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'Cash for Grass' program has transformed 2,000 lawns in Napa

Katie DeBenedetti

August 31, 2023 |

Napa Valley Register |

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Response Location: United States, Napa, California

Residents of Napa, California, are replacing their lawns with native, low-water landscaping to use less water and save money on water bills. Many were incentivized by the city’s Cash for Grass rebate program that offers per-square-foot rebates for those who make the swap.

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Rapid Radicals says there's a faster way to treat wastewater, begins pilot program in Milwaukee

Chuck Quirmbach

August 11, 2023 |

WUWM |

Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Milwa, Wisconsin

The startup Rapid Radicals uses a chemical process to treat sewage much quicker than the typical biological process. It hopes to use the technology to reduce the sewage released into local lakes and rivers in Milwaukee when the system is overwhelmed by rain or snowmelt.

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Kenyan fishers put new twists on an age-old marine conservation system

Anthony Langat

August 09, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kwale

Several villages are establishing no-take zones, or tengefus, to address issues of overfishing, allowing fish to repopulate. With the help of several local organizations and government authorities, there are currently 22 tengefus in various stages of development across the country.

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Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you'd think.

Harvin Bhathal

August 04, 2023 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States

After activists campaigned against the use of single-use plastic straws that pollute the environment, cities, states, and companies began banning them or offering alternatives. Because plastic straws are responsible for only a tiny fraction of plastic pollution, the anti-straw movement was seen by some as "greenwashing." However, it also raised awareness of the harm of single-use plastics and helped build momentum for further action, including bans on other single-use products such as plastic bags, cutlery, and stir sticks.

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Ces pays qui recyclent les eaux usées en eau potable

Julie Mendret

August 03, 2023 |

The Conversation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Namibia, Windhoek

Depuis 1968, la ville de Windhoek recycle les eaux usées pour les utiliser comme eau potable avec un processus qui comprend maintenant 10 étapes de filtration. Aujourd'hui, la ville tire 30 % de son eau du processus de recyclage.

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Pushed To Action(III): The non-profits helping Nigerian communities access clean water

Ekpali Saint Violet Ikong

August 03, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Obeagu, Enugu State

The Network of Water Rights Initiative (NWRI) works with local organizations to improve access to safe water through education and awareness campaigns aimed at enlightening people about the health risks of contaminated water. NWRI has led water clean-up efforts, helped locals establish security measures to prevent people from dumping waste in water and even helped get a water bill signed into law that would improve water supply and sanitation services across the state.

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How Farmers Used California's Floods to Revive Underground Aquifers

Elizabeth Hewitt

July 27, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, California

Tulare Irrigation District in California encourages farmers to flood their fields with water during the wet season, so it can slowly seep underground and recharge the groundwater aquifers. Those who do so earn credit that can be redeemed during the dry season to extract more water than they would otherwise be allowed.

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In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change

Sarah Marsh

July 26, 2023 |

Reuters |

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Response Location: Germany, Kiel

The SeaStore Seagrass Restoration Project in Kiel, Germany, is teaching locals to harvest and replant the underwater grasses. The project is restoring areas these plants used to inhabit because they store large amounts of carbon.

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Amid Severe Drought, Arizona Turns to Sustainable Farming

Roe Medovoi-Klotz

July 16, 2023 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

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Response Location: Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation, United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson-based Mission Garden’s crops are thriving in a drought-stricken region because of the use of techniques and knowledge from the Tohono O’odham Nation to plant traditional local crops and native plants that can handle the lack of water.

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Southern California Episcopal church plants drought-resistant native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment

Logan Crews

June 28, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

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Response Location: United States, Laguna Beach, California

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach, California, planted drought-resistant native plants and installed a drip irrigation system on its property to curb wasteful water use. The new landscaping also includes a pollinator garden to support important species.

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