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  • Even rural America can have good public transportation

    July 23, 2014 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Aspen, Colorado

    Rural areas are known for requiring tourists to rent a car in order to move around, which can be a significant added expense. But Aspen has developed a bus system that can bring residents or tourists from Aspen to suburban areas and back, and the area is also well geared to bicycle use.

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  • LED street lighting kindles interest in Michigan

    July 10, 2014 |

    Midwest Energy News |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    As the traditional sodium vapor lamps used for decades in street lights begin to burn out and need replacement, many municipalities, like Detroit, are turning to LED lighting - thanks to rebates and conscientious consumer demand. Though they sometimes have higher up-front costs, LEDs have multiple benefits including long-term cost savings (as they require less maintenance), increased energy efficiency, better lighting that can help decrease crime, and less light pollution and glare.

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  • State officials promise tougher approach on nitrates contaminating groundwater

    July 07, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Worthington, Minnesota

    Minnesota farmers are closely following the debate over how best to manage nitrates. Many farmers—no one knows the number exactly–are already taking action to lower their use of nitrates, which can contaminate water.

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  • A decade of homelessness: Thousands in S.F. remain in crisis

    June 27, 2014 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Between 2004 and 2014, San Francisco’s mayor attempted to rid the city of chronic homelessness with a ten-year plan. Despite dramatic successes in moving thousands of homeless from the streets, the homeless population numbers remain the same and chronic homelessness may never be eradicated. In reexamining the problems from the ten-year plan, the current administration has new ideas to decrease their number of homeless.

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  • A Case Study in Lifting College Attendance

    June 10, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    Delaware has been working to make sure that all college-ready graduates, regardless of socioeconomic status, make it to college. With financial reasons standing in the way of many qualified students, the state has worked on multiple levels to make this a possibility.

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  • Boston: There's an App for That

    June 10, 2014 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston had a hard time solving civic problems efficiently and holding its leadership accountable. In response, a team in the Mayor's office was charged with "making Boston better through clever, low-cost hacks" such as a mobile app that allows residents to send government service requests to City Hall.

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  • One Hospital Tells Bronx's Sick: You Call Us, We'll Call You

    June 03, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hospitals in New York improve healthcare quality and reduce medical costs by staying in frequent contact with patients requiring frequent or long-term care. Montefiore's Accountable Care Organization pulls in care providers from across the medical and social spectrum to improve patient health while curbing expenses.

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  • Desert city uses water, then uses it again

    May 27, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson has slashed its per capita water consumption by more than a third, and one of the more startling ways it's done that is by reusing water after it's flushed down the toilet or run through a washing machine.

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  • The Quinoa Quarrel

    April 17, 2014 |

    Harper's Magazine |

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    Response Location: Bolivia, Altiplano

    The solution is quinoa, the problem is a bit more complicated. As the human population increases alongside environmental challenges like water scarcity and climate change, quinoa shines as the answer to what can withstand these looming problems. But who owns this crop and do they have to share? Native to the Altiplano region in South America, this plant must be adapted to live and thrive successfully elsewhere. Despite controversy over the rights to the seed, several researchers and farmers are working to ensure the seed lives on even if the dispute drags on.

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  • A first in Minnesota, cities launch system to treat, stash water underground

    April 16, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Michael, Minnesota

    Capturing water during times of plenty, storing it underground, and pulling it out later when it's needed—it's a strategy used in the western and southeastern parts of the country, and now, for the first time, in Minnesota.

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