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  • After hurricane Maria, he's helping the ocean – and its fishers – recover

    April 09, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Naguabo

    Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico communities, land and the local coasts. With many relying on fishing as a significant source of income, fishermen have been suffering since with polluted waters and a diminished fish population. One local man is taking a stance by working with community fishermen to utilize their skills to clean up the coastal waters through incentivizing results.

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  • Community groups help Colorado counties participate in Superfund process

    April 07, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Pueblo, Colorado

    When lead and arsenic levels threatened the communities in Southeastern Colorado, the Environmental Protection Agency was asked to step in. In order to have a seat at the table when decisions were being made, community members in the city of Pueblo created a Community Advisory Group. This allowed them to not only increase their understanding of possible decisions, but also offer feedback. It has also offered a model for surrounding communities that are facing similar situations.

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  • Tribes lead the way for faster internet access in New Mexico

    April 06, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Across the United States, tribal lands have the lowest access to internet, an issue that restricts opportunity and education in those areas. In New Mexico, several small tribes have partnered to lay fiber-optic cables that connect the libraries, which serve as primary sources of internet connection, to faster, cheaper internet.

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  • Locally Owned Networks Choose Net Neutrality

    April 05, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    Cooperatives owned by the people they serve give communities control over local telecommunications infrastructure. The member-owned Kit Carson Electric Cooperative provides access to broadband Internet in a remote region of northern New Mexico not served by the large telecommunications companies. In addition to leveling the playing field for small, underserved localities, networks owned by coops allow users to retain decision-making power over their telecommunications infrastructure in the absence of net neutrality protections.

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  • Let's Talk Solutions To New Mexico's Digital Divide

    April 04, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Grants from the federal government can help fund infrastructure projects where large telecommunications companies see no incentive. Multiple initiatives across New Mexico are stepping in to bring reliable internet connectivity to the residents of remote and underserved communities. From electric utility cooperatives to tribal organizations, locals are finding ways to fund and install their own physical broadband infrastructure projects.

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  • The Opposite of Gentrification

    April 02, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A new program in a Philadelphia neighborhood is offering opportunities for locals to curb gentrification. Gentrification occurs when outside developers come to an area and change it without leaving room for locals to remain. The nonprofit Jumpstart Germantown provides training, mentoring, and loans to community members who want to learn to develop their own neighborhoods in an inclusive and sustainable way. So far, 235 people have graduated from the program, and the model has inspired other Philadelphia neighborhoods to start similar programs.

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  • How This Tribe Got Their Coastal California Lands Returned

    April 02, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    In 1915, the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians who lived off of the coast of Northern California had their land stripped away as United States territories formed. A century later, the tribe has successfully regained their land and ownership rights to it by forming relationships with organizations that respect the identity and cultural rights of the group.

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  • 'I have no thought of escaping': inside the Brazilian prisons with no guards

    April 02, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Itaúna, Minas Gerais

    In Apac prisons, inmates hold the keys. “By committing a crime, prisoners break the social pact,” says Ana Paula Pellegrino of Igarape Institute. “An Apac prison restores this by allowing inmates to work for the community.” Inmates contribute to local projects, follow a routine of work and study, and are addressed by name rather than number. The rehabilitation-focused approach is completely different from what happens in Brazil's mainstream prisons, a fact that motivates inmates to honor the rules.

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  • This Canadian First Nations group wants you to buy salmon raised on land

    March 27, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

    In Canada, a city that was formerly known as the "salmon capital of the world,” has been nearly abandoned by both fish and people. Despite facing many ongoing trials and challenges, the Namgis First Nation is working to turn their on-land salmon farm into a viable resource for fish sales and jobs.

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  • Drink Your Coffee Black-Owned

    March 27, 2018 |

    In These Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Cafe ULU is the first business started by the Us Lifting Us Economic Development Cooperative, a co-op funded by membership fees. The coffee shop is hoping to serve as a community gathering space for the local African American community, demonstrating the power the black community can have when it bands together economically. The co-op is hoping to open businesses across the country.

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