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  • Philly's plastic bag ban is working, study finds

    April 28, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s ban on businesses’ use of single-use plastic bags reduced plastic bag use by 94%. The ban also extended to paper bags not made of recycled content.

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  • New Transport Regulations Reducing Road Crashes in Uganda

    April 28, 2023 |

    Radio Sapientia 94.4FM |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda

    New, detailed driver badges, and bus route charts are reducing dangerous crashes involving buses on roads in Uganda. In an attempt to weed out incompetent bus drivers, they are now legally required to have a badge that includes information like their license number, training information, and the company they work for.

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  • Ride-hailing apps have a gender problem. These women drivers are fighting back

    April 26, 2023 |

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    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Women-only taxi companies like An Nisa in Nairobi empower women to become rideshare drivers. These opportunities combat gender bias and create a safer space for women.

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  • Inmates are using VR to learn real-world skills

    April 26, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States

    A number of state corrections departments are using virtual reality to teach inmates a range of basic skills they might've missed the chance to acquire while incarcerated. The VR programs have helped reduce aggressive behavior, facilitate empathy with victims, and drop recidivism rates. A short-term pilot initiative in Alaska, for example, incorporated mindfulness techniques through VR that resulted in decreased reports of depressive or anxious feelings and fewer disciplinary write-ups.

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  • How two queer filmmakers helped save lesbian bars in the US from extinction

    April 25, 2023 |

    GayCities |

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    Response Location: United States

    After learning that the number of lesbian bars across the U.S. was dwindling, two filmmakers launched the show “The Lesbian Bar Project” which spotlights the bars’ significance to their communities. Along with the show, they crowdfunded $300,000 to help financially support the surviving bars.

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  • From Farmworkers to Land Healers

    April 25, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Sonoma County, California

    North Bay Jobs With Justice teaches immigrant and Indigenous farmworkers how to restore the land’s ecological health and mitigate impacts of climate change and disasters like wildfires through training efforts and ancestral knowledge. The group has also helped workers organize for respect, safer conditions and fair pay.

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  • Waste worth watching: why Gree Energy wants your dirty water

    April 24, 2023 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    Gree Energy helps food processors in Indonesia overcome the financial barriers to installing anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. These plants turn methane emissions into biogas to be used as electricity or thermal energy. The company plans the builds, finds uses for the biogas, and establishes revenue to fund the projects.

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  • Gombe State says it has planted 2.7 million trees to combat climate change

    April 24, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

    In Nigeria, the state-led Gombe Goes Green project raises tree seedlings in nurseries, plants them across the state, and ensures the trees’ survival through regular care. The trees help combat the effects of rampant deforestation like flooding and land degradation.

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  • ADHS delivers vaccines, COVID-19 tests to underserved communities

    April 21, 2023 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    The Arizona Health Department delivers COVID-19 tests, vaccinations and other medical services to underserved, low-income communities via mobile vans, pop-up clinics and in-home services for those who struggle to access health care. Since the mobile program started in 2021, more than 140,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

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  • The Push To Reimagine LA's Streets And Alleyways To Fight Both Drought And Floods

    April 21, 2023 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles organizations and neighborhoods are teaming up to create Green Alleys that mitigate flooding. These alleys consist of permeable pavement and native plants and trees that all help direct water underground, as well as streetlights and murals that make them welcoming community spaces.

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