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  • City Revival - Did We Learn From the Urban Renewal Era?

    Tom Condon

    June 24, 2019 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In the middle of the 20th century, the Housing Act of 1949 launched cities across the city into a downtown reconstruction frenzy, the often to no avail; in the modern renewal movement, cities try to get it right. Cities like New Haven, Connecticut look at renewal projects that have failed - both in economic success and equity endeavors - to build structures with economic justice and long term social consequences in mind.

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  • What are nature-based solutions?

    Amelia Axelsen

    June 21, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Nature-based solutions to climate change involve strategic use of greenery to staunch the negative impacts of climate change broadly, but these solutions also have been proven to increase jobs and contribute to the overall economy. For instance, in Portland, the Green Streets project used trees rather than concrete to absorb excess runoff, helping the city in multiple ways in the process.

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  • Can planting billions of trees save the planet?

    Patrick Barkham

    June 19, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: England

    Across the world, TreeSisters is partnering with local organizations to help reforestation efforts. The nonprofit is centered on bolstering local, community-based, and usually women-led initiatives in countries like Kenya and Madagascar. The organization cites the fact that women are most often the ones interacting with the environment, and so raising awareness and taking action in such a gendered way can leverage the most impact.

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  • Vermont adopts the most comprehensive plastics ban in U.S.

    Laura Parker

    June 18, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Vermont’s governor has signed into law legislation that bans four different kinds of single-use plastics, including straws, bags, drink stirrers, and foam take-out containers. Such legislation is the only kind that covers so many products, but is part of a growing, global movement to ban such plastics.

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  • Building Resilience and Preserving History in Charleston

    Betsey Russell

    June 14, 2019 |

    Shelterforce |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina's Eastside neighborhood takes strides towards building efficient infrastructure by implementing a weatherization and flood protection plan. The plan, though in early stages, has included community voices and feedback to ensure disenfranchised populations in the area are heard.

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  • The Zen Beekeeper Returning Hives to the Wild

    Vittoria Traverso

    June 12, 2019 |

    Atlas Obscura |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Apis Arborea, a bee rewilding organization, seeks to educate the public on how to sustainably and responsibly rehabilitate and save the world’s bee population. Headed by Michael Joshin Thiele, the organization is helping commercial and urban beekeepers do so in a way that mimics their natural habitats. Practices like keeping hives 20 feet above the ground, handling them without protective gear, and making sure they have space will help improve the bees’ lives.

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  • Reducing Poverty—Together

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    June 11, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Waterloo, Ontario

    Canada has used a comprehensive approach to lift more than 200,000 families out of poverty in a span of seven years. While the approach has had obvious success, scaling it to other countries presents its own challenges, although some in the United States are ready to give the initiatives a try.

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  • People Are Helping Animals Cross Highways — That's Great for Humans, Too

    Monica Humphries

    June 10, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Gainesville, Florida

    Across the United States, cities are designing ways for wildlife to cross major roadways. Whether they’re overpasses crossing highways or tunnels under freeways, these helpful pathways are strategically placed to help save the most wildlife. Seeing huge successes, including a casualty rate decline of close to 94% – conservationists are calling for more legislation to help protect and maintain such efforts.

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  • Blight is eating American cities. Here's how Mobile, Alabama, stopped it

    Hana Schank

    June 10, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mobile, Alabama

    While the entire nation struggles to combat blight and rundown housing, the city of Mobile, Alabama put together a task force and managed to slow the spread of blight in the town and even change the state constitution. Now, the city is able to purchase blighted houses, make necessary repairs, and combat racial inequality while doing it.

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  • A Program Gives Jobs To Those Most At Risk For Violence; Can Chicago Afford It?

    Patrick Smith

    June 06, 2019 |

    WBEZ |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    An anti-violence program in Chicago called the Rapid Employment and Development Initiative, or READI, identifies and engages with those most vulnerable to partake or be a victim of gun violence, and provides them with the support they need to avoid it. Born out of a collaboration between the University of Chicago’s Crime and Education Lab and various philanthropical efforts, READI gives participants job counseling and therapy to cope with current and past traumas. While it’s seen demonstrable success, it hopes to expand with the financial support from the city.

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