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  • A new initiative is trying to make searching for tampons easier for Highland Park women. It's part of a national movement.

    Karen Berkowitz

    September 12, 2019 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In 2013, the United Nations deemed access to menstrual supplies a human right. Since then, Illinois has taken a number of steps to make access to these products even easier. This story includes solutions such as free dispensers in public restrooms, eliminating the "luxury" or "tampon" tax, and drives to collect pads and tampons for low-income and homeless women.

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  • Can We Turn Down the Temperature on Urban Heat Islands?

    Jim Morrison

    September 12, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Researchers are using citizen science volunteers to more accurately identify hot spots in cities, where some temperatures are significantly higher than their surrounding areas. The data has also shown that there is a correlation between lower-income neighborhoods and higher temperatures. Climate change is expected to increase the number of extreme weather events, including heat waves, so mapping these urban heat islands can help cities develop new urban planning strategies.

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  • Spray Parks Have Been Helping To Keep Cape Town Cool

    Christine Ro

    September 03, 2019 |

    Forbes |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    As temperatures across the world increase, many low-income areas are being hit the hardest without anywhere to turn. In South Africa, spray parks are becoming more popular as a solution, providing an inclusive place for children to not only play, but also keep cool in the rising heat.

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  • Drive-thru brothels: why cities are building 'sexual infrastructure'

    Nate Berg

    September 02, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

    Attitudes towards the legalization of sex work are changing around the world, and now some cities have even started considering public spaces for sex work while developing urban infrastructure plans. From Cologne, Germany (where there are "sex drive-throughs" that are equipped with safety features, facilities for rest, and toilets for the workers) to Amsterdam (where they are developing new rules for window-based sex work), governments are now increasingly inviting sex workers and their representatives to the negotiating table.

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  • Teaching Young Students About the Birds and the Bees

    Melissa Malley

    September 01, 2019 |

    The Innovator |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In public schools in New York and across the country, sexual education classes that don't work are a serious issue. To combat misinformation and myths, the Peer Health Exchange (PHE) program trains college students to be health educators in classrooms, utilizing near-peer relationships to help increase transparency and accuracy when teaching about sex, birth control, consent, and healthy relationships.

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  • How Will Asia Stop Severe Air Pollution while Development Rages on?

    Viola Gaskell

    August 30, 2019 |

    Global Ground Media |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: China, Beijing

    Air pollution plagues much of Asia, but a handful of countries are putting energy and resources towards lessening the rising health concerns that come from breathing unclean air. From leveraging technology to create cheaper yet more effective air filters to government mandates, the countries are experimenting with a variety of solutions.

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  • Heat is deadly—even in Montana. But the city of Missoula is doing something about it.

    Laurie Mazur

    August 29, 2019 |

    The Daily Climate |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Adapting to climate change takes planning and partnerships. In Missoula, Montana, partnerships with nonprofits like Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX) and Climate Smart Missoula reinforce the city’s climate planning. TEX connects cities and urban planners with professors, experts, and other nonprofits that can assist in tackling climate change issues. By layering socioeconomic data over a heat map of the city, TEX scientists could reveal populations at highest risk of extreme temperature impacts. The team then shared data with health officials, policy makers, and the community.

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  • How teen Greta Thunberg shifted world's gaze to climate change

    Linda Givetash

    August 17, 2019 |

    NBC News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Sweden

    All over the world, more than 2 million children and teens are participating in classroom walkouts in an effort to bring attention to the severity of climate change. Called, Fridays for the Future, leaders of the movement are gaining traction, and have developed a declaration that emphasizes their demand that world leaders do something to stop the rising global temperature. This movement was sparked by Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, who, at 16-years old, has started this movement, spoken to global leaders, and continues to do what’s needed to demand action in the face of climate change.

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  • South Mountain HS cross-country team pushing for electric school buses

    Kristine Harrington

    August 16, 2019 |

    KPHO-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Because of a collaborative effort between a high school cross country team and Chispa, an environmental advocacy group, Arizona’s Phoenix Union High School District has bought its first electric school bus. While nearly three times more expensive than a regular school bus, the school district considered the long-term sustainability, not just in terms of fuel and maintenance costs, but in regards to larger, environmental efforts as well.

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  • Watershed moment: How Chesapeake Bay turned its H2O around

    David Karas

    August 15, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Annapolis, Maryland

    After decades of conservation and cleanup, the 42% of the entire Chesapeake Bay meets water quality standards. The Chesapeake Bay Program organized a regional collaboration between nonprofits, the government, and educational institutions, worked together to protect and clean the Bay, which is home to fishing, tourism, and agriculture. While much progress has been made, the group recognizes the amount of work left if they are to ever see a majority clean watershed.

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