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  • In these NH communities, you pay for how much trash you send to the landfill

    March 13, 2023 |

    New Hampshire Bulletin |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    Communities across New Hampshire are implementing “pay as you throw” trash-collection systems to reduce the garbage sent to landfills and increase the use of alternative options like recycling. The programs use several different methods like special bags, stickers, or punch cards, but all require some form of payment per collected trash bag.

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  • How will we feed Earth's rising population? Ask the Dutch.

    March 13, 2023 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    In the Netherlands’ Seed Valley some of the largest seed companies in the world are increasing agricultural output to feed the growing world population using less land. They use plant breeding, which involves combining the DNA of different crop varieties, and seed enhancement, which involve germinating the seeds early to shorten the dormant period in which they are most vulnerable. Seed enhancement can also include coating seeds with solutions that combat dangers like disease and wind gusts.

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  • Major companies pledged funding for Texas water projects. What are results so far?

    March 11, 2023 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    A nonprofit created the Texas Water Action Collaborative to connect water quality conservation projects in need of financial support with companies that have related sustainability goals and will supply funding.

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  • In the Extinction Capital of the World, A Native School Is Restoring Indigenous Forests

    March 11, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Led by Native Hawai’ians, Kamehameha Schools owns thousands of acres of land dedicated to stewardship and conservation. The school partners with Native Hawaiian organizations and conducts eco-cultural education programs for students and members of the community to foster connections between them and the environment.

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  • How Tokyo's Farms Have Survived for Centuries

    March 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    To protect local farms, Tokyo’s Law on Productive Green Areas allows farmers to register their inner-city urban farms as Productive Green Areas and receive a property tax break. In return, landowners agree not to sell or develop the land. The law allowed 1,240 small farms to survive and was recently extended for another 10 years.

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  • Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

    March 10, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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  • Can plastic bricks pave a road out of Kenya's plastic waste problem?

    March 10, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Kenyan start-up Gjenge Makers creates pavers that are stronger and cheaper than typical concrete by heating a mixture of shredded plastic waste and sand and then compressing it to form the blocks.

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  • Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

    March 10, 2023 |

    Women's Media Center |

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    Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

    Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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  • How Washington raised $300 million for climate action from polluters 

    March 09, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    The first auction of Washington State’s cap-and-invest system raised $300 million dollars from businesses buying greenhouse gas emission permits. The system is meant to incentivize emission reduction while raising money to address climate change in the communities most impacted by pollution.

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  • New solar cooking system provides relief amid rising living costs

    March 09, 2023 |

    The Business Standard |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    The Solar Cooking project uses both solar power and a power grid to allow people to reduce their cooking fuel costs and fossil fuel consumption, making it a more environmentally-friendly way to cook.

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