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This 24-year-old lawsuit could radically alter public education in North Carolina

Michael Cooper

October 15, 2018 |

Scalawag |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Twenty years ago, five, poor, rural counties sued the state of North Carolina for failing to provide students with a good education, and won. In 1997 the Chief Justice Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the case known as Leandro v. State. However, the decision wasn’t really enforced by the government, and until 2017 a court appointed agency was hired to investigate the state. “Leandro sets the bar but you still need to have elected officials, school officials and court officials willing to uphold it,”

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The Fight to Save the Last Swimming Camels on Earth

Anna Kusmer

October 11, 2018 |

Gizmodo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Kutch, Gujarat

The existence of the Kharai camels living in regions within the western Indian state of Gujarat is increasingly becoming threatened due to industrialization. As a conservation-minded society, however, local organizations are working together to preserve the species by preserving their habitat.

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The Love Story that Upended the Texas Prison System

Ethan Watters

October 11, 2018 |

Texas Monthly |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

An unlikely relationship between Frances Jalet, an attorney, and Fred Cruz, an inmate, led to some of the most historic rulings against the Texas Department of Corrections. Jalet became a plaintiff in one of the suits, and alongside two dozen other inmates, called the Eight Hoe squad, they drafted a lawsuit. Despite targeted attacks against Jalet and the inmates by prison leadership, they won in the courts. In 1980, a federal judge declared that the Texas Department of Corrections was operating unconstitutionally.

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Puerto Rico's Cats and Dogs Need Help. This Organization is Stepping Up

Meredith Rosenberg

October 10, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Arroyo Beach, Puerto Rico

More than 800 cats and dogs in Puerto Rico have found new homes on the U.S. mainland, thanks to Paws4Survival. The organization and other groups are working against the odds to reduce the number of stray animals on the islands.

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Chicago hotel workers join #MeToo, demand protections against sexual assault

Allison Herrera

October 09, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Hotel workers and members of the union, Unite Here, successfully lobbied for a law that makes it mandatory for hotels in Chicago to provide a safety device, known as a panic button, to workers. The ordinance also includes a retaliation clause which forbids employers from firing women after reporting sexual abuse. ‘This is incredible.' Because like, we all had the same feeling like we've started something.”

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How One Inuit Community Won Against Big Oil

Melody Schreiber

October 09, 2018 |

The New Republic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Northwest Territories

Faced with the existential threat posed by an oil company in their community, the Gwich’in nation banded together with a former rival, Greenpeace, to take the company to court. By highlighting the failure of the company to consult the community and think through the effects of oil exploration on "lives and livelihoods," the Canadian Supreme Court forced the company to look for oil elsewhere.

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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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1500-3000 Words

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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A Really Good Thing Happening in America

David Brooks

October 08, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Spartanburg, South Carolina

In Spartanburg, South Carolina, leaders take a "collective impact" approach to elementary and secondary education. By bringing together teachers, parents, doctors, religious leaders, and others, the Spartanburg Academic Movement acknowledges that "children don’t leave behind their emotions, their diet, their traumas, their safety fears, their dental problems and so on when they get to school" and brings together diverse expertise to help the whole kid.

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Razorback sucker is the latest rare Colorado River fish to make it back from the brink of extinction

Dan Elliott

October 05, 2018 |

The Colorado Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

A rare and endangered fish indigenous to the Colorado River has resurfaced in greater numbers as of late, moving it from the endangered to threatened list. Although not without limitations, the combined actions of "hatcheries, dam operators, landowners, native American tribes and state and federal agencies" have resulted in this fish's comeback.

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As suicide rates rise, Colorado is fighting to turn the tide

Edward Siddons

October 05, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado has developed and is currently implementing a comprehensive plan to address rising suicide rates. The intervention touches on suicide risk at all ages including increased supports in high schools, new avenues for adult men to talk about mental health, and training for in-home care workers to identify suicide risk among the elderly.

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