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  • Could the Mississippi River benefit from Chesapeake Bay's strategy to improve water quality?

    Bennet Goldstein

    June 21, 2024 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States

    A unique regional cleanup program was designed to reduce the nutrient runoff in the Chesapeake Bay using a legally-enforceable pollution quota across six U.S. states.

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  • This city just made it illegal to advertise SUVs. Here's why.

    Shannon Osaka

    June 15, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Scotland, Edinburgh

    Edinburgh’s city council banned fossil fuel advertisements on city property in hopes of making people less likely to opt for things like gas cars and international flights while removing a space for fossil fuel companies to mold their public image.

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  • Dwindling Fish Populations Causing Conflicts over Fishing Grounds in Homa Bay

    Sharon Atieno

    May 30, 2024 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    To prevent conflicts between fishermen attempting to fish in the same areas in Rusinga Island, Kenya, a zoning method was created. Each group of fishermen are allowed on certain fishing grounds for 15 days, then they must rotate.

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  • Manufacturers Paying for Recyclable Waste

    Courtney Duchene

    April 04, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States

    State governments in the United States are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility laws to fund recycling programs. The laws impose a fee on the manufacturers of products that become recyclable waste. The money earned is designated for projects that increase recycling rates.

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  • Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin

    Bennet Goldstein

    March 07, 2024 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    An artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at Standford University analyzes aerial photographs to detect fields with manure illegally spread on them in the winter. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can use that information to manually check fields for compliance with regulations that are meant to prevent water contamination.

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  • Washington's cap on carbon is raising billions for climate action. Can it survive the backlash?

    Kate Yoder

    January 08, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act set a limit on greenhouse gas emissions and created an emissions market to incentivize emission reductions while generating money for climate change mitigation. Carbon emission allowances are auctioned off to businesses, and set percentages of the income are designated for projects like electrifying public transit.

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  • Is requiring new apartments to include affordable units the right move for Vancouver? It's working in Redmond

    Alexis Weisend

    December 09, 2023 |

    The Columbian |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Mandatory inclusionary zoning policies have increased affordable housing stock in many cities across the U.S. In most cases, the policies require developers build 5-10% of new units with rents attainable for low- to median-income people, or pay a fee, which is dedicated to other affordable housing projects. In Redmond, Washington, such policy has resulted in a 42% growth of housing stock since 2010.

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  • Mar Menor: cleaning Europe's largest saltwater lagoon

    María Elorza Saralegui

    October 11, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Local authorities in Spain are introducing restoration measures to clean up the Mar Menor lagoon, which is suffering from years of nitrate and phosphate contamination. Their methods include mandating hedges are planted as barriers on farmland, collecting rain on farms so it doesn’t flow into the water, and limiting fertilizer use.

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  • First days of Driver's Licenses for All bring relief to Minnesotans

    Hibah Ansari Alfonzo Galvan

    October 02, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Eagan, Minnesota

    Local legislature passed Driver’s Licenses for All in February, which ended the 20-year requirement that driver's license applicants must show proof of legal residency. This new legislation, which recently went into effect October 1, opens the door to the estimated 81,000 undocumented individuals living in the state to apply for their driver’s licenses.

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  • Hire a Kick-Ass Trash Czar

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    August 01, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City’s Sanitation Commissions is cleaning up city streets with new practices and regulations curbing its trash problem. For example, she has started using data to track trash conditions across the city, she’s enforcing infractions, and she changed put-out and pick-up times.

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