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  • Yankees Suck Slightly Less After Joining the Paris Climate Agreement

    April 05, 2019 |

    Gizmodo |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The New York Yankees are the first and only baseball team to sign onto the United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action Framework. In doing so they hope to lead their fanbase into committing to five principles: making systemic changes to improve environmental responsibility; reducing overall climate impact; education; promoting sustainable consumption; and advocating. The team has recently hired their first environmental science advisor, but they still have a long way to go to achieve the goal of “net-zero emission economy of 2050”.

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  • Winning the War on Poverty

    April 04, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Canada's poverty level has decreased by at least 20% between 2015 and 2017, helped in part due to a new methodology in solving poverty. Rather than disincentivizing collaboration, advocates got together to create community wide structures that studied the root causes of poverty in their regions and then came up with solutions in partnership with people in poverty, business, non-profits, and the government; what began with six cities now encompasses 344 towns. Of the changes that have come from this, some notable issues include raising the minimum wage and expanding the national child benefit.

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  • Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income Communities

    April 04, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Dozens of states across the US are adopting programs that offer solar power for low-income communities in order to cut down on their utility costs and provide renewable energy that they previously would not have had access to. Some of these programs also incorporate other social goals into their programs, such as offering job training or developing sites of backup energy should there an outage. Solar development is currently one of the fastest growing industries in the US, and analysts predict that the nation will be able to hold over 2,000 megawatts of solar capacity this year alone.

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  • How a Bipartisan Caucus Aimed to Change U.S. House Rules

    April 04, 2019 |

    CivicStory |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Shortly following the 2018 Midterm elections in the U.S. House of Representatives, a group of legislators known as the Problem Solvers Caucus used their numbers to change House rules easing the passage of bipartisan legislation. After working to build consensus on issues like health care, infrastructure, gun control, and immigration since 2013, the congressional membership organization noticed that their bipartisan bills often did not receive a fair chance due to the significant power that Speaker and committee chairs held in deciding which bills advanced. Their "Break the Gridlock" reforms changed that.

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  • 'Someone To Speak For You': Low-Income Tenants Get Lawyers For Housing Court

    April 03, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    New York City has pioneered one of the nation's first programs to provide free legal services to low-income tenants under threat of eviction. Recent studies have indicated that evictions declined more in cities that had implemented right to counsel, and more cities are looking to follow New York's example as they work to prevent housing instability and homelessness.

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  • SEPTA quietly decriminalizes jumping turnstiles, lowers fines

    April 03, 2019 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania’s Transit Authority, SEPTA, has decriminalized fare evasion, with those who are caught facing a $25 fine. This is down from the prior $300 tickets that were issued in the past. The move toward decriminalization is part of a larger shift in the region for the criminal justice system to be less punitive and more rehabilitative, focusing more on addressing root causes of behavior.

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  • The Living Machine: Collier's 24-year water filtration experiment is a success

    April 03, 2019 |

    Changing Florida |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    An experimental water treatment plant in Florida has been performing as efficiently as other conventional treatment plants for the last 24 years. Known as the Living Machine of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, it filters 6,000 gallons of wastewater per day and is inspired by how natural wetlands and marshlands filter water. While government officials were skeptical at first, the Living Machine continues to pass monthly inspections, is less costly, and is not as noisy so visitors can enjoy the wildlife in the sanctuary.

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  • In effort to prevent overdose deaths, state plans to put ‘NaloxBoxes' in public buildings

    April 03, 2019 |

    Portland Press Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Augusta, Maine

    As states continue to tackle a nationwide opioid crisis, one tactic that is being tried is making treatments of overdoses more accessible. By installing boxes containing the overdose reversal drug naloxone in public places, the state of Maine hopes to not only save lives, but also decrease stigma and increase communication.

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  • Federal agencies say Maine will have to rely on small businesses for job growth

    April 02, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    Local governments in Maine support small businesses in order to boost the economy throughout the state. With Small Businesses Development Centers scattered throughout the state, businesses and entrepreneurs are able to get loans, business plans, and other resources to help them succeed.

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  • How has Ohio Stepped Up Measures to Combat Sexual Violence?

    March 31, 2019 |

    Eye On Ohio |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Across Ohio, legislators, organizations, and activists have improved prevention and response measures to sexual assault. The state has seen the opening of 14 new rape crisis centers, statewide legislation, increased support for survivors and their families, and the establishment of on-campus programs. Each initiative offers different services, but all seek to shift the culture and provide a more well-rounded approach to sexual assault for Ohio residents.

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