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  • The Californians Rescuing Surplus Produce to Fight Hunger

    Michaela Haas

    October 01, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Bell, California

    At a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Bell, California, Food Forward employees race to take in and redistribute 265,000 pounds of fresh produce every day. The organization receives excess fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesale businesses for free and delivers them to 300 nonprofits working to address food insecurity.

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  • This Native-Led Group Is Bringing Solar Power to Tribal Lands

    Yessenia Funes

    September 30, 2024 |

    Atmos |

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    Response Location: Hopi Reservation, United States

    Native Renewables, a Native- and women-led nonprofit, is bringing free, off-grid solar energy systems to homes in the Navajo and Hopi reservations that don’t have access to power. And it’s doing so by training local Indigenous peoples to work in the industry so they can reap the economic benefits of these careers instead of hiring out the work.

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  • They've Got a Plan to Fight Global Warming. It Could Alter the Oceans.

    Brad Plumer Raymond Zhong

    September 23, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Nova Scotia

    The startup CarbonRun developed a machine that adds limestone to rivers to increase the amount of carbon dioxide they trap. Adding the alkaline substance to the water as a powder converts carbon dioxide into a stable molecule, which keeps it underwater.

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  • From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka's natural flood buffers

    Zinara Rathnayake

    September 21, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Colombo

    Sections of the massive network of wetlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka, went from being overwhelmed by garbage to biodiverse ecosystems that are a critical part of urban planning and flood prevention. The government and community groups worked to clean them up, and keep them clean, so the wetlands can do what they’re naturally good at.

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  • The Farmers Abandoning Big Ag to Grow Mushrooms and Herbs

    Michaela Haas

    September 17, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The Transfarmation Project is helping farmers transition away from factory farming and into healthier, more sustainable options like growing mushrooms. It runs pilot projects to develop blueprints for farmers to follow and connects them with consultants and resources.

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  • London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids

    Syris Valentine

    September 17, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    After a clean air zone was created in London, where vehicles have to pay a daily fee to enter unless they meet strict pollution standards, more young students in the area began walking and biking to school.

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  • Sweet watermelon turns sour amid climate change

    Sadiqur Rahman

    September 14, 2024 |

    Bangladesh First |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Farmers in Bangladesh are switching from shrimp aquaculture to growing rice and watermelon during different seasons to increase their incomes and have more consistent harvests as they deal with the impacts of climate change.

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  • Tilling the Floodplain: How Farmers Embrace the Power of Floods

    Geetanjali Krishna

    September 13, 2024 |

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    Response Location: India, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

    Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India, are using an age-old farming practice known as flood recession farming, which involves planting crops in floodplains when water recedes, to grow crops with less water during droughts.

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  • Why electric restaurants could be the key ingredient for cities trying to ditch fossil fuels

    Sam Brasch

    September 13, 2024 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Whether encouraged by government incentives and regulations, environmental impacts, or business benefits, restaurants are switching to electric cooking appliances like induction cooktops instead of gas-powered options.

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  • California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

    Manola Secaira

    September 09, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Farmers and distilleries in California are building a market for agave, a drought-resistant crop used to make tequila and mezcal, in light of the state’s increasingly hotter and drier climate. Agave could help farmers sustain their livelihood as thirstier crops like almonds or avocados become less viable.

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