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  • When earthquake and storm unite: Sarapiquí's early alerts

    July 30, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Sarapiquí

    Early warning systems in Sarapiquí have proven effective in the wake of natural disasters. After hurricanes in 2016 and 2017, “institutions were able to carry out and fulfill their tasks” in response to alerts. Funding for the systems has been approved by other communities that wish to replicate the results.

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  • Wight Gift Card helping local businesses emerge from the pandemic

    July 30, 2021 |

    Isle of Wight County Press |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Isle of Wight

    For 50p a month, businesses can be part of the Wight Gift Card scheme which offers £50 gift cards to spend in participating shops. Residents purchase the gift cards to support local businesses and the data shows that for every £50 gift card, people actually spend £82.50. Similar gift card schemes have successfully helped businesses in other cities withstand COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. Initial data show that the Wight program has increased purchases at local businesses.

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  • Shootings and murders are down in Chester as new community-driven program takes root

    July 30, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Chester, Pennsylvania

    Barely half a year after creating the Partnerships for Safe Neighborhoods, the Delaware County district attorney's office and Chester police have seen a sharp drop in shootings. While multiple factors may affect the violence levels, officials and community members give much of the credit to the new program, which uses a focused deterrence approach to threatening to arrest people at risk of committing violence, but in return offering trade school training, rental aid, and counseling from community partners. The program shows the residents officials want to address the root causes, not just lock people up.

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  • Short term Rental Tax Raises Funds for Housing

    July 30, 2021 |

    Koto Radio |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Short-term rental taxes are contributing to affordable housing projects in Colorado. In places like Telluride, where rentals account for about 35 percent of the housing stock, the new tax has not impeded rentals and has created a consistent revenue stream for affordable housing.

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  • In Conversation With The Black-Owned Startup Turning Buildings Into Teslas

    July 30, 2021 |

    Next City |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    BlocPower is retrofitting old city buildings and making them environmentally friendly. The startup offers leasing options, making it financially accessible.

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  • Singe'nge ya Kasaine Inayotoa Suluhu ya Mzozo Kati ya Wanyamapori na Binadamu

    July 30, 2021 |

    RadioRahma |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    Singe’nge inayotengenezwa kwa mabati madogo madogo ambayo hufungwa kwa kamba na kuzungushwa katika mpaka wa shamba imesaidia kupunguza mzozo kati ya wanyamapori na binadamu katika kaunti ya Taita Taveta. Mabati hayo madogo yanapogongana hutoa sauti inayotishia ndovu na wakati wa usiku mabati hayo yanang’aa kiasi cha kuwatishia ndovu wasifikie mashamba hayo.

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  • Building a Just Energy Future in Michigan

    July 30, 2021 |

    Belt Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    After the 2008 economic recession hit, Carla Walker-Miller shifted her energy services business model to not only supply electrical equipment but also implement energy efficiency programs for communities of color in Detroit. She has been able to service 75 households, which has resulted in energy bill savings up to $600 a year for families. The company also has a robust recruitment and training program for young people and those experiencing economic hardship.

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  • Fighting fire with fire

    July 29, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seeley Lake, Montana

    Regular burns of forests in the American West historically occurred naturally or as a forest management tactic by Indigenous people, but suppressing all fires has been the predominant policy for well over a century. As a result, what would be small fires that benefit flora and fauna have turned into giant, uncontrolled wildfires that feed off uncleared brush and deadwood. The Forest Service and others use prescribed burns, in fairly limited ways at this point, to prevent bigger fires in the future. More could be done but budgets are consumed fighting the many uncontrolled wildfires.

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  • Meet the People Burning California to Save It

    July 29, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    Prescribed burns are an ancient method of preventing more destructive, out-of-control wildfires. They fell into disuse for decades, worsening today's wildfire risks. California and federal forestry officials want to "treat" 1 million acres per year by 2025 with tree- and brush-clearing and prescribed burns. But they are running far behind that pace as government resources get consumed by the need to fight wildfires. Private crews could expand the capacity to conduct prescribed burns, but financial liability and other barriers must be removed first.

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  • From hake to skate: Behind the push to bring 'unknown' fish to New England's dinner table

    July 29, 2021 |

    Providence Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    After the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted seafood supply chains, several organizations in the New England region took steps to connect fishermen’s catches with the local community. For example, the Rhode Island–based nonprofit, Eating with the Ecosystem, distributed nearly 72,000 pounds of seafood — including lesser-known species like scup, hake, quahogs, and conger eel — with the help of local organizations to multicultural communities. "I think it's really important we become more aware of what's actually in our ecosystem, all these diverse species,” said the nonprofit’s program manager.

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