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Companies Are Helping Their Workers Commute Sustainably

MaryLou Costa

October 21, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

In an effort to reduce or fully eliminate carbon emissions, several companies are proposing cycle-to-work schemes and financial incentives to get their employees to travel to work in a more sustainable fashion. Some of these initiatives, like the cycle-to-work scheme, have been used by over 1.6 million commuters working for over 40,000 different employers since it was introduced by the UK government in 1999.

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How a simple rain water management system transformed a semi arid village in Rajasthan, India

Iqbal Khan, Swati Sanyal Tarafdar

October 21, 2022 |

Earth Solutions Network |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Laporiya, Rajasthan

Residents of Lapodiya, India, created a Chauka System to manage rainwater and restore groundwater levels in their community. The system is made of shallow holes and canals that hold rainwater for a few days in the monsoon season allowing the water to seep into the soil over time.

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South Minneapolis grocery store offers a special on helping

Gail Rosenblum

October 21, 2022 |

Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Good Grocer, a grocery store in Minneapolis, is a nonprofit run by volunteers who receive an additional discount on groceries for their work. The store’s food outlet offers discounts of up to 70% and provides affordable, healthy foods to combat food insecurity.

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From breweries to high schools, unique ways to fight poll worker shortage

Zaid Jilani

October 20, 2022 |

NewsNation |

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Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Amid poll worker shortages spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and safety concerns for election officials, some states are tapping a new generation of election staffers by recruiting in the places where young people already hang out, including breweries and community colleges. Kentucky's partnership with breweries helped the state sign up roughly 5,000 people to work the polls in 2020.

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Indigenous activists look to Rights of Nature laws to stop fracking

Ray Levy Uyeda

October 20, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ponca Nation, United States

Indigenous tribes are protecting natural resources and land from harmful practices by passing Rights of Nature laws. These laws set the framework to file legal claims to hold those violating the protections accountable.

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The Specialist Squeeze: How to Fix the Shortage of Doctors in the Rural North

Annelise Pierce

October 20, 2022 |

California Health Report |

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Response Location: United States, Redding, California

In response to the severe lack of physicians, Shasta Community Health Center has increased telehealth services through its telemedicine center, which provides real-time video calls with physician specialists. This short-term solution helps patients get the care they need while lawmakers and work on long-term, financially viable solutions.

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A Sense of Community: Mexico City's Iztapalapa neighbourhood is undergoing a unique transformation

Andalusia Knoll Soloff, Nick Olle

October 20, 2022 |

Al Jazeera |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Iztapalapa, Mexico City

This city is rising above its history of high rates of crime and poverty by transforming the city with Utopias, where residents can go to do activities like sports, music, arts and other cultural and educational activities for free. There are currently 13 Utopias across the Iztapalapa municipality that see about 100,000 people every week.

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Technology and manpower collaborate to plug Johannesburg's pesky potholes

Aarti Bhana

October 20, 2022 |

Explain |

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Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

The Pothole Patrol formed in May 2021 and launched an app that provides residents with a quick, centralized space for reporting any potholes they spot. Since it launched, more than 100,000 potholes have been repaired.

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'Tiny Farms' Bring Agriculture Jobs to the Work-Life Balance Generation

Klaus Sieg

October 20, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Tiny Farms is making agriculture more accessible to people in Germany by allowing those interested in part-time farming to rent land for micro-farms that supply food locally. The company also gives farmers access to training, cultivation programs, seeds, and takes care of transport and organic certification.

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Clients say pregnancy resource centers change lives by supporting life

Anna Wilgenbusch

October 20, 2022 |

The Catholic Spirit |

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Response Location: United States, Little Canada, Minnesota

Pregnancy resource centers like Women’s Life provide support to those dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, including offerings like parenting classes, life coaching, job resources, diapers, and maternity clothes. Some centers also offer medical services like ultrasounds and testing for sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

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