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  • California's new vote-by-mail system is a big win for marginalized groups

    September 29, 2021 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A new California law makes universal mail-in voting permanent after it was temporarily adopted for the 2020 election in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Expansion of mail-in voting in 2020 resulted in higher voter turnout, especially among low-income and communities of color. Moving forward, all voters will receive a ballot in the mail 29 days before each election. Voters can fill out their ballot, return it using a prepaid envelope or drop it in a secure drop box, and track in transit online. They also still have the choice to vote in person.

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  • Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time

    September 29, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Old and neglected housing contributes to climate change because it runs on fossil fuels. In New York, outdated heating systems waste two-thirds of energy. The New York City Housing Authority is not only trying to create better, safer, more livable affordable housing, but also cleaner and more sustainable housing. While the city is just beginning to explore how to do that, other cities, like Paris, have already begun the work of updating old buildings that are used for affordable housing and can offer a model for American cities.

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  • Atlanta Tried Housing Police in Disinvested Black Communities to Increase Trust. Is it Working?

    September 29, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Secure Neighborhoods program lets select police officers buy houses at subsidized prices if they move into a mostly Black, historically disinvested neighborhood. The aim of the program is to make police officers part of a community, build community trust, and discourage crime. While violence and auto theft in the chosen neighborhood have dropped, and some community members say the program improved relations, others complain that the gesture has been fairly superficial and just adds to gentrification pressures.

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  • Drones from scraps: How a Malawian startup is transforming medical supply delivery

    September 29, 2021 |

    Hardware Things |

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    Response Location: Malawi

    Micromek builds low-cost drones using mostly 3D printers and recycled materials and delivers supplies to rural health clinics and relief organizations during natural disasters. The company’s drones can access a drone-friendly air corridor set up by the Malawian government to make the journeys more successful.

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  • Killing gas guzzlers: what can Lithuania learn from Denmark?

    September 29, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    Transportation accounts for some of the most emissions in the EU, one-third, out of those 72 percent are from road transportation. In Denmark, the government places high tax-rates on vehicles and tax reductions on electric cars. The tax cuts are leading some to switch over to electric cars, and the method might be replicated in other EU countries like Lithaunia.

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  • Heat dome hit these Vancouver neighbourhoods hardest — could planting more trees save lives?

    September 28, 2021 |

    North Shore News |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    The “Greenest City Action Plan” aimed to reduce the effects of extreme heat by planting 100,000 trees. Shade from trees acts as a thermal buffer during extreme heat and cold and a lack of trees disproportionately impacts low-income communities. The program surpassed its goal by planting trees in parks and along streets, as well as by buying small plots of land to create “pocket parks” with trees providing shade. The city subsidized trees for homeowners, who were banned from cutting down mature, healthy trees on their properties, and ran education programs to increase resident buy-in.

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  • Leistbares Wohnen: Sind 3D-gedruckte und faltbare Häuser die Zukunft?

    September 28, 2021 |

    Der Standard |

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    Response Location: United States

    Mit Hilfe neuer Technologien ist es möglich, innerhalb kürzester Zeit günstige und klimaresistente Häuser zu bauen. Allerdings ist der Ansatz eher eine Nischenlösung für bestimmte Bevölkerungsgruppen an bestimmten Orten.

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  • Parson acknowledges new gun law needs to be revisited after police say it ties their hands

    September 28, 2021 |

    KMOV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Missouri

    A new Missouri law, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, restricts the ability of local law enforcement officials to collaborate with federal officials in enforcing gun laws and investigating gun crimes. The law, which legislators meant as a statement of gun-rights principles, would fine police officers who violate it. Many local law enforcement officers withdrew from federal-local gun crime task forces and have otherwise stopped working with their federal counterparts. One department stopped submitting data to the federal ballistics database. Police say the law interferes with legitimate police work.

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  • Costa Rica's answer to range anxiety

    September 28, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Monteverde

    Even though Costa Rica is leading the fight against climate change, the country lags behind in one area: electric vehicles. In one town, Monteverde, activists, and business owners got together to create a charging network, they called it Ruta Eléctrica. The goal is to stave off recharge anxiety, or the fear that an electric car won't make it to its destination without re-charging. To address the issue organizers got businesses to offer free-charging stations, have clear signage and maintain plug points.

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  • Du bio et du local à moindre prix : la solution Vrac pour sortir les quartiers de la malbouffe

    September 28, 2021 |

    Médiacités |

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    Response Location: France, Lyon

    Dans nombre de quartiers populaires français, les commerces alimentaires se limitent très souvent à la grande distribution et aux fast-food. Comment y rendre les produits bio accessibles à tous ? L’association Vrac, implantée dans les quartiers prioritaires de la politique de la ville, propose des produits bio et (ou) locaux à prix coûtant grâce à des achats groupés en circuit-court. Fondé en 2014, Vrac est présent dans une dizaine de villes de France. Le réseau compte plus de 3500 adhérents et estime toucher 7000 à 10 000 foyers.

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