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All Aboard the Electric School Bus!

Hannah Wallace

September 16, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States

The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program is funding zero-emission, electric school buses and low-emission buses for schools looking to make the switch from diesel.

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How Rhode Island's charter schools succeeded where Minnesota's failed

Mara Klecker, Jeffrey Meitrodt

September 13, 2024 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

Rhode Island has stringent requirements for charter schools, with strong systems for oversight and accountability and provisions intended to limit harm to existing school districts and ensure the charters are representative of their communities. Charter school students in the state are making bigger standardized testing gains than their peers in traditional public schools.

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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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The Urban Gardens Where Gender and Climate Justice Grow

Peter Yeung

September 11, 2024 |

Next City |

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Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

The city of Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Program creates sustainable access to food by providing land and agricultural training, and it prioritizes empowering vulnerable populations, particularly women.

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Can ‘Biden's Billions' Deliver True Environmental Justice?

Adam Mahoney

September 05, 2024 |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Justice40, created through a sweeping executive order during President Joe Biden’s first term, is designed to ensure communities deemed disadvantaged receive at least 40% of the benefits of federal climate change and environmental investments. While no single tally of Justice40 spending or its benefits is available thus far, the White House Environmental Justice Scorecard says more than 500 projects have been funded through its efforts.

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Austin's Rapid Rehousing Program, Explained

Amy Stansbury

September 04, 2024 |

The Austin Common |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Austin’s Rapid Rehousing Program offers up to two years of rent assistance for people exiting homelessness alongside other support services that help connect them to the resources they need.

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Massachusetts cities are quickly embracing new emission-slashing building code option

Sarah Shemkus

September 03, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts state government introduced a new building code, called the specialized stretch code, to set new construction up for decreased fossil fuel use. It’s an opt-in code, so municipalities vote on whether to adopt it, and many have.

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La falla fatal en las operaciones de rescate de la Patrulla Fronteriza

Tanvi Misra

September 01, 2024 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States

Muchos creen que la Patrulla Fronteriza debería tener la responsabilidad principal por los rescates y la recuperación de migrantes. La agencia forma parte de CBP, la que a su vez es parte del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, con recursos muchas veces mayores que los de los equipos de emergencia locales y de organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Pero varios trabajadores humanitarios e investigadores fronterizos ven un conflicto de intereses entre el mandato principal de la agencia de detener y deportar a los migrantes, y el objetivo humanitario de salvar sus vidas.

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Selling America: The Army's fight to find recruits in a mistrustful, divided nation

Greg Jaffe, Missy Ryan

August 30, 2024 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Toms River, New Jersey

Amidst dismal recruitment numbers, the army is struggling and trying all it can to build trust with people and encourage them to join in a climate where American institutions are facing fierce criticism. It’s an ongoing process of trial and error. Despite its shortcomings, the army is seeing some success with programs like the Future Soldier Preparatory Course, which provides tutoring and physical training to help enlistees pass the ASVAB exam. This year alone, about 23,000 recruits have participated in the program.

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At the Border, a Shelter By — And For — Muslim Women

Ken Chitwood

August 29, 2024 |

Sojourners |

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Response Location: Mexico

Albergue Assabil (the Shelter of the Path), by the Latina Muslim Foundation, is the first women-led Muslim shelter along the U.S.-Mexico border. It has been in operation since June 2022, providing a safe space for women migrants, supplying them with food, clothing, shelter and sanctuary regardless of their religious, social or cultural background. In the past two years, the shelter has helped about 3,000 migrant women.

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