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These Goats Graze an Acre a Day to Keep California's Wildfires Away

Carmen Kohlruss

October 02, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A herd of goats, directed by shepherds of the nonprofit Happy Goat, are eating weeds, shrubs, and low-hanging leaves for landowners in the Sierra Nevada to reduce wildfire risk. Managed carefully to ensure they don’t overgraze sections of the properties, the goats offer a safer option to reduce the fuel that can spark a fire than tools like lawnmowers and chainsaws.

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In Rural Tennessee, Domestic Violence Victims Face Barriers to Getting Justice. One County Has Transformed Its Approach.

Paige Pfleger

August 12, 2024 |

ProPublica |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Domestic violence incidents in Scott County, Tennessee, fell by more than half after it changed the process it uses for handling cases. That’s more than anywhere else in the state. Among other things, the county hired a dedicated domestic violence officer, created an accessible batterers intervention program, combined most of the relevant agencies under one roof, and requires abusers to detail who they are giving their guns to when they have to surrender them.

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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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800-1500 Words

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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Nature's Carbon Sponges: Restoring Meadows in the Sierra Nevada

Elizabeth Walsh

May 16, 2024 |

The Hitchcock Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The Nevada Irrigation District is restoring meadows, and therefore their carbon-sequestering abilities, in the Sierra Nevada mountains that were degraded by humans through things like building dams and mining.

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Incarcerated trans women won sweeping prison reforms in Colorado. It could be a model for other states.

Candice Norwood Orion Rummler

April 25, 2024 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Case lawyers for a lawsuit filed in 2019 worked with Colorado officials to create a settlement with a legally binding agreement that requires the state to make its prisons safer for transgender women and provide medical care to all transgender people who are incarcerated.

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This Cheap Street Fix Saves Lives. Why Don't More Cities Do It?

John Surico

November 28, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Cities in the United States are implementing daylighting to improve driver visibility and keep pedestrians safer. The practice consists of many different methods, such as building curb extensions or adding new signage, but all of them focus on the corners of crosswalks where most crashes occur.

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CT agencies help clients find job opportunities, build self-sufficiency

Erica E. Phillips

October 03, 2023 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Darien, Connecticut

The nonprofit Person to Person offers its clients a Financial Opportunity Center program alongside other support services like providing food and clothing. Those enrolled in the program are paired with caseworkers who help them with activities like career training, managing their finances, and accessing income support after meeting their basic needs.

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How artificial intelligence plus local expertise can promote ‘good fire' in Montana

Bowman Leigh

September 21, 2023 |

Montana Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

The Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) framework combines analytics and local expertise to assess fire risk by marking out locations on a map where fire can best be stopped. The risk is then used to identify where best to suppress the fire and where it can continue to burn to benefit the environment and prevent future fires. From there, experts decide how to respond to a fire in each section of the map in advance, which can also include prevention tactics.

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How New York's Public Hospitals Cut Carbon Emissions: More Vegetables

Cara Buckley

August 31, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Plant-based food is now the default option at New York City’s 11 public hospitals, and the change is decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, meat is only served upon special request.

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How Houston Cut Its Homeless Population by Nearly Two-Thirds

Alan Greenblatt

August 30, 2023 |

Governing |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Houston’s The Way Home collective is made up of 100 nonprofits with different approaches to combatting homelessness. Case managers enter information about people experiencing homelessness in the city into a database that shows all of the programs each person is eligible for and which nonprofits have space available.

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