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Want to go green and get in shape? Try 'plogging'

Nicole Spector

June 18, 2018 |

NBC News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden

Small changes to routine activities can have a large impact when everyone participates. Plogging, the act of picking up trash while jogging, is one such instance that has recently garnered widespread attention for its many benefits including improving both the health of the environment and individuals participating.

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LA Is Doing Water Better Than Your City. Yes, That LA

Matt Simon

June 12, 2018 |

Wired |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

With climate change on the horizon, Los Angeles is rushing to pull water from surprising sources. The goal: aqueous independence.

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'We no longer die in childbirth': how Indian villages saved their mothers

Amrit Dhillon

June 12, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Purabgaon, Uttar Pradesh

Villages in India were recording record high rates for maternal mortality due to a combination of factors such has poor diets and lack of education, but a women's group has started a grassroots approach to mitigating this. Known as Save a Mother, this group "aims to educate rural women about pregnancy, nutrition, immunization, delivery and care of the child," and has already seen a significant decrease in the mortality rate throughout villages.

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'Where The Need Is': Tackling Teen Pregnancy With A Midwife At School

Selena Simmons-Duffin

June 11, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In some D.C. neighborhoods with high rates of teen pregnancy, schools are stepping in with more than just school nurses; dedicated midwives have conversations with students, educating students, providing birth control, and supporting teens who have had children and continued with high school. The informal advice and constant presence in schools mean the midwives can reach students who might not have reached out otherwise, ultimately helping to prevent teen pregnancies and build healthier families.

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Kenya learns waste management from Tanzania

Leopold Obi

June 09, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Arusha

Thanks to a modernized waste-management system introduced by Tanzania in 2014, Kenya is able to see a future for fixing their quickly growing trash pollution problem.

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In Search of Solution to Detroit's Water Shutoffs, Could Philly Hold the Answer?

Jake Neher

June 08, 2018 |

WDET |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Detroit has a water affordability problem, with 100,000 water shutoffs for non-payment recorded since 2014. When faced with a similar problem, Philadelphia implemented an income tier-based water affordability program. Despite challenges, some think this is a solution to be tested in Detroit.

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How do we detoxify California's poison tap water? More democracy

Jacques Leslie

June 08, 2018 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Goshen, California

The majority of public water boards in California's San Joaquin Valley have been comprised of the same elected officials year after year. The lack of community representation on the boards as lead to many disadvantages for struggling towns where water pollution has become the norm. As evidenced in West Goshen however, diversifying the boards with local community members can lead to better water management solutions through state-funded grant opportunities.

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Restorative Flames: Igniting Oregon Forests

Delaney Young

June 07, 2018 |

University of Oregon |

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Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Ashland, Oregon

With climate change warming the planet, wildfires are becoming an increasingly worrisome issue. In Ashland, Oregon, fire crews are working to reintroduce fire to forests through prescribed burns in order to mitigate the growth of wildfires and make the forest healthier.

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India slashes heatwave death toll with series of low-cost measures

Michael Safi

June 02, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi

Extreme heat waves in India that have previously caused thousands of deaths every year are being combatted with simple public health initiatives. These impactful actions include opening up the gates to city parks so that street workers are able to seek shade, and training medical personnel to recognize early signs of heat stroke and transport patients to designated cool rooms.

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Pond saves Mara River from gold mining pollution

Jacob Mugini

June 02, 2018 |

InfoNILE |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Murito

The Mara River that runs through Tanzania and Kenya is used as a significant resource by 1.1 million people throughout the surrounding communities. For years, artisanal miners have also used the river to clean their gold, but this has polluted the river and increase chances of mercury poisoning. One community has created a gold refining pond to simultaneously continue promoting the importance of washing the gold as well as keep the pollutants out of the Mara River.

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