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Can Maine's heat pump and workforce development boom last?

Kristian Moravec

May 22, 2025 |

The Maine Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

Throughout the state, Maine launched several workforce development programs to meet clean energy goals by training workers to help install heat pumps and perform other clean energy jobs. For example, Kennebec Valley Community College's heat pump lab has trained more than 300 students since 2021.

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More schools are adopting a 4-day school week. One Montana town tried to fight it

Alex Mitchell

May 21, 2025 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

Since 2005, some Montana school districts have opted to shift to a four-day school week in hopes that the schedule may attract teachers and help fill longstanding vacancies. However, a state-commissioned study showed that students who attended school four days a week performed worse than those with a five-day schedule, with proficiency in both reading and math lagging behind their peers, and administrative costs also rose.

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How Monahans built its own broadband network

Shelly Brisbin

May 21, 2025 |

Texas Standard |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Monahan, Texas

Faced with inadequate internet service that was driving away businesses, the remote West Texas town of Monahans launched a community-driven initiative to build its own fiber optic broadband network. The town cobbled together $3.2 million from a variety of sources, including federal CARES Act funds and venture capital, to create an underground fiber network that serves about 2,000 homes and businesses, with plans to expand.

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For the few right whales left, technology and teamwork are showing promise

Nate Iglehart

May 21, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

A collaborative coastal network of signaling devices called StationKeepers is enabling ship operators to receive real-time whale location alerts directly on their navigation screens, resulting in significantly reduced collisions and greater protection for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.

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Las voces que faltan

Diana Anzora, Lisbeth Ayala

May 21, 2025 |

Revista Elementos |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: El Salvador

Lideresas indígenas—desde sus comunidades: los pueblos Lenca, Kakawira y Nahua-Pipil—decidieron organizarse y crear el Observatorio Nacional Sijsihuat Mejmetzaly, donde están aprendiendo a levantar datos desde sus propias realidades. Juntos, por la primera vez, han comenzado a nombrar las múltiples violencias que atraviesan a las mujeres indígenas en El Salvador.

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How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

Cara Buckley

May 20, 2025 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

Farmers in Oklahoma adopted the practice of fencing cattle away from streams and providing alternative clean water sources, dramatically improving water quality, restoring local wildlife, and enhancing veterinary outcomes and productivity for local ranchers.

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In southeast Kansas, housing is treated as health care, and people are getting off the streets

Anna Kaminski

May 19, 2025 |

Kansas Reflector |

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Response Location: United States, Pittsburg, Kansas

The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas and its subsidiary Building Health act as safety nets for uninsured people experiencing homelessness by expanding the definition of healthcare to also include housing, serving about 85,000 people a year. By providing wraparound care and services from help finding housing to legal assistance and education, the groups’ combined efforts helped shrink the rate of uninsured, unhoused people from 16% in 2020 to about 12% now.

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Out of the Wild: How A.I. Is Transforming Conservation Science

Jim Robbins

May 19, 2025 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

Using artificial intelligence, scientists and conservationists can rapidly analyze vast environmental data sets—from audio recordings of nocturnal birds to millions of camera trap images—which has led to quicker and more efficient wildlife monitoring and decision-making, while also growing concern about ecological knowledge biases and decreased field engagement.

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Los recicladores son héroes invisibles en la Economía Circular

Gabriela Castillo

May 19, 2025 |

Periodismo Público |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Ecuador

La Ley Orgánica de Economía Circular Inclusiva, en conjunto con diversas iniciativas públicas y privadas, ha formalizado, reconocido y mejorado las condiciones laborales de los recicladores de base en Ecuador, lo que ha permitido avances como el aumento de ingresos para algunos recicladores y una mayor recuperación de materiales.

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Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in SD

Bart Pfankuch

May 19, 2025 |

South Dakota News Watch |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, South Dakota

South Dakota technical colleges partner closely with the renewable energy industry through specialized academic programs, responsive curriculum changes, and targeted scholarships, effectively addressing workforce shortages, achieving high-paying job placements, and catalyzing local economic growth.

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