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How a new district attorney is shaking up the justice system in midcoast Maine

Beth Brogan

May 28, 2019 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Knox, Maine

The newly-elected district attorney in Maine, Natasha Irving, has started implementing restorative justice practices into the area’s criminal justice system. The use of restorative justice in this case includes offering mental health and substance abuse treatment, amongst other supportive services, and using prison as a last resort. There has been some pushback from law enforcement, but a willingness to try the new approach aimed at reducing recidivism in the region.

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Washington State Debuts Unique Tool to Reduce Gun Suicides

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

May 28, 2019 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

In Washington, state legislators have passed an innovative measure that would allow individuals to suspend their own gun rights. The bill was started as a proactive measure for those experience mental health issues to be able to prevent themselves from harming themselves in the future. While they’re still working on publicizing the new measure, those that do know about it simply have to fill out a short form at any count clerk’s office – the rest is taken care of within 24 hours.

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Millennials ‘Make Farming Sexy' in Africa, Where Tilling the Soil Once Meant Shame

Sarah Maslin

May 27, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Ghana

New “agripreneurs” are trying to bring high-tech, business-driven farming practices to Ghana, while also attempting to shift the prevailing norm that a career in farming is not equivalent to “success.” This comes in the form of creative farming practices, like raising snails, to government support, in the form of education and financial support, all hoping to bolster the agricultural ecosystem.

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A cybersecurity worker shortage in Colorado has the industry tapping veterans to fill the gap

Tamara Chuang

May 27, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Cybersecurity industry in Colorado has started recruiting and training veterans, finding that ex-military members gave what it takes to combat digital "bad guys" and other cybersecurity issues. While Colorado has fewer individuals employed by the cybersecurity industry than the majority of the country, they're finding success with their veteran training programs.

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20 years later, a small Maine town finally found a way to solve its 27,000-ton carpet dump problem

Lauren Abbate

May 24, 2019 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Warren, Maine

After sitting abandoned for 20 years, 27-thousand tons of plastic carpet are in the beginning processes of being removed. The pile, located in an old rifle range in Warren, Maine, is being transported to a local cement plant who uses such materials to burn for fuel. The disposal is being funded by the Department of Environmental Protection, but with such a massive amount, risks only being partially disposed.

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Has Seattle Found the Solution to Driving Alone to Work?

Erick Trickey

May 23, 2019 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

As Seattle's population has grown rapidly, so has the interest in and need for an efficient mass transit system. Through voter investments and smart planning, the city has managed to see a slight decline in average daily traffic while the population has grown by more than 100,000 people - and light-rail ridership has seen a dramatic increase, all markers of success.

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Cash for trees: Homegrown carbon offset program bears fruit

Ryan Lenora Brown Christopher Bendana

May 21, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Uganda, Rubirizi District

Trees for Global Benefits is a carbon offset program that aims to partner with, rather than displace, locals in countries that have space to plant forests. For instance, in the Rubirizi District in Uganda, locals are getting paid to plant trees on their land. This hopes to eliminate the negative ramifications of other carbon offset programs that have displaced native people. Still, companies should be looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions beyond bringing their problems to other countries.

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The Cities Funding Legal Defense for Immigrants

Zoe Sullivan

May 21, 2019 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

As the struggles of refugees and immigrants drudges on, a number of cities across the US are gathering funding for their legal defense. One strategy, a legal counsel program called New York Family Immigrant Unity Project, has proven so successful that it now has 19 other counties in states like Colorado and Georgia participating in their network. Beyond that, these public defense projects often comprise of both public and private dollars and are all working for the right (not guaranteed by the US Constitution) to have access to legal counsel during immigration proceedings.

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Oakland's 'Pothole Vigilantes' Take Street Repairs Into Their Own Hands

Sonja Hutson

May 20, 2019 |

KQED |

Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In Oakland, CA, two men deemed the Pothole Vigilantes have paired up to fix every pothole in the city. Made possible by crowdfunding the venture, the two have now developed public meetups to teach others how to fix potholes themselves. This has caught the attention of city officials, who, partly because of this effort, have passed a $100 million plan to repave Oakland streets.

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Stuck in detention: For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find

Natalie Yahr

May 19, 2019 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

In Dane County, Wisconsin, one of 13 sites in the nation served by a program to give immigrants held in detention access to free legal help, attorneys greatly increase the odds that their clients can successfully fight deportation by winning their release pending a final court ruling in their cases. Immigrants represented by counsel, who also are reunited with their families and can continue working, are more than six times as likely to be allowed to stay in the U.S. as those who lack legal representation.

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