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  • Why you don't hear about the ozone layer anymore

    November 24, 2021 |

    Vox |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    In 1987 ozone levels above Antartica had dropped by fifty percent. Scientists convened to discover the cause and found it was being depleted due to a chemical called chloroflourinecarbons commonly found in aerosol cans. In order to tackle the problem, scientists and leaders created public conferences to inform the public. The conferences created public pressure on world leaders to act and eventually led to the "Montreal Protocol," which called for the phasing out of CFC's. By 1989 consumption of CFC's plummeted. The ozone started healing and by 2065 is expected to completely recover.

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  • Medicare Model Helps States Control Costs – Within Limits

    November 22, 2021 |

    The American Leader |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Montana

    A cost-negotiation approach similar to the one used by the federal Medicare program has saved states like Montana and New Jersey millions of dollars negotiating their state employee health insurance plans. In Montana, the state fired its major insurance carrier and set the rates it would pay health providers for care and procedures, rather than vice versa. In New Jersey, a much bigger state, the program was modified by requiring hospitals and providers to reveal its prices and then grouping hospitals by zip code and asking the state's big insurance carrier for bids geographically on that basis.

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  • Areas hard hit by B.C. drought now the target of bottled water corporations

    November 21, 2021 |

    The Narwhal |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Merville, British Columbia

    The Merville Water Guardians, the Canadian Freshwater Alliance, and K’ómoks First Nation successfully prevented rezoning that would allow water to be drawn from shared aquifers, bottled, and sold for private profits. Protests at District board meetings, letter writing campaigns, petitions, and door-to-door campaigning led the District board to vote against the rezoning and sign an historic agreement to collaboratively manage and conserve water with the K’ómoks First Nation.

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  • Slow But Steady Progress: Inside Nigeria's Effort To End Open Defecation

    November 19, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    In 2012, the federal government and the United Nations created the Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN). Through this partnership, they were able to engage community leaders, get them to mobilize, and organize community meetings. Six years later hundreds of communities gained an "Open Defecation Free" status, going from 47 million to 38.4 million people who engage in open defecation.

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  • Green Jobs Offer Ex-Offenders a Career Path after Prison

    November 18, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    At Florida's Everglades Correctional Institution, incarcerated men teach a course offered through a college correspondence school that can lead to certification to work as a wastewater treatment plant operator, a well-paying green-industry job in high demand. An incarcerated journalist tells the story of how demanding lessons in chemistry, microbiology, and algebra prepare students for the state certification exam. Hundreds have taken the course and many have found jobs in the industry after prison, although many employers remain reluctant to hire people with felony records.

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  • Coloradans have been purchasing their own mobile home parks to keep them affordable. But the resident-owned model also comes with challenges, and limitations

    November 16, 2021 |

    KSJD |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    As rents at mobile home parks continue to rise, a Colorado law giving park residents first dibs on buying the park has led to resident-owned parks across the state. Several of these parks are run as co-ops, with resident-elected governing boards that have a mandate to keep rents low. A governing body made up of residents creates community buy-in and accountability for how the park is run. Purchasing and running a park is expensive, so organizations like Homes Fund help residents find funding for the initial purchase.

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  • Can 'the people' solve climate change? France decided to find out.

    November 15, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: France

    In order to cut carbon emissions in France, President Emmanuel Macron created an assembly of 150 randomly selected citizens. The citizens "convention on climate" met and deliberated for months before releasing 149 proposals on how the government should address climate change. Although only 10 made it into law without being altered, and 36 others were included form, the final legislation was one of the most comprehensive passed in the history of the country. The recommendations also garnered conversations and inspired the creation of other assemblies.

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  • Accessory Dwelling Units Expand Housing Stock Within Boulder's Growth Limits

    November 10, 2021 |

    KGNU Community Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Boulder made building accessory dwelling units (ADUs) easier by loosening regulations so that more can be built. ADUs, which can be attached to or behind a main house, address issues of affordable housing and housing availability by providing smaller units with everything someone needs, including a kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping quarters. ADUs tap into existing utility lines, and the smaller spaces are more energy efficient, which means that they are cheaper for tenants and more eco-friendly. Other cities, seeing the affordable housing and environmental benefits, have jumped on the ADU bandwagon.

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  • Tvarka, netrukus pasieksianti ir Lietuvą: kaip Švedijai pavyko tėčius išsiųsti auginti vaikų, kad mamos galėtų grįžti į darbą

    November 10, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    8 iš 10 švedų vyrų naudojasi vaiko priežiūros atostogomis. To pavyko pasiekti nustačius 3 mėn neperleidžiamų atostogų dienų normą. Jomis nepasinaudojus, vaiko priežiūros atostogų trukmė trumpėja. Ar galėtų iš švedų pasimokyti Lietuva, siekianti kuo anksčiau grąžinti mamas į darbo rinką?

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  • From Heaps of Garbage, Lagos Improves on Waste Disposal, Sanitation

    November 10, 2021 |

    This Day Live |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Cleaner Lagos project works to clean up the state, aiming toward maintaining a clean and healthy environment at all times. From waste management services to incentivized waste sorting and stricter regulations, the project has helped to reduce the spread of diseases caused by poor sanitation across the state.

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