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  • To Ease Housing Crunch, Theme Parks Are Becoming Homebuilders

    January 13, 2024 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    The rising cost of housing in cities like Orlando is making it difficult for people who work in the service and entertainment industries to find housing near their place of work. In response, entertainment giants like Universal Studios Florida and the Walt Disney Company are donating land near their theme parks and working with developers to build affordable housing.

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  • Free Bus Passes Are Giving Indian Women More Financial Freedom

    January 11, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    States across India are providing free bus passes for women so they can afford to join the workforce and have more financial independence.

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  • Low drowning toll in Northland due to local solutions

    January 08, 2024 |

    RNZ |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    A collaboration between Water Safety New Zealand, Surf Lifesaving New Zealand and the Coastguard has reduced the rate of drownings by nearly 80% in a year. Focusing on drowning hotspots, the team educates local residents on boat and water safety, providing courses that encourage locals to prioritize safety in and near the water.

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  • Detroit agency launches mobile mental health unit. Can it slow a revolving door?

    January 08, 2024 |

    BridgeDetroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network launched a series of mobile response vans that travel to area parks, libraries and neighborhoods to address the community’s growing mental health needs. The vans are intended to more proactively reach people experiencing a mental health crisis and minimize emergency room visits and police confrontations by getting them the appropriate care.

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  • How mobile home co-ops provide housing security — and climate resilience

    January 02, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States

    Mobile homeowners are buying the land their homes are on to form resident-owned cooperatives so they can upgrade infrastructure faster. This allows them to combat and adapt to climate change by installing things like solar panels and drainage systems.

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  • Bird-friendly maple syrup boosts Vermont forest diversity & resilience

    December 18, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Several organizations in Vermont banded together to create the Bird-Friendly Maple Project. The program encourages maple syrup makers to safeguard their forest habitats for birds using agroecology practices like keeping a diverse variety of native trees. Operations that meet the requirements receive an official label for their products.

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  • A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a 'fire culture' to boost its range

    December 15, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, West End, North Carolina

    Community-led volunteer groups in the American Southeast are clearing undergrowth by lighting prescribed burns to prevent future forest fires and make space for longleaf pine trees to grow. Much of their work is done on private property, where state governments are cautious to send the burners they employ because of liability concerns.

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  • Solar panels illuminate path to improved care

    December 13, 2023 |

    Harvard Public Health |

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    Response Location: India, Mawtawar, Meghalaya

    The Indian government and the solar nonprofit Selco Foundation partnered to install solar panels at health facilities across the country to address blackouts that prevented them from providing adequate care.

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  • 'Take It Down and They'll Return': The Stunning Revival of the Penobscot River

    December 11, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Old Town, Maine

    The Penobscot Nation gathered a cohort of organizations to form the Penobscot River Restoration Trust so they could purchase and demolish damns that were threatening the river’s health. The river and native fish recovered quickly as a result.

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

    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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