FastCompany
14 November 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Scope of Response: National
California, United States
Wildfires are inevitable, especially as forests become drier due to climate change, but it is possible to design the built environment so that fires don’t destroy as much property or as many lives. Architects now can choose different materials that resist ignition from wind-borne embers and can put more distance between homes. Spacing homes farther apart and burying power lines can help, but the changing climate is also making some places unsuitable for rebuilding destroyed communities.
http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/exporting-clothes-importing-safety?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Amy Yee
Roads & Kingdoms
28 August 2015
Text / Under 800 Words
Bangladesh, whose garment industry is second only to China’s in size, is responding to both international and domestic pressure and undergoing the most radical revamping of worker safety it has ever seen, in large part due to consumer and client pressure.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bangladesh-garment-industry-pushes-to-meet-deadlines-on-safety-standards/2015/04/22/b72ca9f0-e87b-11e4-8581-633c536add4b_story.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Amy Yee
Washington Post
23 April 2015
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In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza disaster, more than 200 clothing brands pledged to make their source factories compliant with international safety standards under two international agreements, using laws and rules to reform.
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-myth-of-the-ethical-shopper?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Michael Hobbes
The Huffington Post
17 July 2015
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Eliminating sweatshops and child labor depends on regulation, not consumers' preferences, as supply chains have become so complex and obscure as to prevent simple labels from being valuable.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jul/14/volunteers-bangladesh-learn-life-or-death-difference-disaster-rana-plaza?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Amy Yee
The Guardian
14 July 2015
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In the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse, Bangladeshi civilians—often first on the scene of disasters in poorer countries–are being trained to support emergency teams.
http://www.thenation.com/article/two-years-after-rana-plaza-are-bangladeshs-workers-still-risk?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Amy Yee
The Nation
22 May 2015
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After a major fire, labor standards in Bangladesh are improving, but workers must have a voice if these changes are to be sustainable.
http://www.invw.org/article/after-the-wars-common-gro-1531?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ben DeJarnette
Investigate West
27 April 2015
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Summer in the Northwest presents great risk of wildfires. A pile burning operation, just one facet of the strategy that Oregon has enacted in conserving its forests, clears undergrowth to lessen the risk of megafire.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/the-low-lying-country-where-drowning-is-the-no-1-killer-of-kids/282726?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Amy Yee
The Atlantic
30 December 2013
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The biggest killer of children in Bangladesh is drowning, especially among low income families. The injury prevention center, CIPRB, has started swimming education programs and teaching young kids rescue techniques.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/how-cities-are-searching-for-solutions-among-massive-mounds-of-data/article23131733?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
John Lorinc
The Globe and Mail
20 February 2015
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New York City suffered from fires that erupted in overcrowded, run-down apartments. Then the city sleuthed through residential records and found that landlords who foreclosed let their properties fall apart and ignored safety-code violations. Greater Toronto wants to expand upon New York City’s method by using transportation surveys, census data and computer data to build transit lines.
http://cattle-drive.com?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Matt Hansen
Cattle Drive
1 July 2014
Text / Under 800 Words
Historically, open land conservationists and cattle ranchers in California were rivals but with new research, which praises controlled cattle grazing habits, cows are being welcomed back to open land grasslands, regenerating the habitat and agricultural economy.
https://www.chieftain.com/news/top/seeing-the-forest-through-the-trees/article_7bb30627-01bb-5c22-be52-6feb0dcddb3b.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Matt Hildner
The Pueblo Chieftain
29 May 2016
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A new timber mill in Costilla County could majorly improve the forest health of the greater region by thinning undergrowth to reduce risk of wildfires, curbing the spread of invasive insects, and decreasing the demand for water in the face of drought. The mill could also create jobs and further economic development for the area.
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