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  • At small Ohio parish, evangelization starts with a candle

    April 10, 2023 |

    The Pillar |

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    Response Location: United States, Lakewood, Ohio

    Light for Love aims to make the church more accessible by welcoming people in. In the summer, volunteers spend evenings inviting passersby to come inside the church and light a candle for someone they love. It’s estimated that Light for Love draws 100 to 130 participants on any given evening, helping people become comfortable and reconnect with their faith.

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  • India's endangered tiger population is rebounding in triumph for conservationists

    April 10, 2023 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: India

    India developed 53 tiger reserves over 75,800 square kilometers as a part of a government-led conservation program, Project Tiger. Software and technology like camera traps are used to track the tiger population, which reached over 3,100 last year.

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  • This Evolving 3,000-Mile-Long Park Is Already Improving Cities Along Its Path

    April 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    The East Coast Greenway is a car-free trail network under development along the East Coast of the United States. The project organizers work with cities along the planned path to build the infrastructure and find funding. The goal is to connect Calais, Maine, and Key West, Florida.

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  • The Mexican women breathing new life into Yucatán's mangrove forests

    April 10, 2023 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Yucatan

    A group of women from a fishing village in southern Mexico are restoring mangroves on the Yucatán Peninsula. While the group, known as las chelemeras, is reviving the local ecosystem, the members also find personal empowerment from the work and the pay.

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  • School-based clinic offers convenient mental-health care for Battle Creek Central students

    April 10, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    Grace Health is a public health agency that has clinics in 200 schools throughout the state that offer mental health services to students, among other care like immunizations and sports physicals. This on-site mental healthcare option helps increase access among students as there’s no need to travel to a facility and the at-school care is free or significantly low-cost. In 2022 alone, Grace Health served 600 patients in 1,300 visits.

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  • Academic coaches help students finish community college

    April 10, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Phenix City, Alabama

    Chattahoochee Valley Community College has academic coaches who reach out to students who are struggling in their classes or are facing barriers that make it difficult to keep up with their studies. They can help students develop study plans, navigate financial aid issues, or connect with resources such as transportation.

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  • Solar shingles top Virginia home

    April 10, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Reston, Virginia

    The Timberline Solar Energy Shingle roof is made up of solar-power integrated, nailable shingles that allow homeowners to keep the look of traditional roofing shingles while reaping the benefits of solar energy. This prevents aesthetic-related issues with homeowner associations and installation bottlenecks that complicate the process of installing solar panels.

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  • Portage Public Schools get proactive, invest in mental health

    April 10, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Portage, Michigan

    Some districts, like Portage Public Schools, are offering school-based mental health care to improve students’ overall well-being, school performance and greatly increase access to care. The use of school-based healthcare is on the rise, as more than 22,000 students received services from a school-based mental health services provider during the 2021-2022 school year, compared to just 8,885 from 2019-2020.

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  • Utah golf courses say they're reducing water use. Some can prove it.

    April 10, 2023 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Golf courses in Utah are conserving water amid a severe drought by planting drought-tolerant grass, watering fewer areas, not filling ponds, and using water runoff from a nearby interstate.

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  • Wind of Change: Energy Blows Across Nebraska Thanks to Wind Farms

    April 10, 2023 |

    The Reader |

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    Response Location: United States, Petersburg, Nebraska

    Alongside clean energy, wind farms built on property leased from locals in Nebraska are generating jobs, income, and local taxes that keep small towns like Petersburg afloat.

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