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Conservationists Are Saving America's Prairies by Selling Them Off

Marcello Rossi

January 16, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

The Nature Conservancy uses conservation easements to protect prairie land in Oregon. These legal agreements allow landowners to sell their land to the conservancy but continue to use it for activities like farming and ranching.

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Is plastic waste the building material of the future?

Désiree Schneider

January 16, 2023 |

Unbias The News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Bukit Lawang

The use of plastic waste as an affordable building material is rising in popularity. One option is turning the waste into “Ecobricks” by tightly packing it into a bottle with a stick. A German organization called Project Wings pays locals in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, to collect plastic and make bricks to be used for buildings.

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How These NYC Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism

Adam Mahoney

January 11, 2023 |

Capital B |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Cooper Park Houses community is a historically Black, low-income housing complex. While the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated longstanding issues of gentrification and access to housing, the Cooper Park community has worked to advocate for themselves and their community, fighting industrialization and development that could put their homes at risk by banding together and collaborating with other local organizations.

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Health Beat #4 | Can the NHI fix SA's rural doctor dilemma?

Mia Malan Dylan Bush Jessica Pitchford Yolanda Mdzeke Mohale Moloi Ntuthuko Gumbi

January 11, 2023 |

Bhekisisa |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: South Africa

The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation helps to produce rural healthcare workers by helping students from rural schools enter the health field, getting work in hospitals from the areas where they grew up. The Foundation has produced 528 healthcare professionals, working across 16 different disciplines.

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The Green Jobs Boom Is Benefiting the People Who Need It Most

Michelle Ma

January 10, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Civilian Climate Corps is developing a workforce of skilled construction workers by offering training to residents of low-income areas of New York City with high gun violence rates. The method allows them to fill a demand in the job market for green energy-related jobs while opening the market to those who are underemployed or unemployed.

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OnePointOne is Arizona's newest sustainable vertical farm

Scianna Garcia Samantha Chow

January 09, 2023 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Avondale, Arizona

OnePointOne farm uses vertical farming techniques to grow nutrient-dense, seasonal produce year-round. The farm operates on artificial intelligence and robots tend to the plants. Vertical farming also uses less water and can produce significantly more crops than standard horizontal farms — specifically 250 more plants per acre than traditional farms.

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North Carolina church's classes on cooking, music, art and more raise money for local charities

Egan Millard

January 09, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Southern Shores, North Carolina

The After Dark at All Saints program at the All Saints Episcopal Church hosts community classes taught by volunteers on a variety of topics like cooking and history to provide locals with a means to stay connected during the winter months. On top of building community and fostering connections, the program also raises money for various charities, raising nearly $200,000 over the past decade.

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6 weeks, 1 bed, 10 lives: A Newport recovery center provides space for hope in the opioid crisis

Kristen Fountain

January 08, 2023 |

VT Digger |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Newport, Vermont

The Journey to Recovery Community Center in Newport provides short-term, 24-hour peer support for people in crisis from substance use who want to begin their recovery. The Center not only works with those struggling with addiction but also aims to help reduce the strain on local hospitals’ emergency departments. The Center has since expanded to another location and received grant funding to continue scaling up its operations.

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University of Wisconsin partnership converts manure to jet fuel while easing climate change

Anastasia Pirrami

January 06, 2023 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Franken, Wisconsin

A project between the University of Wisconsin and California-based Agra Energy created a commercial facility that turns biogases from food waste or manure into diesel and jet fuel.

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111 Trees Per Daughter Changed This Village's Future

Geetanjali Krishna

January 06, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Piplantri, Rajasthan

A village in India plants and maintains 111 trees to honor every newborn girl. The process has improved the local environment and air quality, thus improving the status of girls and women in the community.

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