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A tale of two rivers

Leopold Obi

July 24, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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Response Location: Kenya

Rising populations and increasing river-side infrastructure has severely impacted the Mau Forest Complex in Kenya. Home to the Mara River which directly contributes to various community's livelihoods, protecting the waterway holds great importance for the health of the ecosystem. While some parts of the region are struggling to make this a reality, others have found success in sustainable management.

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Part Capitalist, Part Socialist, Estonia May Have Cracked the Code for a Thriving Art Scene. Here's How They Did It

Kate Brown

July 24, 2018 |

Artnet |

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Response Location: Estonia, Tallinn

Through a mix of government regulation and robust collaboration, a thriving artistic community has been established in Estonia. The pillars of this community include an artist’s union, transparency regarding sales, and government funding through taxes.

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What Pittsburgh Can Learn From Philadelphia's Bold Media Collaborations

Andrew Conte

July 23, 2018 |

Next Pittsburgh |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Through collaboration, media outlets can cover important issues with depth and diversity as well as reach a wide audience. In Philadelphia, 19 newspaper and radio outlets collaborated to cover poverty in Philadelphia and 15 outlets covered issues related to reentry.

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Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives

Michael Wines

July 23, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Public opinion is turning against gerrymandering faster than the Supreme Court. Five states are holding ballot measures on the issue spurred ahead by tens of thousands of citizen’s signatures, and political uncertainty is pushing legislators themselves to get behind apolitical redistricting commissions.

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How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks

Josie Golding

July 23, 2018 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola is a highly contagious deadly disease that can wipe out dozens of people in a community if it goes untreated or undetected. However, there is now a vaccine that can be given to anyone who may have come into contact with an infected person, allowing healthcare providers to stop ebola epidemics before they start.

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So You Recycled Your Old Laptop. Here's Where It Might've Gone.

Dominique Mosbergen

July 20, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: China, Shanghai

As technology advances, so does the electronic waste that it produces as people throw out their old products to make way for the new ones. To reduce their e-waste footprint and keep the materials out of landfills, companies such as Dell are pushing for closed-loop recycling – a process that reuses the recycled product to make the same product again.

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Feeding—and healing—the hood

Laura Paskus

July 20, 2018 |

The NM Political Report |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Project Feed the Hood, a community effort to increase food access and security for lower-income families, has established gardens and pilot programs at ten schools in Albuquerque. The program originally aimed to convert lawns into gardens while giving youth an alternative to military recruitment. Now, it is run by community volunteers and also offers paid internships for youth. “We’re here to resist, to reclaim our food systems, our community spaces,” explains one of the project's dedicated staff members.

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Battling An Outbreak: Businesses And Health Officials Respond As Ohio Valley's Hep A Cases Climb

Mary Meehan

July 20, 2018 |

Ohio Valley ReSource |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

Homeless shelters and food service are working to get out ahead of an Hepatitis A outbreak in Ohio by offering vaccines and educating residents and workers. Local shelters mandated vaccines and offered access, while public health teamed with restaurants to offer the vaccine to employees.

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Health Researchers Quietly Tackle the Opioid Epidemic's Hidden Crisis

Sarah Kwon

July 19, 2018 |

Rewire |

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Response Location: United States

Several researchers around the U.S., backed by the National Institutes of Health, are exploring the efficacy of providing contraception and counseling in the same locations as medication-assisted treatment for addiction as a way to curb the huge number of unintended pregnancies among women with opioid addictions. The results have not yet been published, but the goal is to make it easier for those who often don't usually access health care to get contraception in a fragmented system.

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How Penzance became Britain's first ever plastic-free town

Simon Usborne

July 18, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Penzance, England

“There were bottles, cocktail sticks, coffee cup lids, razors, toothbrushes," recalls Rachel Yates, a Penzance community member, in describing the looks of a Cornish beach she volunteered to clean up with marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage. Shortly after, she joined the charity and led the Cornwall community to achieving plastic-free status through awareness and campaigning efforts, unifying the town in the fight against single-use plastics.

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