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Among Both Visitors and Staff, National Park Service Looks to Grow Diversity

Safia Samee Ali

August 07, 2016 |

NBC News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th Anniversary, employees and rangers are turning their attention towards maximizing diversity and increasing a culture of inclusiveness amongst park visitors and employees. From taking a concrete political stance to recruiting a diverse group of celebrity park ambassadors, the national parks hope to bridge the gaps between what America looks like and the story our parks tell of our history.

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How Congress made micro-hydro easier for mountain towns

Allen Best

July 25, 2016 |

Mountain Town News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Grand Lake, Colorado

Micro-hydro projects in the United States have become much more accessible and more financially viable since Congress passed a law in 2013 making it easier for small hydroelectric projects to get federal approval. Specifically, water treatment plants that can retrofit their systems to generate electricity are an excellent energy opportunity. The plant in Grand Lake now produces more electricity than it consumes.

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Taking a conservative approach to clean energy

Elizabeth Dunbar

July 25, 2016 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

As consumers across the country increasingly demand access to cleaner, more affordable energy and traditional coal plants become more expensive to operate, a new group is working to give conservatives a voice in natural gas, wind, and solar energy policies. Though any bi-partisan agreement on climate change has so far seemed impossible to broach, a growing number of Republicans are in agreement about clean energy, and aim to reframe the debate to get conservatives back to the table.

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How a new source of water is helping reduce conflict in the Middle East

Rowan Jacobson

July 19, 2016 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Israel experienced extreme drought a few years ago and its water supply was very low. National campaigns to install desalination plants have helped Israel turnaround its inadequate water supply into a surplus. The water scientists who have helped make this surplus see an opportunity for water diplomacy and the de-politicization of water in the Middle East so that more of it can be shared with other geographies.

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Campaigning to Make India's Roads Safer

David Bornstein

June 21, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, failing road safety and accident respondent systems have created a nationwide crisis. SaveLife Foundation is addressing these problems head on, through outreach, legal battles, and innovative solutions to ineffective government policy.

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How Turin is converting a dead industrial area into an innovation hub

Simone D'Antonio

June 03, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy, Turin

Turin used to be a bustling hub for the automobile industry but since then it has been left as a dead industrial area. The Ex-incet development aims to change this by using an old company's headquarters to be the site where innovation and creativity can be brought together as people from different sectors work under the same roof.

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Climate change is rewiring government-citizen relationships

Alec Appelbaum

May 30, 2016 |

Newsweek |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As climate change drastically alters the land, sea, and how humans subsist in the face of a changing environment, governments are finding that traditional methods of development are no longer sufficient or sustainable. To adapt, governing bodies around the world are turning to their citizens - especially those most at-risk to the effects of climate change - to lend their ideas and experiences to ensure better, more sustainable development for the future.

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From adversaries to allies in the fight for forest health

JR Logan

May 29, 2016 |

The Taos News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

Locals around Taos, New Mexico take control over forest thinning efforts as part of The Collaborative Stewardship program. Rather than import larger thinning companies to work on local forests, the program sells plots of land to residents with timber experience, and these locals have a year to thin their allotted forest area.

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Separation Anxiety

Avery Trufelman

May 17, 2016 |

99% Invisible |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

Garbage is an ever-mounting issue in cities around the world, as emerging economies adopt the single-use consumerism habits of the West and disposal of solid waste material becomes increasingly problematic. The city of Taipei has implemented some clever ways to help encourage citizens to reduce their trash generation - including unusual "singing garbage trucks" and making garbage disposal a more publicly visible process - while increasing incentives to compost and recycle.

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Preparing cities for warmer and wetter weather

Eleanor Klibanoff

May 12, 2016 |

WHYY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is the second most flood prone state in the United States. Many city and county governments, however, are working to prevent and protect the state from detrimental damage. They have created sustainable infrastructure initiatives and flood insurance policies to plan and prepare for flooding.

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