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  • First Nations Fight to Protect the Rare Spirit Bear from Hunters

    October 26, 2017 |

    National Geographic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    In British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, the Kitasoo/Xai’Xais First Nations have been striving for decades to save the spirit bear, also known as Kemode bears, from trophy hunters. Since 1999, the indigenous community has started an ecotourism industry that benefits the tribe and wildlife, have worked with Canadian government to preserve 85% of the rainforest, and have most recently been advocating to ban trophy hunting across the rainforest.

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  • The Fight to Fix America's Broken Bail System

    October 25, 2017 |

    Governing |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Jails are overcrowded with inmates awaiting their trial and who didn't have the money to make bail. Across the country states are trying to implement new policies to deny high-risk felons bail, while conducting risk assessments to see if inmates would be a safety concern if they were released until their trial. Many plans have been developed but the big bail business remains a barrier.

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  • What Happened After California Revolutionized Sex Ed

    October 25, 2017 |

    Broadly |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    California does well when it comes to healthy teen sex behaviours, but the Healthy Youth Act has pushed this even further. This act provides a more comprehensive education including LGBTQ relationships, medical accuracy etc.

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  • With storms intensifying and oceans on the rise, Boston weighs strategies for staying dry

    October 24, 2017 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston and other flood-vulnerable areas are having to build for the future to prevent water damage from hurricanes and other natural disasters, especially as climate change makes storms stronger and bigger. Boston is researching the feasibility of a seawall as well as building other barriers at critical points, attention is being paid to preventive efforts in order to minimize future damages.

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  • Portland takes page from Eugene on homelessness

    October 24, 2017 |

    Portland Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Homelessness and lack of affordable housing is a problem in Portland, as it is in many other places around the country. The Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good in Portland is trying to tackle these issues by looking to how Eugene has created solutions such as Opportunity Villages and Conestoga Huts.

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  • Should health agencies in the Mahoning Valley give needles to addicts?

    October 22, 2017 |

    The Vindicator |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Youngstown, Ohio

    As the opioid crisis continues to impact all areas of the United States, local governments are starting to try solutions they previously had dismissed. In Ohio, this means implementing needle exchange programs with the aim of reducing the spread of communicable diseases.

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  • Why Cities Shouldn't Bend Over Backwards for Corporations

    October 18, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    Flirting with a corporation can end badly. In exchange for city-wide wireless broadband, Kansas City gave Google near-free rein including fast permitting, free office space, low fees, and taxpayer funds. A few years later, Google restructured to become Alphabet and started cancelling hundreds of hook-ups.

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  • 3 years ago, Stockton, California, was bankrupt. Now it's trying out a basic income.

    October 18, 2017 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration is a new project that hopes to help counteract the loss of jobs and income due to automation and technology. The project will give a random sample of residents money each month ('basic income') and they will track what these individuals spend the extra money on.

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  • Here's what Cleveland can learn from Toledo's new Lead Paint Ordinance

    October 17, 2017 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Toledo, Ohio

    Houses, schools, and childcare centers built before 1978 may pose a lead poisoning health risk. Cities, such as Toledo, are requiring the completion of lead inspections to combat the problem and encourage better home maintenance.

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  • How Iceland is Fighting the Gender Pay Gap

    October 17, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

    Iceland may be "the best country in the world for gender equality" but women get paid 30 percent less than men. Trade unions and businesses united to fix the problem. They reevaluated people's salaries through a point system, regardless of their gender. Now, the government has decided all companies in Iceland will have to implement the system, or pay a fine.

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