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America's Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, But Not By Itself

Emily Payne

October 25, 2025 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Rye Resurgence Project planted 4,000 acres of rye in Colorado's San Luis Valley, leading to a 30% reduction in soil nitrogen leaching, dramatically improved water infiltration, and reduced soil erosion and dust storms, while providing farmers with profitable markets that incentivize soil-protecting practices.

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Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam

Alison F. Takemura

October 14, 2025 |

Canary Media |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

AtmosZero's modular electric heat pump technology replaces gas-fired industrial boilers to produce steam at up to 165°C, demonstrated at New Belgium brewery where it provides 30-40% of steam needs with 200% efficiency, though at higher installation costs and lower efficiency than waste-heat systems.

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A Wall of Trees is Reversing Desertification and Empowering Communities in Nigeria

Chinonso Kenneth

October 12, 2025 |

Triple Pundit |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Makoda, Kano

The Wall of Trees initiative in Nigeria's Makoda village created a four-tiered barrier of windbreak, orchard, woodlot, and economic trees that tripled crop yields and provided income opportunities for 200 women, successfully reversing desertification on 15 hectares over two decades.

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Are Low-Emission Zones Freeing European Cities from Smog?

Elyse Hauser

October 10, 2025 |

Triple Pundit |

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Response Location: Belgium, Brussels

European cities have implemented low-emission zones that gradually restrict older, polluting vehicles from entering designated urban areas, in an effort to reduce air pollution. While effectiveness varies by region, since implementing these zones, Brussels has seen a 36% reduction in nitrogen oxide levels over five years, and air quality improvements extending up to five kilometers beyond the zone boundaries.

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India's Heat Insurance Plans: Look Promising, But Resilience Needs More Than Payouts

Lisann Dias

October 06, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India

A parametric heat insurance program covering 276,800 women workers across India provides automatic cash payouts (₹300-1,250) when temperatures exceed city-specific thresholds for consecutive days, successfully delivering financial relief during extreme heat events but facing sustainability challenges due to heavy subsidies, trust issues when thresholds aren't met, and the need for behavioral change among beneficiaries.

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Otuabagi Women Farmers Replant Bayelsa's Future with Raffia Palms

Timkat Nanbol Victor

October 06, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Otuabagi, Bayelsa

The Otuabagi Women Farmers Association's initiative to replant 7,200 raffia palm trees has not only begun restoring their oil-damaged swamp forest but also created a cooperative financial safety net for members and sparked community-wide conversations about environmental protection.

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From Risk to Rescue: Keeping Girls Safe In The Climate-Hit Sundarbans

Safina Nabi, Kanika Gupta

October 05, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India, West Bengal

BIRD's community-based anti-trafficking network has used vigilance hubs, local partnerships, and survivor-focused rehabilitation to rescue over 500 girls. Building community trust has made families turn to them first when children go missing, reducing trafficking rates in climate-vulnerable regions.

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Denver's Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment

Riley Ramirez

September 29, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver Urban Gardens transformed vacant urban lots into 26 food forests containing over 1,200 fruit trees and berry bushes, providing free fresh produce to communities while reducing local temperatures by 5-15 degrees and increasing tree canopy coverage in one of America's least forested cities.

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Where is the shade when the sun is overhead?

Emircan Saç

September 16, 2025 |

Teyit |

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Response Location: Turkey

Cities are implementing comprehensive heat mitigation strategies including urban greening, cooling centers, heat response teams, and reflective surfaces. Evidence shows measurable temperature reductions and improved access to relief for vulnerable populations.

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How to build a food sovereignty lab

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster

September 15, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Humboldt County, California

Cal Poly Humboldt's Native American Studies Department created an Indigenous food sovereignty research lab through a student-led, community-driven process that now supports Indigenous students' cultural connections, advances traditional ecological knowledge research, and demonstrates how Indigenous knowledge can be valued in higher education.

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