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  • Should California look to Massachusetts to fix its housing crisis?

    September 13, 2017 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    The California Legislature, inspired by a decades-old Massachusetts affordable housing bill, recently passed SB 35. However, a few differences distinguish the two bills. In Massachusetts, the 40B bill fast-tracks development projects that include 20% affordable units in cities that have below the mandated amount of affordable housing. California’s bill rewards affordable housing projects, but it also rewards projects with above-average income housing. Still, the bill is a big step forward in the fight for more affordable housing at the state level.

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  • Clean Energy's Role in Recession Recovery

    September 12, 2017 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    Response Location: United States

    There are state differences in green investment and this can affect the economy of each, especially post-recession. Green investing can create more jobs and have an indirect impact by encouraging more business due to cheaper electric bills from greater use of renewable energy.

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  • Innovative but dull: disaster insurance is starting to pay off

    September 11, 2017 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    When disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, strike the recovery can be very expensive. Insurance has been found to be key in order to quickly get funds to help relief efforts.

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  • The Big Payoff From Restoring Coastal Wetlands When Hurricanes Strike

    September 07, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: United States

    Hurricanes and big storms have the power to cause damage and death to the areas affected, and building barriers is expensive. Coastal restoration could be a better alternative, rebuilding green infrastructure to help break up waves and storm power before it reaches land.

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  • D.C. offers amnesty to parents who are behind in child support

    September 07, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Billions of dollars in child support goes unpaid every year in the United States, but not all of those parents missing payments are negligent deadbeats - many are unemployed, incarcerated, or have disabilities that are prohibitive to earning enough money. A new amnesty program in Washington D.C. is taking a closer look at individual cases to determine which parents may just need an extra boost to help find a job or otherwise make their payments, and is forgiving debt while providing grants and other resources to help them support their children.

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  • How good government can limit hurricane damage

    September 07, 2017 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A look at how improved policies and procedures can help prevent the catastrophic amounts of property damage caused by the increasingly frequent "super storms" like hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Cities like New York and Philadelphia may offer creative development models that coastal cities in the path of future storms can emulate.

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  • After its dams came down, a river is reborn

    September 04, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Removing dams pays back dividends by restoring ecological diversity. In Washington State, the decommissioning of the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams began a decades-long process of restoring the Elwha River’s floodplain. By studying the river and learning from their failures, researchers are learning the best ways to maintain salmon populations and foster an environment more resilient to climate change.

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  • How Cities Say No to Military Equipment for Their Police

    August 31, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    Putting more military weapons and other tactical gear in the hands of local law enforcement has little or no effect on crime, but does make police violence more likely. After the Trump administration lifted a loophole-ridden Obama-era policy restricting the distribution of such gear to local agencies, some local lawmakers sought to impose their own restrictions. But police continue to find ways to arm themselves as if for war, making them more likely to overreact to routine problems, with predictably violent outcomes.

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  • New Zealand Tries a Different Kind of Private Prison

    August 31, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland

    The privatized prison system is largely skewed against inmates, as most are funded based on the number of individuals incarcerated, creating a disincentive to invest in the rehabilitation and comprehensive treatment of inmates. But the Wiri prison in Auckland is piloting a new approach that focuses on the greater good: the government pays the prison for positive results based on recidivism rates and improved outcomes for inmates, especially the Maori minority.

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  • Malawian Farmers Adapt in the Face of Climate Change

    August 31, 2017 |

    Earth Island |

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    Response Location: Malawi, Lunzu

    Malawian farmers have been hit hard by climate change over the last two farming seasons, and have thus seen a drop in agricultural production. To combat these losses, agriculture experts have begun implementing climate-smart farming practices that allow them to "sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience (adaptation), reduce greenhouse gas emissions where possible, and help with achievement of national food security and development goals" according to the Food and Agricultural Organization.

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