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The Smart, Cheap Fix for Slow, Dumb Traffic Lights

Christopher Mims

June 07, 2024 |

Wall Street Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Google’s Green Light project uses data from internet-connected vehicles and navigation apps to adjust the timing of traffic lights to be more responsive to real-world traffic patterns. The project is already in operation in several cities — from Hamburg to Seattle — and data in those cities suggest the system yields a 30% decrease in stop-and-go traffic at intersections.

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A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America

Dan Gorenstein

June 06, 2024 |

Tradeoffs |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Modeled after a similar program in Costa Rica, Neighborhood Nursing has teams of nurses and community health workers who host weekly visits throughout the community to provide free medical care — particularly preventative care — to those who need it. Neighborhood Nursing has helped build trust between residents and healthcare workers and aims to serve more than 4,000 people within the next year.

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What do violence interrupters in Oakland do? We spoke with one to find out

Roselyn Romero

June 06, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Volunteer violence interrupters with Youth Alive — a nonprofit based in Oakland, California — are breaking cycles of violence by providing immediate support to victims and their families after a crime. They receive tips from the community, direct people to resources, mediate conflicts, and even help survivors relocate.

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The cafeteria as classroom

Bridget Huber

June 06, 2024 |

Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lawrence, Georgia

The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund is working with elementary schools in the United States to develop programs that teach students about food waste in hopes of encouraging environmental responsibility. They practice ways to reduce their waste at lunch, learn how to compost and sort garbage, and keep track of the amount of waste they’ve reduced.

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Meal to meal: New Jersey neighborhood center addresses food desert

Dan Stockman

June 06, 2024 |

National Catholic Reporter |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

Through volunteers and partnerships with other local organizations, the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Center distributes a month’s worth of food to families in need for free, as a large portion of the population is undocumented, unemployed, or otherwise ineligible for government assistance. The Center also provides services such as English language classes, a clothes closet, a diaper bank and assistance getting a driver’s license.

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Cuba, N.M., schools overcome big digital divide using Starlink

Reyes Mata III

June 06, 2024 |

Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Navajo Mountain, United States, Cuba, New Mexico

While not without challenges, Starlink, a satellite technology company, played a pivotal role in bringing internet service to rural communities around the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Community members, the Cuba Independent School District, tribal councils, and Starlink worked together to install widespread internet connectivity, which has improved academic performance for their rural students.

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Geothermal system is a US first

Ysabelle Kempe

June 05, 2024 |

Smart Cities Dive |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

Eversource Energy, a utility company in Massachusetts, installed a networked geothermal system that provides heat for residential and commercial buildings across the city of Framingham. The connected system allows excess heat from one building to be redirected to another that needs it. It’s the first of its kind in the United States.

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Researchers race to keep up with improving AI voice clones — and prevent scams

Ulaa Kuziez Elaine Cha

June 04, 2024 |

St. Louis Public Radio |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Researchers are developing a program called DeFake that adds subtle noise distortion to people’s voice recordings to prevent artificial intelligence from learning the voice and creating deep fakes with it.

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First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts

Phil McKenna

June 04, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

A utility company in Framingham, Massachusetts, worked with climate advocates to build a unique geothermal heating and cooling project that spans a whole neighborhood. A group of residential and commercial buildings share the infrastructure necessary to harness stable underground temperatures for heating and cooling, which reduces their greenhouse gas emissions and energy bills.

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Adult education finds home at a closed elementary school

Steffi Puerto

June 04, 2024 |

KALW |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, East Oakland, California

The Oakland Adult Education Center offers a variety of classes, such as ESL courses, GED preparation, computer literacy, and career development, and participants say the East Oakland location in a former elementary school has made the programs much easier to access. However, some in the neighborhood say the loss of the elementary school has been a difficult adjustment for local children and families.

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