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Prison Reform Left Women Behind. Then Prosecutors Stepped In.

Issie Lapowsky

June 13, 2025 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chowchilla, California

For the People identifies eligible cases for California’s resentencing law, conducts outreach to incarcerated women, reviews applications, and makes referrals to prosecutor resentencing units in participating counties in an effort to address the gender gap in resentencing cases. The program has helped resentence about 1,000 people, including three women, and is being implemented in five other states.

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New dashboard empowers North Carolinians to track air pollution in real time

Will Atwater

June 13, 2025 |

North Carolina Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

CleanAIRE NC, an organization that trains residents to collect and share air quality data, uses AirKeeper Dashboard—an interactive mapping tool that displays real-time data from sensors across the state—to help North Carolina communities track and understand local air pollution and advocate for cleaner, healthier air.

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Trash sucks: A Norwegian city uses vacuum tubes to whisk waste away

Nicolás Rivero

June 11, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Norway, Bergen

Bergen, Norway’s pneumatic waste system uses high-powered vacuum tubes to suck trash and recycling from central receptacles to nearby waste stations, reducing the need for garbage trucks and helping to keep the streets cleaner. According to city officials, the system, which is still in the process of being built out, has helped to reduce air pollution, cut diesel emissions, and save the city money on waste collection.

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Maine's Heat Pump Boom Has Been Promising for Rural Workforce Development. Can It Last?

Kristian Moravec

June 10, 2025 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

To meet the state’s clean energy goals, Maine communities and institutions like Kennebec Valley Community College are launching training initiatives to bolster HVAC, refrigerant and electrical knowledge to support the clean energy workforce. With the help of these initiatives, in Somerset County alone, where KVCC is located, the number of clean energy workers has grown by 44% since 2020.

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How client advocates are quietly reshaping criminal defense

Amanda Hernández

June 10, 2025 |

Stateline |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Partners in Justice pairs trained client advocates with public defenders to help people facing charges get access to support and resources that can improve their outcomes in court. One study found that this type of holistic model helped reduce expected sentence length by 24 percent.

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

David Condos, Ryan Kellman

June 09, 2025 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

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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No Bull: Nepal's Biogas Revolution Reaches a Turning Point

Manish Koirala

June 09, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal

Between 1992 and 2011, Nepal and the Netherlands collaborated to install 260,000 domestic biogas digesters across the country that convert livestock and human waste into clean cooking fuel to address energy security and deforestation challenges. The program has helped families save $111 annually on gas and prevents over-consumption of firewood.

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Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results

Jackie Mader

June 09, 2025 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Nebraska’s Journey to Inclusion program focused on providing educators with training and resources to help schools keep more students with disabilities in general classrooms rather than separating them in specialized classrooms. Since implementing changes, the state has seen proficiency rates and graduation rates rise among students with disabilities.

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Finding election workers is hard. Arizona is doing something about it.

Jen Fifield

June 09, 2025 |

Votebeat Arizona |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

The Arizona Fellows in Election Administration program taps college students to work in county and state election offices, with the goal of creating a pipeline for positions that are often difficult to fill. During the 2024 presidential election cycle, 18 students and recent graduates participated in the program, and three went on to take permanent positions in their respective election offices.

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¿Cómo se enseña a los jueces a evitar sesgos machistas?

Belén Remacha, Ana Fuentes

June 08, 2025 |

El País |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Spain

Para los jueces y juezas en España, la formación en perspectiva de género ya existe en tres niveles principales: en el temario de oposición; en la escuela judicial para las nuevas promociones; y en cursos específicos de formación continua, de 50 horas y obligatorios para acceder a cualquier especialidad desde hace 5 años.

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