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23 September 2020
Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The nonprofit Arctic Ice Project is testing an unusual approach to combat climate change: by scattering a thin layer of reflective glass powder over parts of the Arctic. By putting this material on top of the ice, the...
22 September 2020
Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
Emergency child-care centers in Massachusetts have recorded only a small handful of cases of COVID-19 due to strict adherence to safety measures. Most notably, the centers have implemented a combination of contact tra...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
14 September 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Students at two Philadelphia schools are getting to know the ins-and-outs of the democratic system by actively participating in the operations of their schools. Students at Philly Free School meet weekly with faculty ...
8 September 2020
Pender County, North Carolina, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In North Carolina, it can be difficult to attract health care workers to rural areas, but a few counties have seen signs of success from various efforts. Tactics such as using financial incentives, creating a pipeline...
8 September 2020
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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A food-relief initiative in Brattleboro, Vermont is helping connect people facing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic with free meals that are provided by local restaurants. The initiative – which also requir...
6 September 2020
Melrose, Minnesota, United States
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Under 800 Words
A new housing program in Minnesota is building off of an existing program to better provide housing for the developmentally disabled and their potential caregivers. The program known as "Rumi" helps cut costs associat...
3 September 2020
New Jersey, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
In order to supplement the limited on-campus housing due to pandemic restrictions, East-Coast universities are opting to rent out floors at hotels for students to stay in. The situation is beneficial not only to colle...
South China Morning Post
Julian Ryall
2 September 2020
Japan
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800-1500 Words
The Japanese government is embracing the idea of "workation" trips for employees across industries as a means to "help the travel industry and keep the economy ticking" as the country moves forward in the wake of the ...
2 September 2020
New York, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Although public health experts agree that New York was initially slow to implement protocols to protect citizens from COVID-19, they also agree that the state was able to gain control over the virus due to the actions...
1 September 2020
Rwanda
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Under 800 Words
Alternative energy systems in Africa could help inform how to trap methane in the Arctic. Due to permafrost thawing and glaciers melting, methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, is leaking into t...
Law at the Margins
Jennifer Alexander
30 August 2020
Tennessee, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Advocates in Tenneessee are looking to California's state-funded programs that approach the issue of homelessness holistically, providing wraparound services. Social services are combined with medical care, to help th...
Law at the Margins
Joseph Young
Robert Warren
30 August 2020
Washington D.C., United States
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Over 3000 Words
Washington D.C. has decreased the number of people experiencing homelessness through the implementation of its permanent supportive housing programs. The 'housing first' initiatives prioritize providing permanent hous...
Christian Science Monitor
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues
25 August 2020
Thottampatti, Tamil Nadu, India
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800-1500 Words
The Women’s Collective is a nonprofit that works with more than 10,000 subsistence farmers in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to promote food security using millets, a crop resilient to drought and climate change. For ...
25 August 2020
Germany
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800-1500 Words
The 2015 influx of 1.2 million refugees was resettled all across Germany and has been somewhat successfully integrated five years later. Many local municipalities quickly adapted to the influx, providing language cour...
24 August 2020
Cuba, New Mexico, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The Cuba Independent School District in northern New Mexico has deployed a fleet of school buses to deliver food and school kits to students from its districts. Bus drivers reach rural areas of Sandoval County and hel...
24 August 2020
Hong Kong, China
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Under 800 Words
In Hong Kong, a newly devised e-health system is teaching patients how to test and monitor their own symptoms during the coronavirus pandemic, rather than have a doctor administer in-person care. Using an exhibition c...
24 August 2020
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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1500-3000 Words
To protect the Mesoamerican Reef from the effects of climate change, key stakeholders in Mexico created the world’s first insurance policy to protect a natural asset. The policy provides an immediate infusion of cash ...
22 August 2020
Denmark
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Under 800 Words
The border between Denmark and Germany was highly politicized and when it was set, Germans found themselves in Denmark and Danes found themselves in Germany. Each country is required to offer regional schools taught i...
Next City
Nicolette White
21 August 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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800-1500 Words
Liberation Library, a Chicago-based nonprofit, provides books for incarcerated youth. The nonprofit fills the youths' book requests and has also partnered with five Chicago-based bookstores, where shoppers can purchas...
21 August 2020
South Dakota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Contact tracing has been touted as an effective tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19 and has shown success in countries such as South Korea – helping to not just identify potential superspreader events, but to also...
20 August 2020
Camden, New Jersey, United States
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Once known for being dirty, the Delaware River is being cleaned up by nonprofits and government entities to the point where they’re encouraging people to swim in it again. The Camden County Municipal Utilities Authori...
19 August 2020
Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Long summer vacations are a tradition in the United States, but some school districts are challenging the long-standing notion of summer break by using a different model—year-round school. School districts around the ...
18 August 2020
South Africa
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800-1500 Words
When South Africa's government implemented measures to protect its citizens from the spread of COVID-19, it also drastically reduced its flu cases down to 1 single case for its winter season as a side effect. Stringen...
18 August 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Scientists have transformed a stream in Pennsylvania into a marshy waterway because of a restoration project that removed 22,000 tons of legacy sediment built up by colonial-era farming and logging. After removing met...
17 August 2020
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Health officials and Cleveland homeless shelters are working together to prevent a coronavirus outbreak among those who are experiencing homelessness. Mass testing, separate areas for the already tested and those yet ...
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