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  • How to harvest water from clouds of fog

    October 06, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    As the drought in Kenya drags on, people are collecting water from the air by using plastic to funnel fog off of trees into buckets at night or a machine that pulls water from hot, moisture-filled air like a dehumidifier would.

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  • Printing a place to live: In Central Texas, homes are being built with emerging 3D technology

    October 06, 2023 |

    The Texas Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Round Top, Texas

    Two Texas-based companies are 3D printing homes in an effort to combat the housing crisis and produce fewer emissions than a typical home construction. The companies lay the foundation and rebar for support. Then, a machine with a robotic arm builds up the walls by printing layers of a cement-like material.

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  • Making cities 'spongy' could help fight flooding — by steering the water underground

    October 03, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: China, Jinhua

    The concept of “sponge cities” is taking off as a way to prevent flooding. This style of urban design focuses on creating environments that absorb more water with plants and open ground as opposed to pipes and concrete.

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  • «J'ai découvert que je pouvais changer mon avenir»: quand la danse libère les jeunes Indiennes des mines

    October 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Jharia, Jharkhand

    Pour encourager les jeunes filles qui travaillent dans les mines de charbon à ne pas abandonner leurs études, Coalfield Children Classes a créé une troupe de danse qui les aide à imaginer un avenir différent pour elles-mêmes. La troupe donne l’occasion à une dizaine de filles de danser, et plusieurs participantes ont obtenu leur diplôme et ont poursuivi des études supérieures.

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  • PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

    October 02, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: The Mi'kmaq Nation, United States, Maine

    Since testing by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection found shockingly high levels of PFAS and PFOS — also known as forever chemicals — on land across the state, researchers and locals have been working on remediation. In one example, the Aroostook Band of the Mi’kmaq found that hemp grown on contaminated land extracts large amounts of the chemicals from the soil.

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  • Go Midwest, Young Man

    October 02, 2023 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    After years of population decline, leadership in states across the Midwest United States are leveraging their climate change resilience to attract new businesses and residents.

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  • Carbon Farming: Hält der Humusaufbau auf Äckern, was er verspricht?

    September 29, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Durch gezielten Humusaufbau wollen einige Landwirte ihre Böden verbessern, CO2 in Äckern speichern und mit Hilfe von Klimaschutz-Zertifikaten auch noch Geld verdienen. Doch das erwartete Humus-Wachstum ist nicht immer so hoch wie erwartet und das Zertifikate-System ist aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht bislang nicht nachhaltig.

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  • La primera planta de tratamiento de aguas con microalgas

    September 28, 2023 |

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    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Una iniciativa público-privada impulsada por la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FAUBA), busca tratar aguas residuales urbanas y producir biofertilizantes a partir de organismos que se utilizan para suplementos dietarios humanos y animales.

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  • The ancient Sri Lankan 'tank cascades' tackling drought

    September 26, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Maeliya

    A hydraulic network of man-made water tanks built 2,000 years ago, called an ellangawa, collects rainwater that locals in Maeliya, Sri Lanka, can release during the dry season to support the rice crop and recharge the groundwater.

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  • The goats fighting fires in Los Angeles

    September 26, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Cities in California are turning to goat herders to manage the dead trees and shrubs that become fuel for wildfires. Goats will eat almost anything and are adept at getting to places humans find difficult to reach.

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