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Making Yellow School Buses a Little More Green

Ellen Rosen

January 22, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Public school districts are gradually transitioning to electric buses. Electric utilities, concerned about environmental impacts and overloading the grid, are helping to cover the high price tag.

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How 17 Outsize Portraits Rattled a Small Southern Town

Audra Burch

January 21, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Newnan, Georgia

The small Southern city of Newnan, GA considered themselves to be a fairly open and accepting place. This attitude was shattered when 17 huge portraits of ordinary people who make up Newnan were hung across the city and prompted a racially-tinged backlash. The purpose of the portraits was to open up a dialogue around the diversity in the city, but it also exposed new and hidden racial tensions. The portraits were ultimately allowed to stay up, but the conversations surrounding the issue are ongoing.

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Youth Teaching Tech To Seniors Fosters Generational Connections

Megan Kamerick

January 20, 2020 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

How does one Albuquerque organization address social isolation among senior citizens? It recruits teens to teach technologies 101. Teeniors creates intergenerational relationships by encouraging teens to spend time with seniors and teach them how to adequately use technology like smart phones or computer applications.

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A Vision for a Just recovery - La Marana's work Post Hurricane Maria

Ambika Samarthya-Howard

January 20, 2020 |

New Haven Independent |

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Response Location: United States, Puerto Rico

La Maraña, a nonprofit in Puerto Rico, created a model for how communities could recover from disasters like the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. By including community voices in the design and planning process of recovery projects — which can focus on water, food, energy, roads, communication, or security — the organization hopes the projects are more likely to succeed and promote longterm community civic engagement.

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Construyendo un hogar para los niños migrantes

María José Carmona

January 15, 2020 |

Equal Times |

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Response Location: Spain

Según datos de Unicef, más de 8.200 niños y niñas entraron a Europa entre enero y junio de 2019 a través de las fronteras de Grecia, Italia, Bulgaria o España. De ellos, el 34% viajaba solo o sin sus progenitores. La mayoría de estos menores ingresan a centros de acogida que no cuentan con personal y recursos suficientes para garantizar la atención individual que necesitan. En este contexto, la opción de acogerlos en familias voluntarias se ha convertido en una solución temporal para niños y niñas en situación de desamparo.

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Important lessons for Philadelphia from Chicago's three-year decline in gun violence

The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board

January 10, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Since 2016, Chicago has seen a 37% decrease in homicides with a comprehensive, targeted approach toward violence. The city developed a multi-pronged approach, including a collaboration between foundations and funders, a partnership that analyzed police decision-making, resource allocation toward a new gun-violence-focused prosecution unit, and targeted investment in high-risk individuals. With such success, cities like Philadelphia – also experiencing an increase in homicides – look to Chicago for lessons learned.

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Can new bus lines chart a course to better travel options in the West?

Carl Segerstrom

January 09, 2020 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

Private bus companies are beginning to offer an alternative method of transportation in the American West. As younger travelers seek to reduce their carbon footprint, companies like Flixbus are stepping in where rail connections are still lacking. Especially when compared to flying or owning a car, buses offer a carbon-efficient form of travel over long distances. Companies like Flixbus also offer convenience, meeting travelers on university campuses.

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Zero bikers or pedestrians were killed by cars in Oslo last year: What can the U.S. learn from its success?

Adele Peters

January 09, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: Norway, Oslo

Oslo, Norway saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019. The success comes from infrastructure redesign, increased traffic enforcement, overall policy prioritization of road safety, and collaboration between residents, organizations, and government. In the United States, many cities are working toward “Vision Zero” – zero pedestrian and cycling deaths – and are looking to Oslo as an example.

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What it Takes to Keep Independent Grocery Stores Open in Rural Communities

Stephanie Parker

January 07, 2020 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Wimbledon, North Dakota

Small, rural grocery stores around the country keep their doors open by using creative, cross-sector financing, recruiting local volunteers, and thinking outside the box as many residents move closer to urban areas. One such store in Wimbledon, North Dakota re-organized as a non-profit and applied for government funds as well as opened a community cafe within the store to boost traffic and revenue.

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To safeguard their future, Pacific Islanders look to the past

Maria Gallucci

January 07, 2020 |

Grist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Micronesia, Yap

Canoes have long been used to navigate the seas, but navigators in the state of Yap in Micronesia are making modifications to the practice to make it more efficient and climate-thinking forward. The canoes, which run on biodiesel produced from coconuts and come equipped with solar panels, are helping to fill a gap for providing resources to isolated communites and also help decrease the complete reliance on trans-ocean freighters.

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