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Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic

Elizabeth Royte

March 30, 2020 |

National Geographic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

With restaurants closing and people panic-buying groceries, food waste is inevitably going to rise. There are many initiatives going on throughout the United States to address this very issue. For example, nonprofit Rethink in New York City pays restaurant staff to create meals out of the surplus ingredients that other restaurants have, which are then sold to the public with a $3 donation. For individuals, there are even ways to shift your behavior with preserving and consuming the food you buy that will allow them to last longer and be eaten in entirety.

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They were supposed to build stages for Coachella. Now they're building coronavirus triage tents

August Brown

March 30, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

When coronavirus began spreading throughout the United States, one of the earliest actions taken was to cancel large events, which meant that production firms also lost work. In Los Angeles, the firm that is typically responsible for building the tents, staging, and facilities for such events have now turned their efforts to helping construct medical villages.

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No more vodka and gin. OC distillery now makes hand sanitizer to fight coronavirus

Steve Chiotakis

March 30, 2020 |

KCRW |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Two LA companies, Blinking Owl Distillery and La La Production and Design, have repurposed their production facilities to produce personal protective equipment for medical workers. La La Production used to produce luxury leather goods, but it now produces face masks and single-use gowns. It now is producing 5,000 units of masks and 6,000 gowns a day but still growing. Blinking Owl Distillery used to produce luxury alcohol, but is now making the switch to producing hand sanitizer. They are quickly ramping up production to produce 2,000-4,000 gallons a week.

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How Two Local Businesses are Helping Increase Supply of Hand Sanitizer

Matthew Silverman

March 29, 2020 |

Temple Update |

Video |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Norristown, Pennsylvania

In Norristown, Pennsylvania, two local businesses--a distillery and a silly putty factory--have teams up to produce hundreds of gallons of hand sanitizer for nearby hospitals and residents. The two companies each put their distinct expertise to use to repurpose their factories and raw goods to pump out much-needed hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Hand Stamps, Bandannas and Sidewalk Chalk: India Looks to Low-Tech Coronavirus Solutions

Vibhuti Agarwal

March 29, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

India is using low-tech solutions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In lieu of apps and online delivery services, cities are using phone health advisories, TV ads, sidewalk chalk, and indelible ink. “We need inexpensive, easily available, and rapidly scalable solutions,” one surgeon said.

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‘We're Doing What We Can': How a Makeshift Network Is Filling in the Gaps with Medical Supplies

Emma Coleman

March 27, 2020 |

Route Fifty |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

To address a shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, community members have begun to take on the task of producing face masks for medical professionals. From sewing masks to creating face shields with a 3D printer at a local library, communities are organizing and organizations are partnering to, at least temporarily, solve the problem.

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Photos: The Contradictory Flaw In The City's Underwhelming Open Streets Plan

Ben Yakas

March 27, 2020 |

Gothamist |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In an effort to prevent overcrowding in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City has closed a few streets in four out of five boroughs. This density reduction plan, though, doesn’t seem to be getting put to use, and some say is just wasting city resources having police stationed at these closed streets.

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France Transfers Coronavirus Patients On High-Speed Train With Mobile Emergency Room

Colin Dwyer

March 26, 2020 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: France

France is transporting patients from areas with high concentrations of coronavirus victims to areas where hospitals have vacant beds and ventilators. This helps to relieve some pressure on some of the hardest-hit regions.

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Chicago Distillers Build a Vigilante Hand Sanitizer Industry

Ghazala Irshad

March 26, 2020 |

Chicago Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Many Chicago distilleries are utilizing their abundance of high-proof alcohol to create hand sanitizer to fill a gap in the market due to the coronavirus pandemic. While a portion of the product is being donated to first responders and frontline workers, this new business endeavor is also helping distillery owners keep their employees on payroll and their businesses open.

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Crocs is donating 10,000 pairs of free shoes to US healthcare workers every day until stocks last

Mary Hanbury

March 26, 2020 |

Business Insider |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Crocs are ideal footwear for healthcare workers because they are easy to disinfect and easy on the feet. To do their part in the fight against the coronavirus, Crocs is donating over 10,000 pairs of shoes online to those on the front line (until supplies last). They also plan to donate an additional 100,000 pairs to various hospitals and clinics around the country.

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