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In charting the future of the Clark Fork River, lessons exist on Blackfoot, Bitterroot rivers

Rob Chaney

October 08, 2018 |

Missoulian |

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Response Location: United States, Turah, Montana

The Clark Fork River in Montana has recently undergone a significant revitalization process and is now bringing in greater recreational opportunities and interest in rural housing development. This change has spurred the local community to analyze what's worked – such as forming a local collaborative and assessing how to handle tourism – and what they've learned from the failures over the recent years.

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The Elwha's Living Laboratory: Lessons From the World's Largest Dam-removal Project

Tara Lohan

October 01, 2018 |

The Revelator |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

When dams were implemented in Washington's Elwha River, the community saw a rapid decline of salmon and other species, as well as an impact to the economy. Removing the dams has turned into a teachable lesson for other areas considering similar pathways after researchers have recorded a significant impact in species and ecosystem restoration.

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Why this father-son team is "trash fishing" in the Detroit River

Anthony Lanzilote

October 01, 2018 |

Model D |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

On an annual basis, tens of thousands of tons of plastic ends up in the Great Lakes. One man and his son are inspiring change and action amongst others in Detroit, Michigan by regularly fishing the trash out of the Detroit River.

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Spawning an Intervention

Michelle Nijhuis

September 26, 2018 |

bioGraphic |

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Response Location: Curaçao, Willemstad

Because of drastic reef declines globally, coral reef restoration efforts have gained support in recent years. To understand how to do it, a hardy band of conservationists in the Caribbean are looking at how corals reproduce. But as these scientists acknowledge, raising corals is challenging and complex. And such restoration is no silver bullet for continual habitat loss, pollution, and ocean acidification.

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Locals Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community

Wyatt Massey

September 24, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Iowa

When large-scale hog farms began moving into rural Iowa, many local families were forced to start making decisions about their ways of life, especially concerning their own farms and health. To fight back, the community gathered together to create a covenant. Although small in scale, other communities in the state have reached out in hopes of following their so-far successful approach.

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Arizona's malt house saves water and helps local brewers

Corey Hawk

September 19, 2018 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Camp Verde, Arizona

Swapping out water-intensive crops for barley alleviates demand on rivers like the Salt and Verde, which supply Phoenix, Arizona. A collaboration between the Nature Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit, and farmers in the Verde Valley helped to save millions of gallons of water by encouraging the farmers to plant barley instead of corn. The farmers can sell their barley crop to a newly established malt house, Sinagua Malt. The malt house operates with the help of the Nature Conservancy, which has invested in the project.

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Farmers turn to millets as a climate-smart crop

Hiren Kumar Bose

September 17, 2018 |

India Climate Dialogue |

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Response Location: India, Dharwad, Karnataka

In the arid Karnataka region of India, millet is largely replacing rice as a staple crop. Not only does this drought-resistant grain require far less water and pesticide, but it's also highly nutritious. Perceptions are also beginning to change. What was once viewed as subpar food is starting to look like a winner in an increasingly thirsty world.

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Berlin's mayor tries to wean Germans off the water bottle

Luisa Beck

September 14, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Germany, Berlin

Although commonplace in many parts of the world, Berlin has recently adopted the practice of using water fountains to cut back on plastic bottle usage. Not everyone supports this environmental push, but the mayor is hopeful they will at least catch on with tourists who are accustomed to the invention already as well as act as a resource for refilling plastic bottles rather than throwing them away.

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Half-marathon in UK bans plastic water bottles

Katherine Martinko

September 12, 2018 |

TreeHugger |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Greenwich, Greater London

Marathons can serve many purposes that have positive impacts on communities. However, they can also lead an influx of discarded water bottles along the running route. For a Greenwich half-marathon, organizers are attempting to change this by banning plastic bottles and enforcing the use of Ooho water pouches that are both edible and biodegradable.

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The Anacostia River Is Mussel-ing Its Way To Clean Waters

Rachel Kurzius

August 27, 2018 |

DCist |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

After not failing the State of the River report card for the first time in ten years, supporters of the Anacostia River and The Anacostia Watershed Society devised a plan to continue efforts to restore the river to usability. Releasing seven baskets filled with thousands of mussels, the mussels act as natural filtering agents that simultaneously improve the health of the ecosystem.

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