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Preservation and protection of the natural environment. These stories relate to the conservation of land, water, and air environments, as well as the ethical treatment of animals and management of pollution, natural resources, and biodiversity.
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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2019/0509/India-has-a-big-trash-problem.-TrashBot-is-trying-to-help?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Rishika Pardikar
The Christian Science Monitor
9 May 2019
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Separating mixed waste efficiently with technology can help where waste segregation policies are lacking. In Bangalore, India, a machine called Trashbot sorts mixed waste into biodegradable and non-biodegradable components. Properly recycled waste can then be sold, avoiding landfills.
https://coloradosun.com/2019/05/06/branson-colorado-water-problems-rural?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Kevin Simpson
The Colorado Sun
6 May 2019
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Innovation is the key to resilience. In Branson, Colorado, the community of only 55 residents and with volunteer town council has taken on the massive task of bringing its water system up to compliance with the Colorado Department of Health. Because the state and federal government did not have the specific resources to assist Branson, the community turned to a locally developed, innovative water filtration system and an unorthodox funding campaign to pay for it.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/05/uganda-military-cracks-down-illegal-fishing-lake-victoria?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Alec Jacobson
National Geographic
3 May 2019
Multi-Media / Over 3000 Words
To reduce illegal fishing on Lake Victoria, Uganda overhauled management systems and sent in soldiers, who seized and burned illicit gear. Fish stocks appear to be rebounding, and outside investors are bringing in new development. However, some poor fishers lost their livelihoods and houses, and allegedly even their lives, in the crackdown.
https://www.vox.com/2019/5/2/18525601/beyond-meat-ipo-vegan-burger?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Kelsey Piper
Vox
2 May 2019
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Food company Beyond Meat recently went public - a business success to be sure, but more than that, it is a reflection that environmentally-friendly meat alternatives have achieved more widespread appeal. The environmental impact of meat alternatives reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to the polluting effect of raising factory farm animals, and vegans and non-vegans alike have more and more options to make planet-friendly food decisions.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/indigenous-women-reclaim-stolen-land-california-bay-area-20190430?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Deonna Anderson
Yes! Magazine
30 April 2019
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The Sogorea Te Land Trust is an intertribal women-led organization that is working to reclaim ownership of land in the Bay Area that Ohlone people have lived on for centuries. They regained access to the land through a partnership with another local grassroots organization called Planting Justice, who will eventually hand over the land to Sogorea Te for free once it is fully paid off. Sogorea Te believes that the root of a lot of Indigenous problems is the dispossession of their land, so they hope to use this land to rebuild resiliency and a way of life for and with their people.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-medina/at-medina-county-wastewater-treatment-plant-biogas-saves-money?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Olivia Fecteau
WEWS-TV (ABC News 5 Cleveland)
26 April 2019
Broadcast TV News / Under 5 Minutes
Turning sewage sludge into usable biogas helps make wastewater treatment more efficient. A water treatment plant in the city of Medina, Ohio, produces net energy from sludge. The plant uses anaerobic bacteria and a thermal hydrolysis process to convert wastewater and sludge into usable byproducts, like biogas.
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