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  • This student was overwhelmed by ‘alarmist' environmental education. So she designed her own college course.

    February 24, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    A student-developed course at the University of California-Berkeley, Solutions for a Sustainable and Just Future, focuses on both individual and systemic strategies to address the climate crisis. More than 1,800 people have taken the class, and more than 70 percent of them said the course content inspired them to get involved in environmental work.

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  • Las Cruces middle schoolers take action to improve the air quality of their school

    February 24, 2023 |

    KRWG-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    Middle school students in Las Cruces, New Mexico, built homemade air filters called Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes to help improve air quality and limit the spread of COVID-19 in classrooms.

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  • Reimagining Schoolyards to Improve Health and Learning

    February 22, 2023 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Green Schoolyards America is launching the California Schoolyard Forest System in partnership with the California Department of Education and other area groups to develop schoolyard forests at K-12 schools to provide shade for students as temperatures continue to rise. Planting more trees on campuses can help protect children from heat-related health issues and promote more physical activity during recess.

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  • The green veins of our concrete cities

    February 20, 2023 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Hatillo 2, San José

    Costa Rica’s Interurban Biological Corridors Program is rescuing neglected green spaces around and between protected biological spaces with the help of many organizations and volunteers. After lobbying for political support, volunteers are participating in the organization and cleanup processes.

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  • Dhaka's first metro rail to drive cleaner transport and jobs

    February 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    The city government in Dhaka, Bangladesh, launched the first metro rail line. The metro provides a more reliable transportation option for residents than busses or the congested streets, and it’s run on electricity in hopes to reduce carbon emissions by encouraging people not to use their cars.

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  • Prince George's County Almost Tore Down a Playground to Put Up a Gas Station

    February 15, 2023 |

    The Washington Informer |

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    Response Location: United States, Prince George County, Maryland

    When plans for a new gas station were announced, community members from the Carole Highlands neighborhood organized 11 citizens living near the proposed spot for the project to make their case for why the company should withdraw their plans – and in the end, they did.

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  • The Edges Matter: Hedgerows Are Bringing Life Back to Farms

    February 14, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Planting hedgerows as boundaries between, or around, crops can help farmers manage pests, boost pollination, and improve carbon sequestration in the soil around them.

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  • Finabar Chocolate

    February 14, 2023 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Finabar Chocolate is packaged in unique wrapping that is completely biodegradable and can be planted to grow wildflowers, cutting down on waste and help consumers make more sustainably conscious choices. The wildflower mixture, which is noninvasive and not genetically modified, has a 95 percent germination rate.

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  • Vaccination Boosts Efforts to Curb Rift Valley Fever in Rwanda

    February 13, 2023 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    An awareness campaign in Rwanda promotes cattle vaccination to prevent Rift Valley Fever transmission. Campaign organizers broadcast messages on TV, radio, and during community events.

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  • This electric vehicle is wiping out air pollution in arenas

    February 12, 2023 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Ice rinks in Canada are swapping ice resurfacers that run on fossil fuels and propane for electric models. The electric resurfacers don’t emit pollutants like nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide, so they improve air quality inside the arena and reduce environment-harming emissions.

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