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Credit Where Credit is Needed

Melanie Lenart

December 19, 2022 |

Native Science Report |

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Response Location: United States, South Dakota

South Dakota State University's Expanding the Circle program provides online graduate courses and tuition support to help faculty at tribal colleges update their credentials in line with new accreditation requirements. Since the program was rolled out, the retention rate for online graduate coursework has risen by roughly 30 percent.

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As climate changes, Mekong farmers try floating rice

Thanh Hue

December 12, 2022 |

Mekong Eye |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, An Giang

Researchers at the Climate Change Institute at An Giang University are working with farmers in Vietnam to popularize a better-tasting, more resilient strain of traditional floating rice to help them adapt to flooding and climate change.

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U.S. carbon farming takes root - but do the economics add up?

Carey L. Biron

December 12, 2022 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maryland

Farmers in the United States are participating in the growing carbon offset credit industry with regenerative farming. These farmers use practices like planting cover crops and not tilling fields to improve soil quality, therefore, trapping more carbon emissions which they can sell as offset credits.

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Public transit was free for many Coloradans in August. When fares returned, many riders stayed, data shows.

Olivia Prentzel

December 01, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado’s grant-funded Zero Fare for Better Air program allowed riders to use public transit for free in August. When the fares returned at the end of the month many transit agencies still noticed an increase in users compared to before the free access.

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How Pandemic Aid Is Boosting a Seattle-Area Tribe

Amy Yee

November 29, 2022 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Port Madison Indian Reservation, United States, Suquamish, Washington

As the prosperity of its local casino has driven up rents and mortgage rates, the Suquamish tribal government has prioritized affordable housing with initiatives such as mortgage assistance, subsidized rental houses, rent-to-own programs, and small studio homes. The reservation now has about 140 homes for tribal members and the community is allocating funding from the American Rescue Plan to build more.

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Livestock insurance Keeping Livestock Farmers Afloat in Rwanda after Rift Valley Fever

Francine Andrew

November 25, 2022 |

AnFezaA |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Eastern Province

Rwanda has a unique program that allows farmers to insure their livestock, such as dairy cows, productive pork, and chickens, against Rift Valley Fever. When animals die of the disease, farmers are compensated at a rate of 5.5 percent of the animal's value.

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Why Paid Sick Leave Is Good For Workers, Employers, and the Economy

Peter Hull

November 18, 2022 |

NBCLX |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Research shows workers who receive paid sick leave are more likely to stay home when sick, thus limiting the spread of illness.

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Blue bonds: A market solution to the climate crisis?

Wailin Wong Darian Woods

November 15, 2022 |

The Indicator |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Barbados

Through "debt swaps" and blue bonds, The Nature Conservancy helps governments trade high-interest debt for new debt with lower payments to free up funds for environmental action projects. A recent debt swap in Barbados resulted in $50 million in savings for the country, which is now being put toward protecting its oceans.

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Preventing reincarceration

Justin Nemetz

November 14, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Georgia

Jackson County's correctional facility has a transitional center that allows people who are incarcerated to begin working and building job skills while they are still finishing out their sentence. The wages they earn go toward paying off any charges associated with their conviction, and the rest is funneled into a bank account that is there for them when they're released.

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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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