From fish to pipes, Minnesota firms see opportunity in growing water challenge

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/04/14/ground-level-beneath-the-surface-water-technology

Martin Moylan

Minnesota Public Radio

14 April 2014

Radio / 3-5 Minutes

Creating an indoor aquaculture operation in an old brewery is, oddly enough, using surprisingly little water.

Chicago Charter Network Specializes in Dropouts

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/06/06/34chicago.h32.html

Lesli A. Maxwell

Education Week

31 May 2013

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Chicago's progress in lowering the dropout rate is in part because of a network of charter schools around the city that provide small, alternative programs that specialize in serving students who have dropped out or are considering dropping out of school. "It's like a second home for me," said one student about her experience in such a program at CCA Academy. Teachers with these programs offer understanding and a high level of support and encourage their students to grow.

4 Startups Revolutionizing How Food Is Produced in the U.S.

http://nationswell.com/4-startups-changing-farmers-work

Chris Peak

NationSwell

24 September 2015

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University research in Kansas and California is providing technical solutions for small farmers to help them compete against large scale farms.

Can biomimicry tackle our toughest water problems?

https://www.hcn.org/issues/46.20/can-biomimicry-tackle-our-toughest-water-problems

Benjamin Goldfarb

High Country News

24 November 2014

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Clean water and healthy ecosystems are becoming increasingly difficult to come by. With floating islands and other inventions, eco-entrepreneur Bruce Kania thinks that biomimicry - such as reconstructing wetlands and growing biofilms - can tackle the toughest of water problems.

When Life Gives You Rainwater, Make Shrimp Ponds

http://wwno.org/post/delta-blues-part-2-when-life-give-you-saltwater-make-shrimp-ponds

Eve Troeh

New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO)

29 January 2015

Radio / 5-15 Minutes

Farmers in Vietnam face rising sea levels but rejected the city's water engineering projects. They prefer gradual measures to cope with climate change so scientists have allowed the farmers to steer the conversation.

Better Together

http://wwno.org/post/delta-blues-part-3-better-together

Eve Troeh

Jesse Hardman

New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO)

5 February 2015

Radio / 5-15 Minutes

Louisiana and Vietnam both need affordable solutions to rising sea levels. Leaders from Vietnam visited Louisiana to compare ideas.

Researchers around the world are learning from indigenous communities. Here's why that's a good thing.

http://ensia.com/features/researchers-around-the-world-are-learning-from-indigenous-communities-heres-why-thats-a-good-thing

Benjamin Goldfarb

Ensia

31 May 2016

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In the Northwestern Territories of Canada, wildlife biologists received unfavorable critiques from indigenous communities for how they were going about with their caribou studies. By forming relationships with the indigenous peoples, they were able to change their approach and learn from the local communities about what was already working.

How Weeds Could Help Feed Billions in a Warming World

https://e360.yale.edu/features/how_weeds_could_help_feed_billions_in_a_warming_world

Lisa Palmer

Yale Environment 360

5 June 2014

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The demand for food crops is increasing globally while the crop resilience is decreasing due to a warming climate and elevated CO2 levels. Scientists in Washington, DC are testing how to cross food crops with weeds, which have resilience against heat and many other environmental challenges.

Can Bats Reduce Nut Farmers' Pesticide Use?

http://ensia.com/features/can-bats-reduce-nut-farmers-pesticide-use

Susan Moran

Ensia

21 September 2015

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In California some farms lose up to 10 percent of their crop due to coddling moths. Davis University is measuring the impact bats have on various walnut farms, such as potential savings from reduced insecticide use and crop loss to insects.

How to Beat Dengue and Zika: Add a Microbe to Mosquitoes

http://theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/08/how-to-beat-dengue-and-zika-add-a-microbe-to-mosquitoes/494036

Ed Yong

The Atlantic

8 August 2016

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The dengue virus is spread by mosquito and infects 400 million people every year with no vaccine or successful treatment. Scientists have started to inject mosquitoes with a bacteria they have found to stop the virus to prevent and control the spread of dengue. Trials have shown success in Australia, so the project is in the process of scaling to other countries that have dengue more widespread, and new experiments will begin on whether it can effectively stop the spread of the Zika virus.