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14 January 2021
Flint, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
BlueConduit, an analytics startup, applies statistical models to identify neighborhoods and households that might have lead pipes. The models include dozens of factors, such as the age of the home and proximity of oth...
6 January 2021
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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1500-3000 Words
When city planners rushed early in the pandemic to close streets to automobile traffic in order to give residents a safe space to roam outdoors, they ended up learning lessons entirely apart from their original goals ...
5 January 2021
Stockholm, Sweden
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1500-3000 Words
The Street Moves initiative in Sweden is pushing local communities to become the designers of their own streets’ layouts and look at urban planning through the lens of the “one-minute city.” Through a public-private p...
11 November 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Over 3000 Words
A series of government programs designed to rebuild a neighborhood badly damaged by the 1968 Chicago uprising not only failed to achieve their goal, but actually made it worse. Hundreds of businesses in the Madison St...
21 October 2020
Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Terrain closures, avalanche education, and parking management are some of the topics that Canada’s ski permit system tackles. This government-regulated permit system has resulted in zero skier-triggered slides on Roge...
14 October 2020
Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Snowsheds are just one tool in Canada’s arsenal to combat the impacts avalanches can have on their complex road systems. Snowsheds are aboveground tunnels where snow can travel over it and into the river, thereby redu...
7 October 2020
Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
A failed bridge construction project in the 1960s in Wyoming to mitigate the impacts of avalanches inspired Washington state to complete a similar project fifty years later. The project included an elevated bridge tha...
5 October 2020
Canada
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1500-3000 Words
The First Nation–Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative is a nationwide initiative to foster positive relationships, empowering First Nation and municipal leaders to talk as equals. There have been hundre...
16 September 2020
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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800-1500 Words
Since the Jersey City composting program, over 50,000 pounds of disposable waste has been used to fertilize home gardens, parks, and community gardens, instead of going into landfills. While scaling the program is a c...
31 August 2020
United States
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800-1500 Words
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program to build outdoor recreation facilities, creating thousands of jobs during the Great Depression and building iconic state parks. Delaware programs, like the ...
20 August 2020
Camden, New Jersey, United States
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1500-3000 Words
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...
14 August 2020
Staten Island, New York, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
The former Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island is turning into a public park that will accept visitors in 2021. By capping the trash site with plastic, covering it with soil, and planting native grasses, city offici...
14 August 2020
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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800-1500 Words
With many people out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some cities and nonprofits are creating outdoorsy job programs to relieve unemployment. Inspired by the conservation corps programs created during the Great D...
15 May 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
To combat the effects of rising temperatures due to climate change, Los Angeles piloted an experiment called “cool pavements,” where they coat streets with a light-colored sealant to reflect heat. Researchers are stud...
Energy News Network
Elizabeth McGowan
4 May 2020
Virginia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A solar workgroup in Virginia is inviting developers to present information on the best ways to build solar and battery storage projects for the region; a new approach they are taking after previous failures in gettin...
28 April 2020
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Downtown Greenway in Greensboro was already underway when the coronavirus hit and it has turned out to be quite the respite and economic boon. The Greenway draws visitors in with trails, greenways, public art, loc...
9 March 2020
Noordwaard, Netherlands
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
The Dutch government bought out and relocated 200 households in high-risk areas as a way to create more space for rising water levels instead of building bigger levees. The program is called Room for the River, and mo...
NPR
Rachel Cramer
12 February 2020
Havre, Montana, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Finding ways to reuse brewery waste can save water treatment plants money. In Havre, Montana, Triple Dog Brewing has entered into a partnership with the town’s wastewater treatment plant, supplying discarded barley to...
Yellowstone Public Radio
Rachel Cramer
10 February 2020
Havre, Montana, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Upcycling spent barley helps to ease wastewater treatment. In Havre, Montana, the town’s wastewater treatment plant uses barley from a local brewery, Triple Dog Brewing, to feed bacteria. The nutrients from the barley...
3 February 2020
Lake George, New York, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Brining roads before a snowstorm makes clearing roads easier and reducing the amount of salt runoff into the surrounding environment. In cities like Lake George, NY, and Cambridge, MA, municipal departments of transpo...
23 January 2020
Philippines
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Under 800 Words
Discarded plastic can serve as construction material for major infrastructure and public works projects. In the Philippines, private companies like San Miguel are stepping in to participate in the government’s infrast...
9 January 2020
Oslo, Norway
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Under 800 Words
Oslo, Norway saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019. The success comes from infrastructure redesign, increased traffic enforcement, overall policy prioritization of road safety, and collaboration between resid...
23 December 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
As cities and states across the United States begin to remove lead water pipes, some communities are looking for cost-effective ways to fix them because of the risk of contaminated drinking water. Three cities in the ...
18 December 2019
Athens, Georgia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
With Georgia’s Athens-Clarke county landfill nearing its fill limit, residents, organizations, and the city are taking a multi-pronged approach to reducing waste. A key part of this has been the fact that nearly half ...
18 December 2019
El Fasher, Sudan
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1500-3000 Words
Cooperation and collective action work not only to mitigate the effects of climate change, they can also build bridges to peace. In El Fasher, Sudan, farmers and pastoralists along the Wadi El Ku River have come toget...
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