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What Happens to Locals' Jobs When an Abandoned Coal Mine Becomes a Tourist Spot?

Vivek Gupta

June 04, 2023 |

The Wire |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Bishrampur, Chhattisgarh

An abandoned, flooded mine in Bishrampur, India, is now an eco-tourism site where visitors can take a boat ride to a floating restaurant and locals breed fish. The new facilities offer employment for some of the residents who were left out of work when the mine closed.

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Cities Are Becoming More Like Sponges

Peter Yeung

May 30, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China, Haikou, Hainan

One of China’s many “sponge cities,” Haikou, experiences virtually no flooding after transitioning to primarily green, nature-based infrastructure instead of gray infrastructure like concrete and flood barriers. Prioritizing things like parks, wetlands, mangroves, and permeable pavement allows the city’s ground to soak up more rain.

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The TriTown Connector in Great Barrington, Stockbridge and Egremont offers on-demand ride service for everyone

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

May 30, 2023 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

The TriTown Connector is a microtransit service providing rides between three rural communities in western Massachusetts, with reduced fares for senior residents. Rides are scheduled in advance by phone and via an app, and the service has completed roughly 350 trips in its first month of operation.

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From Darkness to Light: How Lajolo, Omupo, Communities Thrive on Solar Power

Taiwo Adediran, Tolulope Ojo, Florence Akintola

May 29, 2023 |

Diamond 88.5FM |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Lajolo, Kwara

A solar-powered microgrid project brought electricity to Lajolo, Nigeria, which was previously without power.

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Where The Community Owns The Real Estate

Lucas Grindley

May 29, 2023 |

Next City |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Kensington Corridor Trust acquires properties along three blocks in its Philadelphia neighborhood to give the community agency and control over how that real estate is used, with an emphasis on keeping housing affordable. The trust has acquired 16 properties so far and has signed its first commercial tenant, providing space for a local business owner.

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Detroit resident 'leads with love' in local climate resiliency

Angela Lugo-Thomas

May 25, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Tammara Howard founded and runs the What About Us? community hub to serve the Detroit neighborhood she lives in. She plans community-building and educational events and distributes essential resources when problems like power outages occur.

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Laudato Trees Planting Program Enlists Catholic Properties to Help Increase DC's Canopy

Brian Roewe

May 25, 2023 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

A collaboration between tree-planting organizations in Washington D.C. helps Catholic church properties to plant and care for trees. The free trees are an effort to combat urban heat and benefit the local environment.

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How El Paso Is Fighting Back Against Book Bans In Texas

Christian Betancourt

May 24, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In an effort against book bans, the city council of El Paso, Texas, unanimously passed a resolution that mandates every public library in the city to include a section of banned books featuring the stories of historically marginalized people.

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Sacramento outperforms other major cities in affordable housing production but misses state quota

Ken Magri

May 23, 2023 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California, is increasing the number of affordable housing units built in the city by implementing deed restrictions that limit prices and require occupancy by low-income residents, providing free permit-ready building plans for accessory dwelling units, and prioritizing quick approvals by the city government.

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Imagine a Renters' Utopia. It Might Look Like Vienna.

Francesca Mari

May 23, 2023 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Austria, Vienna

Vienna’s public housing is affordable, full of economically diverse residents, and extremely popular. The housing units are open to almost anyone, as 80 percent of residents qualify, and once you sign a rental contract it doesn’t expire even if your income increases. Plus, the rent can only go up based on inflation if it increases by 5 percent in a year.

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