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  • A hurricane-proof community, plus stopping a tiny killer

    October 31, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, weathered Hurricane Ian without losing electricity and with little damage. The town's designer says this storm resistance comes from choices like using solar power, putting in plenty of stormwater drains, and building all the infrastructure underground.

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  • In Colorado, a storied valley blooms again

    October 31, 2022 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Luis Valley, Colorado

    The Acequia Institute is an environmental and food justice organization that works on projects like land restoration, supporting local farmers and providing scholarships to local students entering environmental or health fields. The Institute represents a radical way of thinking about environmental conservation and focuses on reviving an economy where people create meaningful relationships with each other and the land.

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  • The classes trying to stop girls as young as 10 getting pregnant

    October 29, 2022 |

    SBS News |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, San Pablo la Laguna

    Adolescent Health Program classes provide free healthcare, access to contraceptives, and educational programs for children lacking sexual health education to reduce childhood pregnancy, empower young women and teach children that they are in control of their bodies. Since the program began in 2018, the rates of childhood pregnancy in two of the most rural villages in the country have significantly declined.

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  • How one unmarked van is quietly delivering abortion pills on Colorado's border

    October 27, 2022 |

    KUNC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Just The Pill operates a mobile clinic along the Colorado border to distribute abortion medications to patients from states that restrict abortion access after an initial telehealth consultation.

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  • A sporting chance for Rohingya refugees

    October 25, 2022 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: India

    Rohingya refugees in India have found a home away from home on the football pitch thanks to the Rohingya Football Club India. Founded in 2017, the club provides a place for refugees to find community and a sense of normalcy, and players say the connections they've made with other footballers have inspired them to get involved in community service or reenroll in school.

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  • Vancouver Pays Tribute to Chinese Canadian History Amid Spike in Anti-Asian Racism

    October 25, 2022 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Canadian Museum and the Chinatown Storytelling Centre both opened in Vancouver with the goal of documenting and honoring the role of Chinese immigrants in Canadian history. Roughly 13,000 people have visited each museum since their openings, and members of the Chinese Canadian community say the exhibits preserve important stories while acknowledging the harm Chinese Candians have faced.

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  • Affordable Housing for LGBTQ+ Seniors

    October 25, 2022 |

    CapRadio |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Mutual Housing California opened Lavender Courtyard, a 53-unit affordable housing complex, with the goal of providing a welcoming and safe place for LGBTQ+ seniors who often face discrimination. Approximately half of the tenants are LGBTQ+, and residents say the project has given them a place to find community and feel safe being themselves.

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  • How Utah can control dust from the Great Salt Lake — and why it will cost lots of money

    October 10, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To prevent particulate matter air pollution from the dried-out Owens Lakebed, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power used a myriad of measures including shallow flooding, tillage, laying gravel, and planting managed vegetation.

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  • Southwest Florida works around Hurricane Ian ahead of November election

    October 07, 2022 |

    Tampa Bay Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle weeks before a general election in 2018, then-Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order allowing counties to expand early voting and shift polling locations, with some opting for consolidated "voting supercenters." Though turnout in affected counties dropped by 7 percent, statewide turnout increased and election workers reported that some voters were even more motivated to get to the polls because of the disaster.

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  • Saving business and upgrading the city: how entrepreneurs get relocation help in Ivano-Frankivsk

    October 03, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

    The Save Business Now initiative in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, is helping businesses to relocate from dangerous areas of the country. Businesses fill out an online application about their needs so the organization can help them through the process of looking for a new location and connect them with experts and other businesses for support.

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