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Through waste management eTrash2Cash is saving planet earth, helping women access healthcare

Olorunisola Abe

December 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

eTrash2Cash strives to create a healthy, sustainable zero-waste society by collecting trash and recycling it to become useful resources. It does this by employing women with low incomes to do the waste collection and recycling and in turn, provides them with social incentives like access to healthcare. So far, eTrash2Cash has diverted over 10,000 metric tons of trash out of landfills across four states and has trained 200 women on how to upcycle plastics.

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Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India

Rebecca George

December 14, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Odisha

A conservationist dedicated 1.7 acres in Odisha, India, to farm and conserve native rice varieties in an effort to revive resilient crops and food systems in the country after many were abandoned for high-yield varieties. The seeds are shared with small farmers across several states.

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California Seeks Native American Help After Years of Environmental Abuse

Carl Smith

December 05, 2022 |

Governing |

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Response Location: Big Pine Paiute, United States, Owens Valley, California

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) works with local indigenous people to discuss indicators of climate change and how best to mitigate it. The office crafts reports with input from more than 40 tribes in the state to ensure officials are responding to climate change in the most effective ways, using indigenous knowledge and voices to help lead their efforts.

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Farming After Disaster in Eastern Kentucky

Katie Myers Rowan Roudebush

December 01, 2022 |

WMMT |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Letcher County, Kentucky

Several organizations, researchers, and area farmers alike are working to get local farmers back on track after catastrophic flooding in the summer of 2022 destroyed many farmers’ crops, tools, and homes by focusing on shifting toward more climate-resilient farming practices and providing resources like compost deliveries to help replenish soil.

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Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions (with fines!) Should Utah do the same?

Ben Winslow

November 14, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Strict laws put in place to regulate water waste have caused a 26% decrease in water use since 2002. Through practices like limiting outdoor watering and water recycling by The Southern Nevada Water Authority, the state has seen a 26 billion gallon reduction in the last year alone.

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Hope in a bottle: A glass recycling project is helping Louisiana reverse the effects of coastal erosion

Sarah Ravits

November 14, 2022 |

Gambit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Powered by the ReCoast Initiative, Glass Half Full recycles glass to turn it into sand needed to replenish Louisiana’s coastline and regrow native marsh plants like various grasses and willow trees. The group also uses social media to explain topics like coastal erosion and the importance of restoration efforts like Glass Half Full to a wider audience.

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The Forest Underground: How an Australian Missionary Regrew the African Sahel

Jayson Casper

November 10, 2022 |

Christianity Today |

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Response Location: Niger, Maradi

Farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) allows local farmers who faced devastation to their crops due to drought to bring their land back to life and aid in reforestation. Over 20 years, the project has regenerated 200 million trees, improved crop yields by 30% and the concept of FMNR is practiced in 29 countries around the world.

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Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching

Ray Levy Uyeda

September 26, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cheyenne River Reservation, United States, South Dakota

Regenerative agriculture — a technique originally developed by Native peoples — is a farming practice that can not only improve the quality of farms and their products but also serves as a response to growing climate change concerns. While regenerative agriculture currently only accounts for 10% of farms and ranches today, the numbers are slowly increasing.

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Great Salt Lake a sovereign entity 'worthy of legal rights,' group says

Ben Winslow

September 12, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Save Our Great Salt Lake is a group rallying local environmental activists to push legislators to care for the Great Salt Lake and take legislative action before the ecosystem collapses. Though it will be a long, uphill battle the group’s efforts have already led to some progress from local government, such as the newly built wastewater treatment plant that aims to get more water to the Great Salt Lake.

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How Portland is Leaning on Neighborhood Teams to Improve Heat Wave Response

Isabella Garcia

August 02, 2022 |

Portland Mercury |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

The Ground Support Guest Transportation Unit offers a city-run alternative to relying on rideshare and cabs to transport people to cooling shelters by relying on Portland’s Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET), a volunteer-run neighborhood group that provides services during times of need. During a July 2022 heatwave, the program received 215 ride requests, 138 of which were completed by NET volunteers.

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