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  • How New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed, then succeeded, on Covid-19

    September 02, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Although public health experts agree that New York was initially slow to implement protocols to protect citizens from COVID-19, they also agree that the state was able to gain control over the virus due to the actions the governor and the public eventually took. Protocols that have proved successful for the state include a mask mandate, a stay-at-home order and a delay in reopeneing businesses despite a decrease in cases.

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  • Work obsessed Japanese learn to take it easy, with a ‘workation'

    September 02, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: Japan

    The Japanese government is embracing the idea of "workation" trips for employees across industries as a means to "help the travel industry and keep the economy ticking" as the country moves forward in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Discounts for various travel resources have encouraged 4.2 million people to try out the idea which has been made even more feasible due to the widespread adoption of remote teleworking.

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  • COVID goes to college

    September 01, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Universities across the U.S. are looking to different testing techniques to decrease the likelihood of Covid-19 spreads on campuses. At the University of Arizona dorm wastewater is tested regularly to determine if students in a specific building need to be tested and isolated. The University of Illinois uses a saliva test to screen students and staff for the virus and either approves or denies access to school buildings via a smartphone app based on each person's test results, or denies access altogether if no test was taken.

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  • Can we harness the Arctic's methane for energy?

    September 01, 2020 |

    Arctic Today |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Alternative energy systems in Africa could help inform how to trap methane in the Arctic. Due to permafrost thawing and glaciers melting, methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, is leaking into the atmosphere. In Rwanda, a lake-based methane power plant extracts methane from the water and turns it into electricity. But questions remain about how similar systems and infrastructure could work in the Arctic landscape.

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  • New Community Responses Bring Hope to the Homeless in Washington, D.C., But They Still Need More Permanent Housing

    August 30, 2020 |

    Law at the Margins |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Washington D.C. has decreased the number of people experiencing homelessness through the implementation of its permanent supportive housing programs. The 'housing first' initiatives prioritize providing permanent housing to those experiencing homelessness and then connecting those residents to all the services they need to maintain that housing. There are no requirements of sobriety, employment, or medication to receive the permanent housing. The local government adopted the housing first approach in 2008 and has seen a decline in homelessness.

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  • A Healthy Quality of Life Should Be Available to All — Even the Poor, Sick and Disenfranchised

    August 30, 2020 |

    Law at the Margins |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Advocates in Tenneessee are looking to California's state-funded programs that approach the issue of homelessness holistically, providing wraparound services. Social services are combined with medical care, to help those who live in poverty and are at risk of medical issues that lead to debt and eventually homelessness. The program is known as Whole Person Care and provides supportive services to those who end up in emergency rooms.

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  • Carbon County, aiming to be age-friendly, aligns with national network

    August 27, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    AARP is providing the framework, resources and accountability for local governments to make their cities more senior-friendly. From transportation, to health and community services, 450 communities across the country - and two in Montana - have pledged to work toward specific goals within five years. Carbon County has been working on improvements since 2018 and has reevaluated its efforts in the wake of a pandemic that has highlighted the specific vulnerabilities faced by senior citizens.

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  • In India, an ancient grain is revived for the modern era

    August 25, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: India, Thottampatti, Tamil Nadu

    The Women’s Collective is a nonprofit that works with more than 10,000 subsistence farmers in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to promote food security using millets, a crop resilient to drought and climate change. For Pavitra, one of those farmers, she began cultivating the ancient grains in 2015 and now has more than enough food to feed her family year-round. However, there’s a lack of public investment in millet production and machinery. And there’s no unified effort to create demand for millets: Some state governments lead the charge and in other states, it’s led by grassroots organizations.

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  • Five years after arrival, Germany's refugees are integrating

    August 25, 2020 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The 2015 influx of 1.2 million refugees was resettled all across Germany and has been somewhat successfully integrated five years later. Many local municipalities quickly adapted to the influx, providing language courses and housing services even without direction from the federal government. Rates of employment for refugees has been over 40 percent.

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  • Using tech and circuit riding to beat the pandemic

    August 24, 2020 |

    New Mexico In Depth |

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    Response Location: United States, Cuba, New Mexico

    The Cuba Independent School District in northern New Mexico has deployed a fleet of school buses to deliver food and school kits to students from its districts. Bus drivers reach rural areas of Sandoval County and help over 500 students complete their lessons. The district also distributed USB bracelets so students can download their lessons when they reach a wi-fi hotspot and later access school content without the need for an internet connection.

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