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  • Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching

    September 26, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Cheyenne River Reservation, United States, South Dakota

    Regenerative agriculture — a technique originally developed by Native peoples — is a farming practice that can not only improve the quality of farms and their products but also serves as a response to growing climate change concerns. While regenerative agriculture currently only accounts for 10% of farms and ranches today, the numbers are slowly increasing.

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  • "That goodness can't be measured": how Pallium for Ukraine initiative helps seriously ill Ukrainian children

    September 22, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The Pallium for Ukraine initiative organizes evacuations through Polland for seriously ill children and their families in Ukraine. Along the way, and after the journey, the organization provides them with safe places to stay, medicines, and anything else they need.

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  • Great Salt Lake a sovereign entity 'worthy of legal rights,' group says

    September 12, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Save Our Great Salt Lake is a group rallying local environmental activists to push legislators to care for the Great Salt Lake and take legislative action before the ecosystem collapses. Though it will be a long, uphill battle the group’s efforts have already led to some progress from local government, such as the newly built wastewater treatment plant that aims to get more water to the Great Salt Lake.

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  • Taller grasses, deeper roots: Texas ranchers adapt to era of extremes

    September 09, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Emory, Texas

    In order to keep up with the demands of climate change, beef producers are shifting how pastures are planted and managed, diversifying their cattle stock, and diversifying their businesses. Planting native grasses that cover the soil and help retain moisture and rotating cattle helps ranchers prepare for climate crises, like droughts.

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  • The life-changing power of West Virginia's only queer youth summer camp

    September 07, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Weston, West Virginia

    The Appalachian Queer Youth Summit, West Virginia's only summer camp for LGBTQ2S+ teenagers, provides a welcoming venue for campers to explore their identities and connect with other queer youth, all while building skills in storytelling, advocacy, citizen lobbying, and knowing your rights. Participants have gone on to advocate for changes in their state, successfully driving efforts to ban conversion therapy at the municipal level, and have also formed a tight-knit community that extends beyond the camp grounds.

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  • Uganda's swift response to yellow fever outbreaks pays off despite challenges

    September 06, 2022 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Wakiso

    Uganda's National Guidelines for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response outlines procedures for detection, testing, and tracking of contagious illnesses. The strategy helped curb an outbreak of yellow fever in Wakiso district after health workers determined that the five cases that emerged there were in people who had recently traveled and brought the disease back with them.

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  • As war drags on, Ukraine's postal service perseveres

    August 30, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The Ukrainian postal service has found an alternative to traditional mail delivery which has been disrupted due to war. The use of the railway system to deliver mail allows the agency to deal with issues such as impassable roads and soaring fuel prices. With banks closed, residents across the country rely on mail delivery to receive financial assistance in order to buy basic necessities such as food and medicine.

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  • "I wanted to quit a million times, but how will they be without me?": how the Dnipro shelter saves animals from the front line

    August 22, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Dnipro

    The We Are for the Right to Life animal shelter in Dnipro, Ukraine, cares for animal refugees by treating their injuries and health issues and giving them a place to stay until they can be rehomed.

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  • The Key to Reviving Urban Rivers? Recreation, Not Regulation

    August 17, 2022 |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    In an effort to create more public spaces for recreational purposes, the city of Beijing has created a riverside path along the Liangma River. The renovation is the by-product of Beijing’s new people-focused approach to development.

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  • Kansas, Nebraska researchers use plants to limit exposure to toxic lead in soil

    August 09, 2022 |

    Nebraska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    Using biochar to plant crops on soil contaminated with lead reduces the amount of lead the crops soak up.

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