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  • Saving Slovenia's "Human Fish"

    December 15, 2020 |

    bioGraphic |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Slovenia

    Scientists in Slovenia are working to understand the mysteries of salamanders — known as olms — that live in natural caves and how best to protect this vulnerable species. Industrial pollution infiltrates the water systems where these creatures live, however more research is needed to understand how climate change and humans impact them. Recent efforts with captive breeding and rescue programs have shown success, but more international collaboration and funding are needed to fully understand this unique species.

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  • 'Let children be children': Supporting young refugees' mental health in Wales

    December 15, 2020 |

    The Local |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Wales

    In Wales, the African Community Centre which has previously offered culturally competent mental health care services to youth in the African community in the city, has expanded its services to "Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) young people from asylum backgrounds, ranging from three to 18 years old." The center focuses on using play therapy and one-to-one counselling, but amid the pandemic, they have also introduced online options.

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  • The world's fastest-growing source of food

    December 15, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Tamil Nadu

    Local villages along the coast of India are seen as a model for large-scale seaweed cultivation, which can be a form of sustainable agriculture and climate mitigation. As the country’s land is being lost to soil degradation, seaweed cultivation has had a positive socio-economic impact on the communities. About 1,200 families, mostly women farmers, are involved in collecting seaweed for industrial use, allowing them to increase their economic independence.

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  • Cómo se está uniendo la comunidad latina de Madison para sobrevivir al COVID

    December 15, 2020 |

    The Cap Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Las comunidades hispanas de diferentes partes del estado de Wisconsin se organizan durante la pandemia por COVID-19 para poder crear espacios seguros para la población migrante indocumentada y la población migrante que no habla español. Además, atienden las necesidades de empresarios y estudiantes hispanos.

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  • How one school became a ‘COVID-19 Safety Zone' through innovative testing

    December 15, 2020 |

    KXAN-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    High school students at Somerset High School in San Antonio, Texas get tested every week for COVID-19. The method is called “assurance testing,” and is a way to target “silent spreaders,” people who have COVID who don’t show symptoms and spread the virus to the larger community. With assurance testing, silent spreaders are quickly identified, preventing them from spreading COVID. “Of the 70,000 tests Community Labs has run so far, 1,700 were identified as positive for COVID-19. Most of those positive test results came from people who were asymptomatic and had no idea they had the virus.”

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  • How A 24-Year-Old CEO Makes Sustainable Tees from Milk

    December 15, 2020 |

    Planet Forward |

    Broadcast TV Talk Show |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    After witnessing milk going to waste on his uncle dairy’s farm in China, Robert Lou came up with the idea to turn the leftover milk into clothing. It takes five glasses of milk to produce one t-shirt and he’s sold over 3,000 of them since launching his company Mi Terro. He hopes to use 15 percent of the world’s food waste in 20 years to lower greenhouse gas emissions and supply income to farmers. He’s also piloting a new flexible packaging material out of grain products.

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  • How employee ownership helped Phoenix Coffee survive Covid-19

    December 15, 2020 |

    The Land |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    In Cleveland, Ohio, several small businesses have joined a co-op of companies using an employee-owned model to help with the financial constraints brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Although the process of joining the cooperative can be complicated, it has shown promise for increased business stability and, already, employees have reported it has helped with personal finances.

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  • How Germany lowered prescription drug costs

    December 15, 2020 |

    America First? |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany

    To keep prescription drug costs affordable in Germany, there are limits in place for how much patients can be asked to pay for their medication, and insurers are required to cover the cost of new drugs whenever they become available. With this methodology in place, new drugs are kept accessible for all, and drug spending in the country has decreased.

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  • Police Use Painful Dog Bites To Make People Obey

    December 14, 2020 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Police often use dogs as a form of "pain compliance," non-lethal tactics that get a criminal suspect under control without having to resort to potentially lethal means. But this use of dogs can inflict pain and injury far out of proportion to the threat posed, even to the point that the detained person cannot comply with officers' demands. A lack of national standards or consensus about how to use dogs responsibly and safely, and the existence of many other tools and tactics that can be used instead, make the existence of hundreds of dog-bite cases a study in a failed de-escalation strategy.

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  • Powrót wilka

    December 14, 2020 |

    Tygodnik Powszechny |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Poland

    Współpraca naukowców, organizacji pozarządowych, ekologów i rządu pozwoliła na przywrócenie naturze polskiego wilka, gatunku, który był na granicy wyginięcia. Metody takie, jak lokalizacje GPS i badania genetyczne pomogły politykom podejmować decyzje redukujące konflikty ludzi ze zwierzętami oraz zapewniające zwierzętom siedliska bez presji oddziaływania człowieka. W rezultacie tych działań populacja wilka w Polsce w ciągu ostatnich 50 lat wzrosła 50-krotnie.

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