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  • 2 Oregon companies forge sustainable path for beer and wine

    August 24, 2024 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    A brewery and a winery in Oregon are setting the standards and building the infrastructure for a reusable glass bottles system to reduce their environmental impacts. They sell their products in bottles that customers are incentivized to return so they can be cleaned, refilled, and sold again.

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  • Researchers Turned to Churches To Study St. Louis Air Quality

    August 22, 2024 |

    Sojourners |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    A St. Louis faith and advocacy organization, Metropolitan Congregations United, helped scientists bring together a group of churches willing to install air quality monitors to gather data on pollution and call for solutions.

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  • An air conditioning law, the first in its region, changed tenants' rights in this Maryland county

    August 22, 2024 |

    Smart Cities Dive |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    To protect tenants from extreme heat, lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, passed a policy requiring landlords to provide air conditioning capable of cooling units to at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit from June through September.

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  • Puerto Rico parish aims to be climate resilience hub to respond to extreme storms

    August 19, 2024 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Cataño

    Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish in Cataño, Puerto Rico, received funding from a nonprofit to install solar panels to provide a stable source of power for the community during outages and extreme storms. It’s a key part of a budding community-led climate resilience hub.

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  • Lights on: Brick kiln workers in western UP begin the transition to solar energy

    August 18, 2024 |

    ThePrint |

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    Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

    Brick-making businesses in Uttar Pradesh, India, are switching from coal to solar panels to power their kilns. The swap allows them to meet more than their electricity needs, also supplying energy to their employees’ huts, while reducing emissions.

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  • Citizen Science: Forschende unter uns

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Rund 180.000 Menschen haben in Österreich schon einmal an einem Citizen-Science-Projekt teilgenommen. Sie zählen Hummeln, schützen Wildtiere oder helfen, die Warnungen vor Naturkatastrophen zu verbessern. Viele lokale Forschungsprojekte wären ohne sie nicht möglich.

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  • These American Climate Corps Workers Are Paving a Green Future

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Over 300 SolarCorps fellows in the inaugural class of the United States Climate Corps, a workforce-training program, are engaging with communities and installing solar panels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Fellows work with different organizations across several states, such as the nonprofit GRID Alternatives, which is focused on bringing no-cost solar installations to underserved communities.

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  • Schwammstadt: Wo Bäume glücklich wachsen

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Austria, Graz

    Viele Stadtbäume sterben früh, weil sie unter der Erde zu wenig Platz haben und an den steigenden Temperaturen leiden. Städte wie Stockholm und Graz zeigen, wie sich die Situation durch Pflanzungen von klimafitten Bäumen auf Hohlräumen und einem speziellen Substrat verbessern lässt.

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  • How greener schoolyards benefit kids — and the whole community

    August 14, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Nearly 100 elementary school playgrounds across Denver were converted into greener spaces dubbed “Learning Landscapes” thanks to a public-private partnership including the city, local nonprofits, contractors, and volunteers. Each design was tailored to the school with input from the local community. The revamped grounds improved student achievement and sequestered carbon.

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  • A Firewood Lot is Helping This Timber Town Recover

    August 12, 2024 |

    Triple Pundit |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakridge, Oregon

    A locally-owned wood lot in Oakridge, Oregon, collects piles of debris from the surrounding forest that could become fuel for wildfires and turns it into firewood for the community. Alongside wildfire mitigation, the business reduces the air pollution residents create when their only option is to burn wet wood for heat.

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