Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 1884 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

California divers fight to turn the tide on a collapsing ecosystem

Claire Stremple

August 20, 2018 |

KALW |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

Purple sea urchins are taking over the California coastal waters that were once known for sought-after species such as abalone. Seen as an indicator of an ailing ocean as well as a detriment to local diving businesses, divers from all over California are joining forces to work towards removing a vast amount of the species.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Forecasting Models Are Changing the Way We Fight Fires

Jenessa Duncombe

August 17, 2018 |

Eos |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

The National Weather Service has been helping firefighting crews better prepare for and fight wildfires. They’ve developed a model called the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh-Smoke (HRRR-Smoke) to show where there’s higher smoke density and what direction it’s heading toward. The agency is hoping to continue their work to become better at preventative measures so that towns and cities can prepare ahead of time.

Read More
Go to Original Story
This perfume smells good–and does good

Eillie Anzilotti

August 17, 2018 |

FastCompany |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Afghanistan

The U.S. beauty industry often relies on outsourced labor and markets in order to create products for their specific clientele. To affect change from the inside, one social entrepreneur started a fragrance company dedicated to supporting the economic stability of farmers in war-torn countries.

Read More
Go to Original Story
New Orleans floods with heavy rainstorms. Magnolias could be part of the solution

Joseph Darius Jaafari

August 17, 2018 |

NationSwell |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana is infamously known as a place of cultural celebration and community, but it's also a city plagued by consistent flooding. To reduce the impacts of heavy rainfall, one city-backed initiative is incentivizing people to replace their anti-absorbent concrete with plants and flowers that are designed to take in large amounts of water.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Why this hospital treats its local neighborhood like a patient

Adele Peters

August 16, 2018 |

FastCompany |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus is treating its patients both inside the hospital and in their community by helping to fund the construction of affordable housing and a workforce initiative that is creating jobs. Through these actions, the hospital recognizes that to properly care for their patients they need to not only address their personal health but also the social determinants of heath.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Uffizi Gallery's Vast Sculpture Collection Goes Online in Interactive 3D Scans

Jasmine Weber

August 15, 2018 |

Hyperallergic |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Italy, Venice

A partnership between Venice’s Uffizi Gallery and Indiana University is providing new access to the Uffizi’s collection of ancient sculpture. The Uffizi Digitization Project provides a web interface for visitors to see the work in interactive three-dimension scans.

Read More
Go to Original Story
At This Prison, Puppies and Inmates Give Each Other Purpose

Hallie Steiner

August 15, 2018 |

NationSwell |

Video |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in upstate New York has implemented a program that pairs puppies with inmates, offering a sense of purpose for both the dog and human. The inmates are tasked with training the puppies to become service animals, which when complete, allows the dogs to go to emergency responders and veterans suffering from PTSD.

Read More
Go to Original Story
The Unlikely Activists Who Took On Silicon Valley — and Won

Nick Confessore

August 14, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Alastair Mactaggart, decided he had enough off companies like Facebook and Google, which make trillions of dollars from collecting private data from users. While the U.S. has made attempts to regulate consumer privacy, those efforts were terminated through powerful lobbying. A ballot initiative started by Mactaggart and his team, eventually lead to the most powerful consumer-privacy law in the country.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Grassroots Organizations Are Leading the Way on Criminal Justice Reform

Danielle Ziegelheim

August 14, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Local groups in cities like St. Louis and New York are organizing to reform the criminal justice system, pushing for policies that reinstate voting rights for formerly incarcerated people, changing punishments for non-violent crimes, and in some cases, eliminating jails altogether. The local know-how and pressure is creating results, and that, along with the funding and assistance that national organizations can bring, is a model for how advocates for criminal justice reform can change the system.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Vocational Training Is Back as Firms Pair With High Schools to Groom Workers

Michelle Hackman

August 13, 2018 |

Wall Street Journal |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Coventry, Rhode Island

Volkswagen and Tesla are among a growing number of high profile companies turning to high schools to recruit entry level employees. Proponents believe this new model of career education is more effective because it responds to a clear demand, while critics worry that by tailoring the training so closely to a given company, students may have trouble changing their career or education path down the road.

Read More
Go to Original Story