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Singapore's regreening is a model for cities everywhere

Mike Digirolamo

July 22, 2025 |

Mongabay |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Singapore

Government initiatives, certification programs, ecological consultants, and international environmental associations are all part of Singapore's concerted effort to coexist with its wildlife and reduce impacts of climate change like air pollution and stress.

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Even in uncertain times, local farmers are focused on making produce affordable

Hannah Loss

July 16, 2025 |

GBH |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Around Boston, local farms and community markets are using creative financing and marketing tactics to reach and incentivize lower-income communities to benefit from access to fresh, local Massachusefts foods.

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New App Alerts Users to Rising Rivers and Streams

Ken Picard

July 02, 2025 |

Seven Days |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

RiverAware, an app that uses real-time data from a national network of gauges, has helped citizens, first responders, floodplain managers, scientists, and recreational users such as paddlers and anglers access river-flow data, informing or alerting communities as to when it's time to evacuate or seek higher ground. The data is aggregated from more than 13,000 stream-gauging stations around the country maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Weather Service.

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New dashboard empowers North Carolinians to track air pollution in real time

Will Atwater

June 13, 2025 |

North Carolina Health News |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

CleanAIRE NC, an organization that trains residents to collect and share air quality data, uses AirKeeper Dashboard—an interactive mapping tool that displays real-time data from sensors across the state—to help North Carolina communities track and understand local air pollution and advocate for cleaner, healthier air.

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This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage

David Condos, Ryan Kellman

June 09, 2025 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. George, Utah

St. George, Utah, is building wastewater recycling plants to convert sewage into usable irrigation and drinking water, a solution already proven effective in communities like Las Vegas in conserving water resources and supporting sustainable urban growth.

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¿Cómo se enseña a los jueces a evitar sesgos machistas?

Belén Remacha, Ana Fuentes

June 08, 2025 |

El País |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Spain

Para los jueces y juezas en España, la formación en perspectiva de género ya existe en tres niveles principales: en el temario de oposición; en la escuela judicial para las nuevas promociones; y en cursos específicos de formación continua, de 50 horas y obligatorios para acceder a cualquier especialidad desde hace 5 años.

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Ciencia comunitaria hecha por mujeres para anticipar sequías, cuidar cultivos y alimentar familias

Adriana González

June 05, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: El Salvador, Ahuachapán

En Ahuachapán, un grupo de mujeres están liderando un espacio de ciencia comunitaria para proteger el medioambiente e informar a su comunidad cuando sembrar o proteger cultivos. Colocan pluviómetros, anotan datos cada mañana y, a través de grupos de WhatsApp, van informando a la comunidad sobre la cantidad de lluvia que ha caído; tambien envían los datos cada mañana al Ministerio de Medio Ambiente para que el gobierno sepa lo que pasa en el campo.

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How Shared Electric Cargo Bikes Are Changing Cities

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

June 05, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Shared electric cargo bike programs like CargoB and Re:Ciclos offer affordable, sustainable transportation alternatives that can significantly reduce urban car dependency; however, their long-term success hinges on overcoming infrastructure, cultural, and economic barriers.

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This house overwhelms me and no one is grateful

Camila Ramírez

May 28, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

Bogotá's Manzanas del Cuidado (Caregiving Blocks) provides free services like education, counseling, and skills training at 25 neighborhood locations to reduce the burden on women caregivers, successfully empowering participants to complete high school, gain new skills, and find employment opportunities. It's become a pioneering model in Latin America for recognizing unrenumerating labors. Read this article in Spanish here: https://solu.news/zfxr

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The women of Salta are building their future

Eva Marabotto

May 26, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina, Salta

The "Constructoras" training program in Salta, Argentina, combined with 10% gender quota laws for public works, has trained over 1,100 women in construction trades since 2022 and helped increase women's participation in the sector nationally from 4.1% to 7.1%, though progress faces significant challenges from political rollbacks and persistent workplace discrimination. Read this article in Spanish here: https://solu.news/aeh0

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