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  • B.C. whales have their own police — but is it enough to fend off humans?

    September 19, 2022 |

    North Shore News |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    A Whale Protection Unit in British Columbia, Canada, patrols the sea to protect whales from boats and ensure boaters are following federal regulations by staying out of whale sanctuary zones.

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  • Here's how an NGO is offering hope to children with down syndrome, other disabilities in Sokoto

    September 17, 2022 |

    International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    The Handicap Opportunity for Positive Engagement Society is a nonprofit in Nigeria that provides free, specialized education for children with disabilities. Since the teaching is specific to their needs, students tend to improve in areas they’ve had difficulty with at other schools while here.

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  • Inside a 50-year journey to reopen the 'lungs' of the Squamish River

    September 17, 2022 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Response Location: Squamish Nation, Canada, British Columbia

    The Squamish Nation, the Squamish River Watershed Society, and the Canadian federal government are working together to restore the Squamish estuary and save the local salmon population. The coalition removed part of a spit that was placed in the river by a rail company in the 1970s without consulting the Squamish Nation.

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  • Japan's 'Zero Waste' Village Is a Model for Small-Town Sustainability

    September 16, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Japan, Kamikatsu

    Residents of Kamikatsu, Japan, deposit, and sort 45 different categories of waste into designated bins to be recycled at the Zero Waste Center. The center is a part of the town’s effort to meet its Zero Waste declaration and reuse or recycle everything produced there.

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  • To build for a warming planet, architects look to nature – and the past

    September 14, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    A global movement to localize the construction process, and design buildings for the climate they reside in, is bringing back practices like green roofs and using natural materials like mud and salt to keep people cool as the planet warms.

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  • In Pa., climate change can increase flooding risk in places that rarely worried about it. This community is seeking solutions

    September 13, 2022 |

    StateImpact Pennsylvania |

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    Response Location: United States, Dubuque, Iowa

    Increased flooding from storms labeled federal disasters led Dubuque, Iowa, to daylight, or uncover, a creek that was buried and turned into a sewer. This project combined with rain gardens and detention ponds to trap storm water prevents flooding.

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  • How some low-income buyers can afford a home in pricey Seattle

    September 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, Homestead Community Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County help low-income residents buy homes using a community land trust model. Residents who make under 80% of the local median income can purchase a home at a rate far below the median home price in the city from a set portfolio of homes.

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  • A single injection can help heal PTSD in Louisiana veterans: It's not a miracle cure, but close

    September 11, 2022 |

    The Times-Picayune |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    To help address suicides as well as the painful symptoms of PTSD among veterans, Andrew Ward, a veteran himself founded Acadiana Veterans Alliance. His organization works with a team of medical professionals and the Stella Center to make a treatment procedure for stellate ganglion block, or SGB, as well as therapy accessible to veterans. Since the initiation of the program in 2020, they've seen a success rate of 75 percent in treating PTSD.

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  • How an initiative is providing water to remote communities in northern Nigeria

    September 10, 2022 |

    Daily Trust |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Water the Needy Foundation uses donations and sponsors to provide rural, remote communities in Nigeria access to drinking water by building wells and boreholes.

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  • At Fly Compton, the sky's not a limit. Neither is race.

    September 07, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Compton, California

    The nonprofit Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation provides affordable flying lessons for marginalized youth to help them get careers in the aviation industry.

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