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Young Perps: The Costs of Sensationalizing Youth Crime

Ko Bragg

November 29, 2017 |

Jackson Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

Media and public scrutiny as well as the experience of being detained can worsen the outlook for juvenile offenders. Increasing court involvement, keeping the media at bay, and having a juvenile facility can help the circumstances.

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Tahoe's Hot Commodities: Unraveling Decades of Development to Protect the Future

Amy Westervelt

November 28, 2017 |

Mountain Independent |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tahoe City, California

Lake Tahoe has been revered by planners as an area whose poor development was successfully halted with the creation of the Tahoe Regional Planning Association (TRPA). Now the TRPA has brought together a development rights working group to update how the land is used in order to confront a housing shortage and rules that are not in line with how the lake is used.

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The Science Of Spread: SubSurface Episode 2

Nicky Ouellet

November 24, 2017 |

Montana Public Radio |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Montana

Beginning in the mid 1980s, quagga and zebra mussels started invading lakes and major river systems in the U.S. They migrate through humans, by clinging to ships. Their invasion is burdensome, and the damage they inflict can cost tens of millions of dollars. In Montana, where mussels have recently been spotted, people are trying to prevent them from spreading before it's too late

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After Flint, Helping Doctors Recognize Chemical Exposure

Rachel Cernansky

November 21, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

The Flint crisis displayed the deficiency of knowledge by medical doctors to environmental health concerns. In response, the national medical community is bringing more awarenesses and education to current and future doctors about the importance of long-term effects of the environment on health. More research in this area is necessary as well as more classes in medical schools. Universities across the U.S. are now developing such courses to change the future of patient care and crisis prevention.

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Staging Bird Murders to Save a Species

Ashley Braun

November 09, 2017 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico

To reintroduce captive birds into their native lands, wildlife biologists are implementing rather unconventional methods of behavioral conditioning to train species how to behave when approached by a predator.

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This gender-sensitive data tool could revolutionise the fight against poverty

Odette Chalaby

November 08, 2017 |

Apolitical |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia

Currently poverty is assessed on a household basis, however individuals within the same house can experience poverty differently. The Individual Deprivation Measure will be the first gender-sensitive tool that will be able to help better inform policy and understandings of poverty.

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Sickle Cell Patients Suffer Discrimination, Poor Care — And Shorter Lives

Jenny Gold

November 06, 2017 |

Kaiser Health News |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The prognosis for sickle cell patients has decreased over the past few decades due to the rise of the opioid crisis, lack of information, and race disparities in health care. Vichinsky's center, on the other hand, is a specialty clinic that is providing proper care based on proper testing and interventions

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A prosecutor meets the juvenile lifer he locked up for 40 years - and apologizes

Samantha Melamed

October 26, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Philadelphia man imprisoned for 40 years for a crime he did not commit was finally freed when the prosecutor who helped put him behind bars realized he made a mistake and worked to get him out. The U.S. Supreme Court found automatic life sentences for juveniles unconstitutional, but despite that and the previous prosecutor's change of heart, Ronald Brinkley has not been exonerated and the current district attorney stands by the case. However, the former prosecutor has offered to help Brinkley as he transitions back to the outside world.

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Three Underrated Ideas for Preventing Wildfire Devastation

Francie Diep

October 25, 2017 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

As wildfires grow more intense and deadly in California, some experts say previous strategies to save lives and property need to be revamped and they're pushing for changes in policies. Agencies are studying the deadly Tubbs Fire to redraw fire risk maps that take into account the safety of older homes that weren't previously included and pushing for more restrictions on where people can build. Some are also calling for rethinking brush clearance of native plants like chaparral.

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With storms intensifying and oceans on the rise, Boston weighs strategies for staying dry

Eric Bender

October 24, 2017 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston and other flood-vulnerable areas are having to build for the future to prevent water damage from hurricanes and other natural disasters, especially as climate change makes storms stronger and bigger. Boston is researching the feasibility of a seawall as well as building other barriers at critical points, attention is being paid to preventive efforts in order to minimize future damages.

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