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  • California's Latest Weapon Against Climate Change Is Low-Tech Farm Soil

    May 02, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Modesto, California

    California’s Healthy Soils Initiative is providing funding for farmers across the state to grow cover crops that will help move carbon from the air to the soil. Doing so not only cleans the air, but helps the soil and crops retain moisture in a state that has often faced water scarcity. Besides being a response to climate change, the initiative has bridged the deep divide between California’s coastal and valley populations, showing that they need each other to respond to climate issues.

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  • Technology in the tides

    May 02, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Sarasota, Florida

    A new submersible machine produced by the Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida allows scientists to more effectively spot phytoplankton blooms which can cause red tide. This harmful algal bloom event can wreak havoc on ecosystems and the Programmable Hyperspectral Seawater Scanner is an improvement on an older model. While the maintenance cost can be high, scientists hope the instrument will be able to detect harmful algal blooms early in order to prevent outbreaks.

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  • ‘Returning from the twilight zone': Home to Stay offers one-stop shop for those leaving prisons

    May 02, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Home To Stay, a new collaborative program in Milwaukee, WI, brings together community-based organizations, government agencies, and private employers to provide outreach and services for formerly incarcerated individuals. Once a month, services like job recruiting, educational centers, and legal help come together under one roof to give those re-entering society an accessible place to receive the support they need.

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  • Opioids in prison: How one state's success could work in Maine

    May 02, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    Maine is looking to pilot what has been a successful inmate drug rehabilitation program in Rhode Island. Based on the premise that providing controlled doses of the drugs will decrease overdoses, the Medicated Assisted Treatment program has "showed a 60 percent decrease in drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island among those who were recently incarcerated."

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  • NMSU works to recruit, train needed bilingual teachers

    May 02, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Although many students in New Mexico enter kindergarten speaking two languages, a lack of bilingual and dual language classrooms means students often have trouble maintaining their Spanish or that English Language Learners don't receive appropriate instruction. New Mexico State University and Las Cruces Public Schools are working to break this cycle and recruit and train more bilingual teachers by offering degree programs and incentives and extra resources to teachers who choose this path.

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  • The case for carbon farming in California

    May 02, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California has been leading the way in what is becoming an increasingly popular response to climate change: carbon farming. The practice reabsorbs carbon that’s in the air, into the soil, and can be achieved through methods like composting, no-till agriculture, or cover crops. While a promising practice, cost-related concerns and the sustainability and longevity of the response remain in question.

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  • Beyond Meat is going public. Meat alternatives are going mainstream.

    May 02, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, El Segundo, California

    Food company Beyond Meat recently went public - a business success to be sure, but more than that, it is a reflection that environmentally-friendly meat alternatives have achieved more widespread appeal. The environmental impact of meat alternatives reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to the polluting effect of raising factory farm animals, and vegans and non-vegans alike have more and more options to make planet-friendly food decisions.

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  • Trading Pencils for Hammers: These Kids Are Learning Math and Getting Jobs Right Out of High School Audio icon

    May 02, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Pflugerville, Texas

    Hands-on experience can improve learning outcomes. By using the Geometry in Construction curriculum, developed by Contextual Learning Concepts, schools across the US are not only teaching kids geometry, they are also helping them gain valuable vocational skills. Several of the schools have even paired the program with service work by partnering with Habitat for Humanity.

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  • Homeless I.D. Project puts many on the road to recovery

    May 02, 2019 |

    AZ Big Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Arizona's Homeless I.D. Project helps houseless folks obtain identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and social security cards to facilitate re-entry into society. IDs are often stolen or misplaced within the homeless community; the Homeless ID Project helps individuals get back on their feet and become eligible for jobs by replacing these documents.

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  • Probiotics help humans stay healthy. Can they benefit other animals, too?

    May 02, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Across the world, research is being done to figure out if probiotics – live bacteria that hold numerous health benefits – can help animals other than humans. Thus far, such treatments have yielded success in labs working with amphibians, brown bats, and coral, demonstrating that humans can help treat wildlife diseases. While the research continues to show success, many are now figuring out how to give this sort of treatment in nature and on much larger scales.

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