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  • Wildfires are killing California's ancient giants. Can seedlings save the species?

    February 26, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    The United States National Park Service is planting giant sequoia tree seedlings in groves that were decimated by extreme wildfires in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The effort aims to preserve the endangered species as the organization doesn’t believe the trees in these areas will regenerate on their own.

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  • Mt. Everest is plagued by garbage. These Nepali women are transforming it into crafts

    February 25, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Tharu community, Nepal, Kathmandu

    A coalition of local businesses in Kathmandu, Nepal, is sorting non-recyclable waste collected from mountaineering activities in the Himalayan mountains. Once it is sorted, skilled Indigenous craftswomen make it into new products, like placemats and jewelry boxes, to earn a living.

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  • تجفيف الطماطم .. حل للتغلب على التغير المناخي وفقد المحصول

    February 25, 2024 |

    رصيف22 (Rassef22) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Egypt

    تجفيف الطماطم في صعيد مصر يساهم في تقليل الفاقد في المحصول بسبب ارتفاع درجات الحرارة وتحديات تغير المناخ.تفرز وتغسل وتقطع الطماطم وتنشر لتجف في الشمس مع إضافة الملح والكبريت ومن ثم تبدأ مرحلة التعبئة والتصدير، وساهمت هذه العملية في توفير فرص عمل، وتقليل الهدر الزراعي، وباتت مصر رائدة في صناعة تجفيف الطماطم.

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  • Courtroom watchdog program holds Los Angeles judges accountable

    February 23, 2024 |

    AfroLA |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Volunteers with CourtWatch LA attend court sessions throughout the county to take notes on proceedings, which help to inform the Rate My Judge platform run by de-carceration nonprofit La Defensa. Watchdog groups like CourthWatch LA provide oversight on the criminalization of income and race in court, as Black and Latino residents are disproportionately effected by unjust rulings and treatment.

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  • The 15-Minute City Is Saving My Life

    February 22, 2024 |

    Next Avenue |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that encourages planners to develop neighborhoods that are easily accessible within a 15-minute walk, bike or public transit ride. The 15-minute city idea promotes health and wellness by encouraging residents to walk and bike more, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fosters a sense of community among locals.

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  • Eine Metropole entfernt ihre Autobahn – ein Rezept gegen Versiegelung und Wohnraumnot?

    February 22, 2024 |

    Riffreporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Seit die Stadt Rochester im US-Bundesstaat New York begonnen hat, die Stadtautobahn zurückzubauen, ist dort Platz für Bürgersteige und Radwege. Zudem kommt die Natur langsam zurück – und der Verkehrskollaps blieb aus. Doch das Beispiel zeigt auch, wie wichtig es ist, die Bürger in die Planungen miteinzubeziehen.

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  • How Mill Creek mobile home residents bought the land under their feet

    February 21, 2024 |

    The Everett Daily Herald (HeraldNet) |

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    Response Location: United States, Mill Creek, Washington

    ROC USA helps residents of manufactured home communities form co-ops to purchase the property their homes are built on, giving residents more stability and control over where they live. The organization has helped create 312 manufactured home communities in 21 states since 2008.

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  • Chatham Maternity Care Center bucks trend of rural maternity closures

    February 21, 2024 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Siler City, North Carolina

    As rural hospitals stopped providing maternity care, Chatham Hospital opened a new Maternity Care Center in September 2020. The five-bed unit provides care to low-risk mothers and newborns and is staffed with family physicians trained in obstetrics and surgery, to keep costs down. In three years, the Maternity Care Center has delivered 402 babies, with birth volumes gradually increasing each year.

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  • How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speeders

    February 21, 2024 |

    Solutionaries |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Altavista, Virginia

    The police department in Altavista, Virginia, installed traffic cameras in school zones that help catch people going 10 miles per hour or more above the speed limit during the beginning and end of the school day. The $100 tickets issued for speed violations deter the behavior and reduce the occurrence of accidents involving pedestrians.

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  • Wildlife Crossings Can Mend a Landscape

    February 21, 2024 |

    Sierra Club |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    The Netherlands built nearly 3,000 wildlife crossings over and under roads, railways, and waterways to reduce habitat fragmentation, allowing wildlife to roam freely without becoming roadkill.

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