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Detroit Is Turning Vacant Lots Into Sponges for Stormwater

Jessica Leigh Hester

June 04, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

When it comes to green infrastructure, Detroit's got plenty of parcels to work with. A look at their new plans to turn unused land into stormwater sponges.

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Sharing the shortage

JR Logan

May 27, 2016 |

The Taos News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Talpa, New Mexico

Farmers and land owners in the Rio Grande del Rancho region are using a collaborative, community-based approach fostered by acequias to ensure better sharing of water resources in times of scarcity.

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After years of drought and overuse, the San Luis Valley aquifer refills

Paige Blankenbuehler

May 26, 2016 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Centre, Colorado

An over-taxed basin in Colorado is getting its water use under control through the sub-district project, an innovative user-led solution for solving water problems.

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When the River Rises: an investigative report on flooding in Richland County, Ohio

Dillon Carr

May 16, 2016 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

As farmers continue to experience floods—and lack control over the dredging of the rivers running through their farms—a few have looked to homegrown solutions, and others to amending policy to create "subdistricts."

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The Navajo Are Fighting to Get Their Water Back

Erica Gies

April 22, 2016 |

TakePart |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

In Navajo Nation, access to water is scarce and 38% of people don't have it. In several states tribes have been signing away their rights to rivers and other water sources in exchange for help with building the infrastructure to bring clean water to many who have been without.

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Could Harvesting Fog Help Solve the World's Water Crisis?

Pauls Toutonghi

March 22, 2016 |

The New Yorker |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Morocco, Aït Baâmrane

The demand for clean water around the world continues to grow. In arid southwest Morocco, the region may only see “a few hundredths of an inch of rain per year,” which contributes to poor human health, as well as environmental, and economic conditions. A global collaboration with a Moroccan N.G.O. and German organizations have helped to bring clean water to the region with the use of CloudFisher technology that converts sea fog into water.

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What Will it Take to Get Plastics out of the Ocean?

Anja Krieger

February 01, 2016 |

Ensia |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Manoa, Hawaii

The amount of plastic debris in our oceans and water sources - especially nanoplastics that are increasingly prevalent in our food chain - is so enormous it's often beyond comprehension, and immensely difficult to address. As countries continue to industrialize and single-use products become more commonplace, the flow of harmful plastics into the environment seems insurmountable. But a number of clever inventions and dedicated individuals are working to help get plastics out of our water - and more importantly - encourage practices to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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Why Copenhagen Has Almost Perfect Water

Dana Raidt

December 23, 2015 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

Thanks to years of government intervention, the city of Copenhagen has almost perfectly clean water — even better than bottled water. Denmark utilizes overflow barriers, underground water storage, and rerouted wastewater to keep their public water sources clean. Public awareness and a water tax also contribute to the city's success so that residents conserve and value their water (using only 26 gallons a day as opposed to the 80-100 gallons that Americans use).

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How Catfish and Algae Are Cleaning Up the Chicago River

Dawn Reiss

December 22, 2015 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

By releasing fish into the Chicago River, the city of Chicago aims to help clean up its ecosystem, as the fish hopefully will eat the river's excess algae.

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12 Strategies for Moving from Water Scarcity to Abundance

Seth M. Siegel

December 03, 2015 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District

Israel has an abundance of water and independence from climate conditions through public ownership and government management of all water, a water-respecting culture, and innovative agriculture practices.

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