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In the Scar of New Mexico's Largest Wildfire, a Legal Battle Is Brewing: What Is Victims' Suffering Worth?

Patrick Lohmann Byard Duncan

January 04, 2024 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States, New Mexico

New Mexico law would allow wildfire victims to seek compensation for noneconomic damages. But the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency said the federal law that established a compensation fund for a wildfire accidentally started by the U.S. Forest Service limits payments to tangible losses. Now, victims are suing the agency, claiming it improperly denied them compensation that they need to rebuild.

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In Juneau, Alaska, a carbon offset project that's actually working

Taylor Kate Brown

January 04, 2024 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Juneau, Alaska

To mitigate the carbon dioxide emissions generated by tourism, the community in Juneau, Alaska, created the Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund as a type of carbon offset program. Tourists pay an emissions fee to the fund when doing certain excursions, and that money is used to install heat pumps for residents who earn less than 80 percent of the median income.

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How mobile home co-ops provide housing security — and climate resilience

Siri Chilukuri

January 02, 2024 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States

Mobile homeowners are buying the land their homes are on to form resident-owned cooperatives so they can upgrade infrastructure faster. This allows them to combat and adapt to climate change by installing things like solar panels and drainage systems.

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The New Mexico co-op breaking up with fossil fuels

Mary Catherine O'Connor

January 01, 2024 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, New Mexico

After years of community outreach and searching for alternate energy suppliers that didn’t rely on fossil fuels, the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative now distributes electricity from renewable energy to households and businesses in rural New Mexico.

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Peace-building lessons from the heart of Nigeria

Uchenna Igwe

December 30, 2023 |

FairPlanet |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jebbu Miango, Plateau

The community-founded Claire Aid Foundation raised money on social media to rebuild houses that were destroyed in Jebbu Miango after a violent attack on the town left families displaced and unable to afford to return.

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Keene-based syringe exchange becoming a resource for gender-affirming care

James Rinker

December 30, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

The G.R.O.W. syringe service program (SSPs) helps people who use drugs and those who need injection supplies for gender-affirming hormone therapy get access to clean syringes and safely dispose of needles. Community-based programs like G.R.O.W. also offer first-aid kits, at-home HIV tests, Narcan and personal care items. There are currently 13 SSPs registered in the state. In 2023, G.R.O.W. alone distributed more than 44,400 syringes and collected about 37,700.

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How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics

Zachary Roth

December 28, 2023 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Alaska

Some states are combining ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank candidates by order of preference, with Final Five primaries where multiple candidates advance to the general election, rather than one candidate from each major party. After implementing both reforms, Alaska saw more women run for office than in the five previous elections, and an analysis of the system found it improved representation by giving voters more choice and encouraging candidates to appeal to a wider demographic.

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California Program Trains Undocumented Residents to Become Therapists and Serve Those in the Shadows

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

December 28, 2023 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Immigrants Rising’s Mental Health Career Program helps undocumented state residents get into college and start careers as therapists and doctors. The Program’s goal is to increase the number of available undocumented therapists by making education easily accessible, thus creating more professionals who can better relate to other members of their community and provide more effective care.

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Inside New Zealand's Quest to Save Its Rotund, Flightless Parrots

Rina Diane Caballar

December 26, 2023 |

Smithsonian |

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Response Location: New Zealand

The New Zealand’s Department of Conservation and the Ngāi Tahu, the Māori tribe whose people are the traditional guardians of the critically endangered kākāpō bird, are slowly relocating the birds to predator-free sanctuary to give them a chance to thrive.

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Hurt and homeless with no place to heal: Could a successful Oregon program be a model for Clark County?

Alexis Weisend

December 23, 2023 |

The Columbian |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Central City Concern’s Evergreen Crossing provides 90 respite beds, as well as a primary care clinic to help those recovering from addiction or other illnesses avoid homelessness. People staying in the facility can recover in a stable environment, undergo further treatment, receive mental health care and work with a case manager to find a job and secure housing.

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