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17 February 2021
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Under 800 Words
In the months after businesses covered their storefronts with plywood as cities erupted in social-justice protests, environmental and other community groups in many cities organized recycling campaigns to reuse the pl...
8 February 2021
United States
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1500-3000 Words
The digital divide has exacerbated the challenge of virtual schooling and has spurred communities to provide affordable internet access. Local governments, nonprofits, and school districts are piloting initiatives to ...
20 November 2019
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
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800-1500 Words
Solar power panels are broadly supported across America, as concern about climate change increases; however, not all supporters want solar power plants in their backyard. Now, companies and local governments work to i...
18 October 2019
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
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800-1500 Words
Tallahassee is coordinating its youth development, violence prevention, and climate adaptation efforts to help out-of-work and out-of-school youth earn their GED and secure jobs helping to shape the city's climate res...
11 March 2019
San Francisco, California, United States
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Under 800 Words
Viral social media trends can be harnessed for social and environmental good. A social media#trashtag challenge that spread from Reddit to Instagram draws upon the satisfying nature of a before-and-after meme. People ...
11 February 2019
United States
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800-1500 Words
Libraries serve as trusted stewards of information in the public domain. Looking beyond the traditional management of printed records and archives, libraries across the United States and Canada aim to make data sets r...
22 October 2018
Houston, Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The city of Houston is changing its approach to measuring the full scope of damage from Hurricane Harvey so it can get help where it is most needed and improve future flood mitigation. Using data from numerous sources...
28 September 2018
San Francisco, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
A program in San Francisco to help small-businesses win government contracts is scaling to cities across the United States and Canada as more entrepreneurs look for ways to partner with government instead of just disr...
23 August 2018
New York, New York, United States
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Under 800 Words
The New York Public Library Insta Novels program makes public domain works available to be read on Instagram. Featuring engaging artwork and a user friendly format, Insta Novels make literature available to users with...
20 August 2018
Dallas, Texas, United States
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800-1500 Words
In a Dallas neighborhood, environmental organizations are teaming up to plant a tree canopy that will address multiple environmental and public health concerns, while also cooling down the city's urban heat island eff...
30 July 2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Philadelphia, a study has found that turning vacant lots into parks and green spaces helped reduce rates of depression in the poorest neighborhoods. These findings complement previous evidence that providing access...
26 June 2018
Mönchengladbach, Germany
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Under 800 Words
Bus Simulator 18 is an online game that was released by a Germany company, and it helps players grapple with the challenges of operating a public bus system. Players run the bus company and need to make money while fo...
9 August 2017
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
It is currently estimated that there are 2 million rats in New York City. With numbers that high, cities including Washington, D.C. and Chicago along with New York City have teams employed solely to control the rat po...
16 September 2016
San Diego, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
What can you do to enjoy time with Alzheimer’s patients? A suburb near San Diego has recently opened a new town square with architecture designed to look like it is from the 1950s. The space offers aging baby boomers...
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