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  • The Lionfish Have Invaded, But a Ragtag Army of Divers and Chefs Are Fighting Back

    Jeff MacGregor

    June 01, 2018 |

    Smithsonian |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

    Regions across the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts are taking multi-pronged approaches to what some have called a lionfish epidemic. In Pensacola, Florida, the entire community has rallied behind a comprehensive strategy: lionfish catching tournaments. The tournaments challenge teams to catch as many lionfish as possible, while providing supplementary education for residents on how to cook and prepare them for eating and environmental responsibility.

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  • Could California Become a Zero-Extinction State?

    Jimmy Tobias

    May 31, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Presumed extinct, some plants may just be very rare. With careful handling and habitat restoration, once lost species may be able to bounce back. In California, a biodiversity hotspot hit with heavy development, volunteers are searching the state for missing plants and rolling back extinction numbers.

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  • Farm-to-Community Program Brings Together Growers, Customers in Southwestern Colorado

    Cara Pallone

    May 29, 2018 |

    KSJD |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    An income qualified farm-to-community incentive program has found its place within the Coloradan San Miguel County. Allowing farm shares to be distributed at Mountain Village Farmers’ Market, both communities win through affordable and healthy food and the providing of a consistent income source.

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  • "Sources of Strength" to Join Western State's Suicide Prevention Work

    Chad Reich

    May 29, 2018 |

    KBUT Community Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Gunnison, Colorado

    Western State Colorado University is implementing an on-campus program called "Sources of Strength". The program helps prevent suicide by connecting trained students with their at-risk peers. The program will be used alongside the "question, persuade, refer" training that is administered to students and faculty to be used in a suicide crisis situation.

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  • Menstruation While Homeless

    Julie Sabatier Samantha Matsumoto

    May 29, 2018 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Period is a youth-powered NGO that provides menstrual products to women that are currently experiencing homelessness. Thanks largely in part to social media marketing, Period has expanded from one girl's high school project to an internationally recognized program that not only distributes menstrual products, but also works to overcome the stigma that surrounds talking about women's health issues.

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  • Fighting Food Waste

    Ammar Ebrahim Dougal Shaw

    May 28, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Technology can help reduce food waste. Olio and Winnow are two examples. Olio is an app that allows people to easily exchange extra or unwanted food for free. Winnow is a smart trash can that calculates the cost of waste in commercial kitchens, inspiring chefs to be more creative to save both food and money.

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  • 15 Michigan prison inmates earn degrees from Calvin College

    Monica Scott

    May 22, 2018 |

    MLive.com |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ionia, Michigan

    Calvin College recently awarded degrees to fifteen men living in a prison facility in Michigan. Proponents of the program say the program helps students reframe their hopes and expectations for life post-prison. "They've gone from expecting the worst to now actually believing something good may happen," the co-director of the Calvin Prison Initiative explained.

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  • British chefs cook up food waste solutions

    Umberto Macchi

    May 22, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: England

    A vacuum in government leadership means that entrepreneurs, restauranteurs, and social leaders have stepped up to find creative solutions for food waste in Britain. Some of those solutions include restaurants that are committed to creating minimal food waste, nonprofits and grocery stores that work together to distribute food, and Britain's first pay-what-you-like market.

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  • Sweet fruits of value addition

    Leopold Obi Brian Okinda

    May 19, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Runyenjes, Nairobi

    The Karurumo Self-Help Group in Kenya initially started as a way to avoid agriculture exploitation. However, it has now evolved into a way to reduce post-harvest waste through the implementation of value addition and produce processing.

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  • Displaced Sri Lankans defy military to reclaim homeland

    Lisa Fuller

    May 18, 2018 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Iranaitheevu

    26 years after being displaced from their land, hundreds of Tamil civilians orchestrated a plan that defied the Sri Lankan navy to return to their homeland. “Over 100 community members are now living on the island. Other plans to arrive in the coming months.”

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