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  • Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam

    October 14, 2025 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    AtmosZero's modular electric heat pump technology replaces gas-fired industrial boilers to produce steam at up to 165°C, demonstrated at New Belgium brewery where it provides 30-40% of steam needs with 200% efficiency, though at higher installation costs and lower efficiency than waste-heat systems.

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  • A Wall of Trees is Reversing Desertification and Empowering Communities in Nigeria

    October 12, 2025 |

    Triple Pundit |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Makoda, Kano

    The Wall of Trees initiative in Nigeria's Makoda village created a four-tiered barrier of windbreak, orchard, woodlot, and economic trees that tripled crop yields and provided income opportunities for 200 women, successfully reversing desertification on 15 hectares over two decades.

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  • Are Low-Emission Zones Freeing European Cities from Smog?

    October 10, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Belgium, Brussels

    European cities have implemented low-emission zones that gradually restrict older, polluting vehicles from entering designated urban areas, in an effort to reduce air pollution. While effectiveness varies by region, since implementing these zones, Brussels has seen a 36% reduction in nitrogen oxide levels over five years, and air quality improvements extending up to five kilometers beyond the zone boundaries.

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  • Behind the Curtains: Inside Nigeria's Shadow Network of Abortion Care

    October 08, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Komfot Health operates a technology-driven network providing post-abortion care and sexual reproductive health services across Nigeria. The organization trains healthcare providers to address biases, uses a chatbot system for patient triage and connects women to verified medical facilities in six states, acting as intermediaries between women seeking care and trusted healthcare providers. Since launching in 2024, Komfot Health has served over 1,790 women.

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  • The Forest That Proves It: How Sudbury Reclaimed a Moonscape

    October 08, 2025 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: Canada, Sudbury, Ontario

    The Regreening Sudbury Project transformed a lunar-like wasteland into thriving forest through decades of systematic tree planting (10+ million trees), soil amendments, and transparent open-data tracking. This resulted in a 98% reduction in air pollution and 50% recovery of fish populations while creating a replicable model for ecological restoration.

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  • Shelter helps decrease feral cat population

    October 08, 2025 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Danielsville, Georgia

    The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter uses a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program to address the county's feral cat overpopulation problem, providing free or discounted spay/neuter services with the help of grant funding, along with humane trap rentals and surgical appointments for residents who capture feral cats. With the program, TNR procedures have increased from 190 in 2024 to 250 this year.

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  • How Native Hawaiian Cultural Practices are Supporting First Responders' Mental Well-Being

    October 08, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    To address mental health challenges faced by first responders, a variety of organizations throughout the state are using Native Hawaiian cultural healing practices, such as lomilomi massages and ocean-based healing. Participants in the programs report reductions in PTSD symptoms, less stress and deeper peer connections.

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  • How Women in Adamawa Are Rebuilding Trust in Family Planning

    October 07, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombi, Adamawa

    Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency partnered with The Challenge Initiative to train female community mobilizers and service providers across nine local government areas to provide family planning care. The providers use a trust-building approach, conducting house calls and leveraging social gatherings to gradually introduce family planning concepts. Since the group began, family planning uptake has surged from about 20% to 74%.

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  • Family Planning Strengthens Agency for Women, Youth in Zimbabwe

    October 07, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council focuses on improving maternal health outcomes by providing reproductive health and family planning resources, including contraception and educational counseling, at clinics, local health facilities, and community organizations. Since 2010, the country’s maternal mortality rate has fallen and the rate of married women using modern contraceptives has reached 69%.

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  • Nigeria's Self-Care Policy Expands Women's Reproductive Choices

    October 07, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

    Thanks to Nigeria’s Self-Care Policy, residents can access free injectable contraceptives that can be administered without the support of health workers. Patients learn how to use the injectable during their first appointment at a health center and are then able to take up to a year of doses with them to administer independently each month at home. Since 2014, when the self-injectables were first introduced, the country’s rate of contraceptive prevalence has risen from 4% to 15%.

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