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America's Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, But Not By Itself

Emily Payne

October 25, 2025 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Rye Resurgence Project planted 4,000 acres of rye in Colorado's San Luis Valley, leading to a 30% reduction in soil nitrogen leaching, dramatically improved water infiltration, and reduced soil erosion and dust storms, while providing farmers with profitable markets that incentivize soil-protecting practices.

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Ventura County is turning former farmland into affordable housing for farmworkers - High Country News

Erin Rode

October 20, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

The 2016 exemption to Ventura County's strict farmland protection laws has enabled the development of nearly 700 affordable housing units for farmworkers. These rent-controlled apartments on former agricultural land provide stable housing regardless of immigration status.

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How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

Matt Simon

October 17, 2025 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology allows electric vehicles to send stored battery power back to utilities during peak demand periods. Early pilot programs in Maryland and California have demonstrated reduced grid stress, lower electricity costs, and the potential to transform millions of parked EVs into a distributed energy storage network.

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How One Country's Russian Gas Crisis Became a Green Energy Boom

Peter Yeung, Georgeta Carasiucenco

October 16, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Republic of Moldova

Moldova used government regulations and local installations of solar panels and biomass systems to respond to the Russia energy crisis, empowering local communities to create their own renewable energy cooperatives. These have helped increase the nation's renewable energy from 3% to 25% and reduce heating electricity costs in participating towns.

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Maryland needs teachers. It's filling classrooms with laid-off federal workers.

Ira Porter

October 15, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

Feds to Eds recruits laid-off federal workers to help fill teaching shortages, leveraging these candidates’ specialized experience and helping them convert their skills for the classroom. Participants can complete an alternative certification program at one of five area campuses, and 16 of the 18 students who’ve finished the program so far are now teaching in classrooms.

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Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam

Alison F. Takemura

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

Chinonso Kenneth

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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Shelter helps decrease feral cat population

Hannah Freeman

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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The Forest That Proves It: How Sudbury Reclaimed a Moonscape

Stewart Mior

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

Ayọ̀mídé Ládípọ̀

October 08, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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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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