Minnesota starts to think about re-using wastewater

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/08/04/ground-level-beneath-the-surface-reuse

Elizabeth Dunbar

Minnesota Public Radio

4 August 2014

Radio / 5-15 Minutes

Mankato, where treated wastewater is used for everything from irrigation to industrial cooling, is one of the few places around this water-rich state where water is being recycled in this way. But as concerns about the availability of groundwater rise in certain parts of the state, interest in reusing wastewater is growing.

In Haiti, Turning Human Waste to Flowers

https://medium.com/the-development-set/in-haiti-turning-human-waste-to-flowers-6d7d4dd8a3d7#.xsxd9afhi

Alexis K. Barnes

Bright Magazine

19 January 2016

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One program has found a way to turn feces into agricultural compost, which has helped Haiti, a country with limited sanitation systems, both keep its water clean and grow food.

Reinvent the toilet, save the world? Ecuador is betting on it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/11/02/reinvent-the-toilet-save-the-world-ecuador-is-betting-on-it

Vanessa Hua

The Washington Post

2 November 2015

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Billions of people around the world lack access to safe sanitation, causing disease and deaths. In Ecuador a foundation developed a cheap, dry, composting toilet for poor rural families.

New sanitation system tested in Arctic village of Kivalina

http://www.adn.com/article/20150907/new-sanitation-system-tested-arctic-village-kivalina

Scott Jensen

Anchorage Daily News

7 September 2015

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Lack of access to sanitary bathrooms in the village of Kivalina, Alaska led to the implementation of a novel, home-based water sanitation system, currently being tested for effectiveness. The hope is that it proves to be a solution for areas all over the state with lack of access to clean water systems.

Green Roofs in Big Cities Bring Relief From Above

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/in-urban-jungles-green-roofs-bring-relief-from-above

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

23 May 2012

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New York City black tar roofs cause a number of environmental problems, including air pollution, heat absorption that raises energy consumption, and storm water runoff in the sewer system. Efforts to turn these old roofs into green spaces cool the buildings, enable the containment of more rainfall, reduce sewer discharge, generate energy, and absorb carbon emissions. New York City has a pilot program offering financial help for green roofs.

In India, Latrines Are Truly Lifesavers

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/in-india-latrines-are-truly-lifesavers

Ankita Rao

Vivekananda Nemana

The New York Times

13 November 2014

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India has had a problem in which 620 million people openly defecate outdoors, causing harm to hygiene, sanitation, food, and water resources. The president of India funded an initiative to build public toilets for the people in his country, but the people did not use them because of old traditions and behaviors. The Total Sanitation Campaign is slowly changing villagers’ minds by having local leadership persuade those who resist the toilets by holding community activities and creating special committees to maintain the sanitation.

Indian authorities are out in force to enforce use of toilets

http://www.globalpost.com/article/6503467/2015/03/31/indian-authorities-are-out-force-enforce-use-toilets

Mandakini Gahlot

Global Post

31 March 2015

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The Indian government is attempting to stop the way in which people openly defecate in public by providing households with toilets. The real key is education about hygiene so the people understand why proper toilets are necessary to clean drinking water and public health.

To everyone's surprise, forests are returning to Malawi. Here's why.

http://www.ensia.com/photos/to-everyones-surprise-forests-are-returning-to-malawi-heres-why

Didem Tali

Ensia

26 May 2015

Photojournalism / Under 800 Words

The people of Malawi count on wood for cooking, cleaning, and sanitation, which contributes to the country’s ranking as fifth highest in the world for deforestation. Once thought unsolvable, the people of the country are planting trees, benefiting from water filters, and using efficient cookstoves.

Mobile Restrooms Offer Solution for Lower Polk's Homeless Community

https://sfhomelessproject.com/mobile-restrooms-offer-solution-for-lower-polks-homeless-community-65b3c4c088e2#.kc5uic4fs

Libby Leyden

KQED

9 December 2016

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With the homeless population in San Francisco in crisis, the lack of a safe clean place for the homeless to relieve themselves has caused concerns over sanitation in the Tenderloin neighborhood. Now the city offers a mobile City Resource Relief Center, a van that offers not only a toilet but also clothes, hygiene kits, food, and coffee. The project has documented many uses of the bathroom each night.

Volunteers With No Medical Training Are Fighting Diseases The World Ignores

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/malaria-consortium-volunteers-village-health-teams-mozambique-neglected-tropical-diseases_us_583dafaae4b06539a78a76a3

Sarah Ruiz-Grossman

The Huffington Post

24 February 2017

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In Nampula, Mozambique, people living in remote, rural communities do not seek medical attention when they get sick because of myths that diseases are caused by spirits. So a non-profit, Malaria Consortium, is training ordinary people, to teach others about the cause and treatments of common illnesses thus motivating the villagers to seek care at health facilities.