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Kate Roff
26 March 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Gyms nationwide have had to close due to the spread of COVID-19, but a yoga studio in Metro Detroit is turning to technology to help deliver classes to the community. With the practice of yoga is associated with stres...
25 March 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
With a massive shortage of protective gear in the medical community amidst the coronavirus outbreak, volunteer groups are filling the gap by crowdsourcing masks, gowns, and other essential items. Though the government...
25 March 2020
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
For decades, executive orders have positioned the U.S. Postal Service to take part in helping during national crises, but the recently updated "medical countermeasures program" now tasks the postal carriers with the d...
24 March 2020
Chilmark, Wiltshire, England
Text
Under 800 Words
Wiltshire villagers are coordinating to each volunteer their specific skill set to help people during the quarantine. A parish councilor divided the village into 18 parts and designated 33 volunteers to each region to...
24 March 2020
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
In Alaska, the Anchorage School District’s mobile food delivery service is delivering thousands of meals every day to Anchorage students. By repurposing school buses, school district leaders are packing sack lunches, ...
WLUK-TV
Eric Peterson
23 March 2020
Door County, Wisconsin, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
The Door County Emergency Support Coalition has emerged from the joining of multiple local entities to provide one source of COVID-19 support for residents. Services include shopping and delivering groceries, securing...
KGWN-TV
Aaron Brown
20 March 2020
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
A Cheyenne distillery named Chronicles Distilling is one of several companies across the city that are repurposing their services to suit the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are using their distillery to make han...
20 March 2020
Berkeley, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
When the Bay Area issued a shelter-in-place order as a response to containing the spread of COVID-19, businesses had to adapt. From a local distillery creating hand sanitizer at cost, to a restaurant offering grocerie...
20 March 2020
New Jersey, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Grocery stores across the United States frantically respond to the "panic buying" brought on by fear of the coronavirus quarantine. As Americans rapidly stock up on supplies, grocery stores expand their network of sup...
18 March 2020
Bristol, England
Text
800-1500 Words
As a grass-roots response to assist vulnerable populations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, communities around the world are using social media to distribute supplies, services, and advice. One such group on Facebook, th...
16 March 2020
United Kingdom
Text
800-1500 Words
In the UK, mutual aid groups are popping up to deliver food and medical supplies to those who can't leave their homes as a result of the rapidly spreading COVID-19. Organizers are keeping the efforts local to limit th...
16 March 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Art galleries are pivoting their sales to online platforms due to closures from the coronavirus pandemic. In the past, similar versions of virtual viewing rooms have resulted in significant sales for some galleries, d...
12 March 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Los Angeles Unified Schools is the second-largest school system, and a quarter of enrolled families lack adequate broadband access for online studies. This presented challenges as to how school could proceed, so the d...
25 February 2020
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
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800-1500 Words
Unused prescription drugs can often end up in landfills or in "the hands of those who may be vulnerable to misuse and addiction," so Wyoming has introduced a program to decrease those likelihoods from happening. This ...
EarthBeat
Catherine M. Odell
25 February 2020
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The University of Notre Dame installed three Grind2Energy systems, which aims to reduce the amount of food waste from the campus’ dining halls. The systems process the waste and send it to a local dairy farm where the...
19 February 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A Philadelphia program called Our Closet offers a judgement-free way for people to access high-quality donated clothes without any barriers to entry—no paperwork, referral, or ID needed. As their services grew, they j...
28 January 2020
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The supply chain for Valentine's Day flowers is incredibly toxic for the environment and produces mass amounts of waste. In response, a "floral gifting" service industry emerged in which flowers from special events ca...
28 January 2020
Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Text
800-1500 Words
The Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh, the largest refugee camp in the world, is overcrowded and increasingly isolated. A program by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Bangladeshi NGO BRAC offers refugees equipment, a...
Nigeria Health Watch
Bashar Abubakar
27 January 2020
Kano, Kano, Nigeria
Text
800-1500 Words
Kano State in Nigeria has implemented a strategy to increase the likelihood of children receiving necessary vaccinations to reduce cases of polio. The strategy, which included enhanced training on administering the va...
22 January 2020
Munich, Germany
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
In an effort to get back to the roots of climate change, Plants for the Planet and other international initiatives plant millions of trees each year to help capture the massive amounts of carbon being released into th...
Burlington Free Press
April Barton
13 January 2020
Vermont, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Vermont has opened its first donor milk center which acts as a breast milk bank for mothers that are in need of milk for their newborn babies. The Vermont Donor Milk Center aims to be a "one-stop shop," and also offer...
Grist
Maria Gallucci
7 January 2020
Yap, Micronesia
Text
800-1500 Words
Canoes have long been used to navigate the seas, but navigators in the state of Yap in Micronesia are making modifications to the practice to make it more efficient and climate-thinking forward. The canoes, which run ...
6 January 2020
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Fashion has long been known as a major contributor to climate change, but brands (from fast fashion to luxury houses alike) are taking steps to address their carbon footprint. This article lists several initiatives wo...
Winter 2020
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Text
1500-3000 Words
A public transportation system just for women has been developed in New Guinea in response to the extreme harassment that women face. Launched in 2014, the program called "Meri Seif (“Woman Safe”) now serves 170,000 f...
31 December 2019
Washington, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Drug companies that market long-lasting psychiatric drugs have found new clientele in courtrooms and prisons, as a means to treat mental health issues for those that have been incarcerated. Although the practice of ta...
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