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From Trash to Dirt: What To Do With Your Leftover Food

Abigail Austin

April 26, 2024 |

Grady Newsource |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

The University of Georgia is working to make composting more accessible by offering various dropoff locations for compostable materials, such as the UGArden community farm. The university also offers UGA Campus Compost, which is a student-run program that uses e-bikes to collect compost bins around campus, making it easier for students to participate in in reducing their waste.

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Results are in for a Los Angeles cool pavement experiment

Ysabelle Kempe

April 26, 2024 |

Smart Cities Dive |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pacoima, California

A partnership between local nonprofit Climate Resolve and roofing and waterproofing manufacturer GAF covered 700,000 square feet of dark asphalt surfaces with a solar-reflective coating to help keep residents cool in the summer. Research found that during an extreme heat event, the area with the pavement coating saw ambient temperatures 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than an adjacent neighborhood.

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Keeping Food Scraps Out of Landfills Is a Bigger Problem Than You Think

Carl Smith

April 25, 2024 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Orange County, California, is increasing the amount of organic waste it diverts from landfills by encouraging residents to put compostable material in the bins they use for yard waste and composting it.

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U.S. East Coast adopts 'living shorelines' approach to keep rising seas at bay

Erik Hoffner

April 24, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Blue Hill, Maine

Contractors and homeowners in Maine are installing living shorelines to deal with the effects of rising sea levels and stronger storms caused by climate change. As opposed to concrete jetties and breakwaters, living shorelines use natural materials like logs, salt-tolerant plants, and coconut fiber to protect the land from erosion and create valuable habitat for local animals.

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Food waste is a billion-dollar problem. Can this spray make a difference?

Albert Han

April 23, 2024 |

Context |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India

Researchers in India developed a spray that is applied to mangoes to extend their shelf life by about a week, reducing food waste and increasing farmers’ profits.

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Sustainable plastic recycling: Cleaner life for us, better livelihood for waste collectors

Sadiqur Rahman

April 22, 2024 |

Bangladesh First |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Narayanganj

The Recycling for the Environment by Strengthening Income and Livelihoods of Entrepreneurs (RESILIENT) Project helps support the economy of waste collectors and aggregators by providing training, safety equipment and mentorship on how to handle finances and operate a waste business. Waste collectors and aggregators who have participated in the RESILIENT Project earn increased profits and are able to collect and recycle more plastics and other materials.

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As illegal dumping continues in Macon, why aren't people using free resources?

Megan Jackson

April 18, 2024 |

The Macon Newsroom |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

The Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department launched three convenience centers throughout the county where residents can dispose of excess hazardous waste like tires, furniture, paint and batteries for free. Although the county still struggles with residents leaving waste at illegal dumping locations, the Department says about 2,000 people use the convenience centers each week.

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Taking the classroom outside: How nature is teaching valuable lessons in Uganda

Martine Moguem, Alex Dines

April 18, 2024 |

Farm Radio International |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kikandwa

The residents of Kikandwa, Uganda, came together to create the Kikandwa Environmental Association to implement nature-based solutions in their community. The solutions are combatting climate change and generating more income than options with a negative environmental impact. For example, many people traded cutting trees to make charcoal for selling seedlings at the local tree nursery.

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'We need more shade': US's hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need

Weston Morrow, Nina Lakhani

April 17, 2024 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

In Phoenix, Arizona, a citywide tree-planting initiative is slowly increasing canopy cover to reduce the urban heat island effect in neighborhoods that need it the most. Residents pick between several varieties of desert-adapted trees, which are planted on their property by professional arborists, and take care of them with a provided kit.

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AC Has a Big Climate Impact. This New Tech Could be a Game Changer

Sarah Sax, Andrew D. Johnson

April 16, 2024 |

Time Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Beverly Hills, California

Thermal storage technologies are lowering businesses’ energy costs and carbon emissions while reducing strain on the grid during peak times. Two hotels in California implemented a system that makes ice when energy demand is low and uses the ice during peak demand times to cool the building.

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