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  • 'Dignity and respect': Dominican factory vows to never be a sweatshop

    February 14, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Dominican Republic, Villa Altagracia

    In the Dominican Republic, employees at the Alta Gracia factory are paid 2.5 times the national minimum wage, a salary that is widely unheard of in the garment factories that make t-shirts and sports merchandise for American consumers. While the business has sometimes struggled to maintain investors and turn a profit, the guarantee of a living wage has introduced much deserved financial stability in the lives of workers who are often relegated to substandard conditions and minimal wages.

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  • The orchid whisperers: Rare blooms find an urban perch

    February 14, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Coral Gables, Florida

    The Million Orchid Project has been reintroducing native, endangered plants into urban areas. From planting in school yards, to city parks, to the sides of busy roads, the initiative aims to preserve biodiversity by changing the assumption that nature has to be something separate from human society. While the project is still in early phases, it has shown indicators for progress, like the reappearance of wildlife species thought to have been extinct.

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  • Zookeeper, Zookeeper Make Me A Match: How The Denver Zoo Sets Up Animal Pairs

    February 14, 2019 |

    KUNC |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Species Survival Plan Coordinators help grow zoo populations across the United States sustainably. In an interview with the vice president of Animal Care at Denver Zoo, Hollie Colahan, she explains how detailed and scientific this process is. Coordinators must have an understanding of the animals’ genetics, pedigrees, and personalities to best ensure their ability to pair up and mate.

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  • In a world drowning in trash, these cities have slashed waste by 80 percent

    February 13, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    What started as a far-out concept in Berkeley, California, the goal of becoming zero-waste has spread to cities across the world. The idea makes individuals, communities, and governments think differently about what they do with their garbage and take responsibility for their environments. In places like Shikoku, an island in Japan, they’ve implemented waste categorization, creating 34 different categories to help residents more effectively recycle and reuse their waste.

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  • Healing and hope: how Indigenous guardians are transforming conservation

    February 13, 2019 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Enrolling indigenous knowledge in environmental conservation programs empowers communities and promotes responsible land management. Conservation programs in Australia and Canada rely on indigenous communities to monitor and maintain remote and protected areas. Investment in these programs not only furthers the goal of environmental conservation, but also pays dividends by bringing jobs to indigenous communities.

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  • Is the Answer to Crime More Cops?

    February 13, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    As cities across the United States grapple with the decline in law enforcement applications and officers, New York is adapting by using a workload allocation model to figure out the number of police officers actually needed and in what positions. While other cities, like Memphis, seek private funding to hire more police officers – a model that hasn’t shown demonstrably to decrease crime.

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  • Confronting Generations of Racial Economic Injustice in Charlotte

    February 13, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    In an initiative to level the playing field for businesses led by women and people of color, cities and businesses work together to evaluate and address racial and gender disparities in the private sector. By performing studies and creating programs that partner these business with franchises like the NBA, these programs offer opportunities to work past stereotypes and discrimination.

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  • How to Cut U.S. Emissions Faster? Do What These Countries Are Doing.

    February 13, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Across the world, countries are taking heavy swings to reduce their impact on climate change. From British Columbia’s carbon tax, to Norway’s incentivization of electric vehicles, to the European Union’s legislation that ends the use of hydrofluorocarbons, the United States could learn a lot from these initiatives. As American lags behind in this effort, citing these initiatives, or even better yet, applying them all, could have a drastic impact.

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  • 'Choose Purpose': Cities Launch Ad Campaigns to Convince YOU to Work for Them

    February 13, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States

    Denver, Minneapolis, and San Francisco are a few of the cities zeroing in on the millennial desire for purpose in their careers by incorporating purposeful narratives in recruitment. Viewing government more as a brand, the cities use slogans like "Be a part of the city that you love," "Choose purpose," and "Serving community. Building careers" in their advertisements.

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  • As tobacco sales dry up, Kentucky farmers look to the state's ‘original crop' — hemp

    February 13, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cynthiana, Kentucky

    The legalization of hemp as a cash crop is showing significant benefits for farmers across the United States. Although the process of transporting the crop is still facing challenges, producers are seeing an increase in sales and revenue and a greater demand for the product.

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