenses. Called the Zandmotor, this beach project is a nature-based solution to protect the coastline from rising seas and more intense storms. This idea in water protection and coastal management could be helpful in Louisiana where they face similar threats from climate change, but finances and federal laws have proved a challenge.

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  • How 12 Teens Who'd Never Met Before Organized Honolulu's Black Lives Matter Protest

    June 22, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Twelve Honolulu high school students, who had only ever met online, used social media to organize a Black Lives Matter protest that drew over 10,000 people. The teens used online forums to communicate about their goals for the protest and also to provide details to the public regarding the march's route, reminders to wear masks, remain peaceful, and abide by city laws. The teens also enlisted the support of established organizations to provide volunteers and bring hand sanitizer, water bottles, face masks, and bullhorns. The result was an entirely peaceful and emotionally stirring protest march and rally.

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  • 'No one leaves anymore'. How Ethiopia's restored drylands offer hope

    August 03, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Mekelle

    Environmental refugees in Ethiopia flee their country because there are no jobs without healthy land. A group of former refugees have returned to Ethiopia with a business venture in Gergera to improve the land by regreening efforts, foresting, and building water conservation systems. The new businesses demonstrated such positive effects that the region is now on the brink of resettlement due to improved environmental conditions.

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  • Researchers work to make milk greener

    May 31, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Morris, Minnesota

    Researchers at the University of Minnesota's West Central Research and Outreach Center are looking for ways to make producing dairy milk less energy intensive - something consumers are increasingly demanding. They have had some initial success in increasing efficiency using techniques such as capturing heat from the milk to heat water and experimenting with solar and wind to offset some electricity use.

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  • What Will it Take to Get Plastics out of the Ocean?

    February 01, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Manoa, Hawaii

    The amount of plastic debris in our oceans and water sources - especially nanoplastics that are increasingly prevalent in our food chain - is so enormous it's often beyond comprehension, and immensely difficult to address. As countries continue to industrialize and single-use products become more commonplace, the flow of harmful plastics into the environment seems insurmountable. But a number of clever inventions and dedicated individuals are working to help get plastics out of our water - and more importantly - encourage practices to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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  • The world's first floating wind farm could be a game changer for renewable power

    July 24, 2017 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: Scotland, Peterhead

    A factor that has often held back further development of renewable energy is the initial cost. But new advances in technology are helping make offshore wind power more feasible in deep water, furthering the growth potential of renewable energy in Scotland.

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