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  • 2 Oregon companies forge sustainable path for beer and wine

    Allison Frost

    August 24, 2024 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    A brewery and a winery in Oregon are setting the standards and building the infrastructure for a reusable glass bottles system to reduce their environmental impacts. They sell their products in bottles that customers are incentivized to return so they can be cleaned, refilled, and sold again.

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  • Jos Nigeria: How residents fight cold

    Yahuza Bawage

    August 24, 2024 |

    African Change Stories |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau

    To help locals survive through the area’s cold climate, one local began selling boiling water to residents so they can use it for bathing, cooking and whatever else they may need it for, to save them time and reduce the health risks associated with using cold water.

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  • Researchers Turned to Churches To Study St. Louis Air Quality

    Rebecca Randall

    August 22, 2024 |

    Sojourners |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    A St. Louis faith and advocacy organization, Metropolitan Congregations United, helped scientists bring together a group of churches willing to install air quality monitors to gather data on pollution and call for solutions.

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  • An air conditioning law, the first in its region, changed tenants' rights in this Maryland county

    Ysabelle Kempe

    August 22, 2024 |

    Smart Cities Dive |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    To protect tenants from extreme heat, lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, passed a policy requiring landlords to provide air conditioning capable of cooling units to at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit from June through September.

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  • Summer camp for LGBTQ+ teens is a safe haven for identity

    Eleanore Catolico

    August 21, 2024 |

    MindSite News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Traverse City, Michigan

    Camp 4 All is a summer camp for LGBTQ+ teens, providing them with a safe space to be themselves, participate in summer activities and connect with their peers and mentors to build a sense of community amidst the increase of hate crimes and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country.

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  • South Asian arts group shines light on queer, neurodiverse stories

    Myah Goff

    August 21, 2024 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The Minnesota-based South Asian Arts and Theater House is a safe space for the South Asian artist community to get together and create performance art that raises awareness of social justice issues within the South Asian diaspora.

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  • Collaborating to create more resources for rural students

    Neal Morton

    August 21, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    The Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative pools the resources of nine rural school districts to give students better access to career and technical education, with programs focused on building trades, hospitality and tourism, health sciences, education, and the environment. The Collaborative also connects students to local businesses for job shadowing, internships, and career fairs.

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  • Birmingham tries blocking streets to reduce crime. Is it working?

    Alaina Bookman

    August 20, 2024 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    City officials put up concrete barriers and road closed signs across 18 entry points to the Eastlake neighborhood in Birmingham. As part of the city’s Project Safe Streets pilot program, the road closures are intended to deter speeding, shootings, and other crimes.

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  • Puerto Rico parish aims to be climate resilience hub to respond to extreme storms

    Rebecca Randall

    August 19, 2024 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Cataño

    Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish in Cataño, Puerto Rico, received funding from a nonprofit to install solar panels to provide a stable source of power for the community during outages and extreme storms. It’s a key part of a budding community-led climate resilience hub.

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  • Immigrant children find belonging through basketball 

    Ambar Castillo

    August 19, 2024 |

    Epicenter NYC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The basketball academy in Queens teaches basketball and English language skills to Spanish-speaking immigrant children. The academy helps youth navigate culture shock, bullying and the lack of community they may feel when they first arrive in the country, while ensuring they still maintain a sense of their parents’ language and culture.

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