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  • Plans Tweaked For Campus Return

    December 11, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Five New Haven universities and colleges are taking different approaches to re-opening their campuses. Administration at the University of New Haven is ramping up Covid testing to test 20% of in-person students weekly, an increase from as little as 5% before, along with adding a 20-minute break between classes to decrease crowd densities during passing periods. Other campuses, like Yale, are skipping the spring break period and only allow around 75% of its student population to live on-campus.

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  • How Cherokee Nation Is Beating Back COVID

    December 10, 2020 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Talika, Oklahoma

    Leaders from the Cherokee Nation have been praised for their success in containing the coronavirus pandemic through aggressive and rapid actions. A key component to that success has been the Cherokee Nation's private healthcare system, which includes a hospital on the reservation. Other efforts that have played a role include a mask-wearing mandate and messaging that focuses on protecting the community's elders.

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  • There are worse viruses than Covid-19 out there. How do we avoid the next big one?

    December 08, 2020 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: China

    Public health experts are strategizing for how to combat the next pandemic by learning from what failed to prevent the most recent coronavirus pandemic. From increasing surveillance of viruses to using diagnostic technologies to "screen for novel infections more systematically," there are a series of protocols that countries failed to utilize that can be enacted now as a preventative measure.

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  • Kibera ropes project keeps children out of mischief, supplements families' income

    December 07, 2020 |

    Impacthub Media |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi Area

    Concerned with a rise in misbehavior by students who were staying home much more due to the coronavirus pandemic, a resident of Kibera started a rope-making project that both engages and employs the children. "I felt the need come up with a project to keep the children busy and also generate a little income for the families to shield them from the effects of the pandemic,” the founder of the program explains.

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  • Heat Waves Kill More People Than Any Other Weather Disaster. These Cities Have A Plan.

    December 01, 2020 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    With rising temperatures occurring all over the world, cities are implementing plans to combat heat waves and protect its residents. The city of Ahmedabad in India has been a model for heat resiliency after it created its first heat action plan that centered around “community-focused social measures.” Because of the plan, a 2015 heat wave resulted in fewer than 20 fatalities compared with thousands of deaths in previous years. Other cities like New York City are also participating in heat resiliency efforts aimed at protecting all of its residents.

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  • An unusual snack for cows, a powerful fix for climate

    November 27, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Canada, Prince Edward Island

    A farmer on Prince Edward Island fed his cows seaweed and noticed that they produced more milk and had better pregnancy success. A study of his cows found that they also reduced methane emissions by about 18 percent, a decent amount that could be beneficial in combating climate change. The farmer is now part owner of North Atlantic Organics, which produces seaweed supplements for livestock. Now, other companies around the world are popping up to do the same thing and scale this climate solution.

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  • The Casino That Farms Its Own Food

    November 26, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Quapaw, Oklahoma

    The Quapaw tribe runs the Downstream Casino Resort in Oklahoma where they combine Indigenous food and farming knowledge with modern hotel operations. They have seven greenhouses and two gardens with 20 varieties of vegetables and herbs that cultivate about 6,000 pounds of food per year for the hotel and casino. They also have their own meat packing and processing plant, coffee roasting program, brewery, and farmers market. By creating a system of locally sourced and sustainably raised food, the Quapaw are reclaiming their land and food sovereignty.

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  • Indian Women Turn to Ancient Grains to Feed Their Families and Their Futures

    November 26, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh

    In the face of climate change, the nonprofit SABALA is working with nearly 2,000 women farmers in India to participate in millet farming, which can also strengthen community food security and empower women. Using traditional farming techniques, farmers can cultivate 15 to 20 of the climate-resistant crops on a 1-acre plot. Due to the success with millet farming, nearly 300 of the women came together to start a cooperative to process surplus millets and sell the grain to the local community.

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  • ‘Life-altering for everyone': Kindering bridges the virtual gap to help kids with special needs

    November 26, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    When the coronavirus pandemic caused businesses and organizations to stop in-person offerings, a non-profit in Washington that specializes in services for children with special needs quickly shifted operations to an online format. Although this new online business model isn't financially feasible in the longterm, it has helped bridge the gap in care for many families and "the data so far suggest that most children are doing just as well as with in-person services."

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  • How sunshine can make the railways greener

    November 24, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Australia, Byron Bay, New South Wales

    As a way to reduce the amount of diesel fuel that powers trains, governments and transit companies around the world are turning to solar panels as a way to utilize renewable energy. In Australia, a solar train launched in 2017 that uses lithium-ion batteries that are charged by solar panels on the roof of the carriages. And a rail line in the United Kingdom uses energy from a solar farm to keep the train running. Scaling solar panels for nation-wide transit systems can be challenging, but many countries are committed to eliminating the use of fossil fuels on their rail networks.

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