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  • What Hawai'i's 'Blue' Fee Tells Us About The New Green Fee

    June 27, 2025 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    The Aloha i ke Kai Ocean Stewardship User Fee ($1 per ocean activity per person) was passed by legislators in 2021 to create dedicated resources for marine–focused projects with support from the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources. While still in its early stages, the program raised $2 million, with 55% to 60% compliance in its first year.

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

    June 09, 2025 |

    NPR |

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    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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  • How Treating Teens' Trauma Is Stopping Violence in Chicago

    June 05, 2025 |

    Tradeoffs |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The violence prevention program Choose to Change pairs cognitive behavioral therapy with intensive mentoring for high-risk Chicago teens, resulting in participants being 31% less likely to be arrested than their peers who did not participate in the program.

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  • Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.

    May 30, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway achieved nearly 90% electric vehicle adoption through a 25-year strategy of generous tax incentives (including a 25% VAT exemption), government-subsidized charging infrastructure, and legal guarantees for charging access, resulting in EVs becoming cheaper than gas cars and transforming even remote Arctic regions into EV-dominant markets.

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  • How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

    May 20, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

    Farmers in Oklahoma adopted the practice of fencing cattle away from streams and providing alternative clean water sources, dramatically improving water quality, restoring local wildlife, and enhancing veterinary outcomes and productivity for local ranchers.

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  • Schools are digging underground for their heat — and saving money

    May 12, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Schools across the U.S. are implementing geothermal heating and cooling systems, significantly lowering energy bills, cutting reliance on fossil fuels, and freeing up funds for campus improvements and teacher salaries—though ongoing success hinges heavily on federal clean energy tax incentives.

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  • Growing Islands: el proyecto para salvar las Maldivas de hundirse en el mar

    April 23, 2025 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: Maldives

    Ramp Ring, una estructura poco convencional formada por seis grandes sacos de geotextil de alta resistencia, ayuda a regenerar las playas rápidamente y, con el tiempo, crear una base firme para nuevas tierras. Aprovecha el movimiento natural de la arena para proteger archipiélagos frente a la erosión y el aumento del nivel del mar.

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  • How Pakistan quietly became world's biggest solar importer

    April 14, 2025 |

    The Independent |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    Pakistani households and small businesses independently embraced rooftop solar systems, making Pakistan the world's largest solar panel importer by 2024—a notable success demonstrating the potential of decentralized, economically driven clean energy transitions.

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  • Global warming is melting Arctic ice. Can science refreeze it?

    April 14, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Researchers from Real Ice, a United Kingdom-based climate-focused nonprofit, are piloting an ice-sheet conservation project that pumps ocean water to freeze on top of preexisting sea ice, aiming to reverse glacial melt.

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  • Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute

    March 25, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado built wildlife crossings, like highway overpasses and underpasses, to safely funnel wildlife across dangerous roads, successfully reducing animal-vehicle collisions by over 80%.

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