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  • How using ‘oasis' models can fight drought and urban heat effect

    Sheri Quinn

    November 16, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Replacing nonfunctional grass lawns that require excessive amounts of water with a mix of desert plants and a few plants that need more water can help save water and keep cities like Las Vegas cool.

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  • Home in Mooresville opens its doors to offer hope to women and children without a home

    Fred Shropshire

    November 15, 2022 |

    WCNC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Mooresville, North Carolina

    Hope of Mooresville takes a non-judgemental approach to help women and children experiencing homelessness by providing a safe, dignified space to live in while helping them find permanent housing and employment.

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  • Zimbabwean Farmers Adopt Alternative to Protect Crops

    Kovedzayi Takawira

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

    Farmers in Zimbabwe are turning to an elephant repellant called Chilli to keep the animals from eating their crops. The mixture includes ingredients like chillies, raw eggs, and cattle dung which elephants can smell from far away and want to avoid.

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  • Las Vegas incentivizes removal of green turf. Should Utah?

    Ben Winslow

    November 13, 2022 |

    Great Salt Lake Collaborative |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    The Southern Nevada Water Authority pays Las Vegas residents $3 for every square foot of lawn they tear out and replace with alternatives, like artificial turf, that use less water.

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  • Solar empowers Pala'wan indigenous women to save basketry tradition, natural forest

    Keith Anthony S. Fabro

    November 12, 2022 |

    Rappler |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

    The installation of solar panels in communities in the Philippines without electricity allows Pala’wan indigenous women to weave more baskets at night and increase their household income.

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  • "Brave to Rebuild": how volunteers are helping to rebuild Kyiv region after russia's invasion

    Inha Pavlii

    November 11, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    A group of volunteers in Ukraine created the Brave to Rebuild initiative to clear debris and make necessary repairs to homes that were destroyed in the war so their inhabitants can spend the winter in them.

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  • Urban Farms Are Stepping Up Their Roles in Communities Nationwide

    Rachel Surls

    November 10, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Urban farms across the United States are bringing affordable, fresh, and healthy foods to communities facing food insecurity and are forming connections with residents along the way.

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  • Money Talks: Is pay transparency good?

    Mike Bird Alice Fulwood Soumaya Keynes

    November 09, 2022 |

    The Economist |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In some places, like NYC, there are pay transparency laws in place in an effort to reduce pay inequality. Similarly, there are several companies with pay transparency policies in place to both reduce pay gaps between different groups and improve employee satisfaction.

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  • Farming fog for water? Canary Islands tap a new reservoir.

    Colette Davidson

    November 09, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Spain, La Vega

    Where rain is sparse, farmers are collecting fog as a water supply. The collection systems typically consist of nets that catch the droplets and allow them to drip down into a storage container.

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  • Hope, healing, and the return of an annual camping trip for Brooklyn high-schoolers

    Michael Elsen-Rooney

    November 09, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A public high school in Brooklyn, New York, hosts an annual camping trip for students to come out of their shells and get to know their peers and teachers over the course of several days of outdoor activities.

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