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  • The Corner Store Comeback

    October 02, 2024 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    Cities in the United States are changing zoning restrictions in residential areas to allow businesses like corner stores and cafes to reestablish themselves there. It’s in an effort to improve walkability, cut emissions, and build a stronger sense of community — and people are responding well.

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  • El Campell: la antigua mansión del narco Franky que ahora busca nuevas vidas para mantener un uso social

    October 02, 2024 |

    Maldita.es |

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    Response Location: Spain, Alicante

    Poco a popo, el Fondo de Bienes Decomisados por tráfico ilícito de drogas, que el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas se creó en 2003, se han desviado los bienes confiscados a entidades con fines sociales. La asociación por la Salud Mental-Marina Alta es una de las organizaciones que se ha beneficiado hasta ahora.

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  • How Community Members Shuttered a Backyard Slaughterhouse in a Small, Black Community

    September 25, 2024 |

    Sentient |

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    Response Location: United States, Lithonia, Georgia

    Animal rights group Apex Advocacy joined local activists to reenergize their fight to close a slaughterhouse that was violating zoning laws in a small, predominantly Black community. The group utilized its network to flood officials’ emails.

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  • FEMA Is Going Door-to-Door to Help Vermont Flood Victims

    September 25, 2024 |

    Seven Days |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Federal Emergency Management Agency employees are knocking on doors across Vermont to demystify the financial assistance process and help people impacted by flooding apply.

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  • 'Our plan worked': How Vienna prepared itself for a 5,000-year flood

    September 20, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Vienna’s flood risk management strategy and flood defense system are critical to protecting the city as Europe experiences one of its most flood-plagued periods. They consist of a flood control channel that eases water pressure on the river and plenty of emergency drills.

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  • London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids

    September 17, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    After a clean air zone was created in London, where vehicles have to pay a daily fee to enter unless they meet strict pollution standards, more young students in the area began walking and biking to school.

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  • All Aboard the Electric School Bus!

    September 16, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program is funding zero-emission, electric school buses and low-emission buses for schools looking to make the switch from diesel.

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  • How Rhode Island's charter schools succeeded where Minnesota's failed

    September 13, 2024 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    Rhode Island has stringent requirements for charter schools, with strong systems for oversight and accountability and provisions intended to limit harm to existing school districts and ensure the charters are representative of their communities. Charter school students in the state are making bigger standardized testing gains than their peers in traditional public schools.

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  • Why electric restaurants could be the key ingredient for cities trying to ditch fossil fuels

    September 13, 2024 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Whether encouraged by government incentives and regulations, environmental impacts, or business benefits, restaurants are switching to electric cooking appliances like induction cooktops instead of gas-powered options.

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  • The Urban Gardens Where Gender and Climate Justice Grow

    September 11, 2024 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

    The city of Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Program creates sustainable access to food by providing land and agricultural training, and it prioritizes empowering vulnerable populations, particularly women.

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