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More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here's how they did it.

Frida Garza

October 15, 2024 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, California

Several California funding programs are helping schools offer more plant-based meals and educate students on the environmental impacts of their food choices. The funding can be used to upgrade kitchen equipment and train staff, purchase locally-grown food, and develop climate-smart or organic agriculture curriculum.

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The Mental Health Café Helping Nigerians Navigate Climate Change Anxiety

Chinonso Kenneth

October 22, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The ZenCafé in Lagos, Nigeria, offers a safe space for people to talk about eco-anxiety and potential solutions to the problems they face with others who are experiencing similar feelings.

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Precision agriculture promises rural farmers efficiency, but barriers hold local implementation back

Elijah de Castro

October 06, 2024 |

The People-Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, South Carolina

Farmers are transitioning to precision agriculture to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The practice uses technology like artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and soil probes to collect and analyze data so farmers know how to manage specific parts of their fields.

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Minnesota cities tap utility fees to help fund local clean energy and climate action

Frank Jossi

October 17, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Cities in Minnesota are using utility franchise fees to fund sustainability projects. The fees, which are usually passed on to customers via a small monthly charge, are collected from utility companies in return for allowing their infrastructure in public rights-of-way.

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The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe's fight against climate change

Joseph Lee

October 14, 2024 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Coeur d'Alene Tribe, United States, Idaho

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in the middle of a multi-decade effort to restore an important wetland that will make the local environment more resilient to climate change. Using tribal knowledge and expertise, they’re encouraging beavers to return, reintroducing salmon, planting trees, and building connections between people and the land.

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Biobanking Corals: One Woman's Mission to Save Coral Genetics in Turks and Caicos to Rebuild Reefs of the Future

Teresa Tomassoni

October 15, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Reef Fund coral lab houses a living biobank of coral species at risk of being lost to climate change impacts and disease. Researchers collect the corals from the ocean and plan to keep them on land until the oceans are a suitable habitat again.

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How are Afghans fighting climate change?

Graihagh Jackson, Barry Sadid

August 12, 2024 |

BBC |

Podcast |

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Response Location: Afghanistan

Amid droughts fueled by climate change, communities in Afghanistan are building irrigation pools, miniature dams, and systems of pipes to capture rain, flood, and spring water for agricultural use. Afghans who live abroad are sending them donations to help make it possible.

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Selling America: The Army's fight to find recruits in a mistrustful, divided nation

Greg Jaffe, Missy Ryan

August 30, 2024 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Toms River, New Jersey

Amidst dismal recruitment numbers, the army is struggling and trying all it can to build trust with people and encourage them to join in a climate where American institutions are facing fierce criticism. It’s an ongoing process of trial and error. Despite its shortcomings, the army is seeing some success with programs like the Future Soldier Preparatory Course, which provides tutoring and physical training to help enlistees pass the ASVAB exam. This year alone, about 23,000 recruits have participated in the program.

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When lights went out in Western North Carolina, solar and batteries helped some power up

Adam Wagner

October 28, 2024 |

The News & Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

After Hurricane Helene shut down most of the power grid, the Footprint Project brought 47 portable solar arrays and battery systems to the area to help restore power. These solar panels offer an alternative to diesel-powered generators, so people in remote areas experiencing a natural disaster don’t have to rely on burning fossil fuels, which contributes to the climate crisis.

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This disaster relief nonprofit is pioneering a clean energy alternative to noisy, polluting generators

Elizabeth Ouzts

October 24, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

The Footprint Project is working to make disaster recovery efforts more sustainable by replacing diesel- and gas-powered generators with solar-powered batteries. The team works with local solar companies, nonprofits, community groups, and governments to distribute as much solar-powered climate tech as they can in the wake of disasters.

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