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  • Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism

    June 14, 2018 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia

    In order to raise awareness about the impact of plastic waste in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Greenpeace and the Indonesian Ministry of Forest and Environment have teamed with the country’s largest Muslim organizations.

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  • LA Is Doing Water Better Than Your City. Yes, That LA

    June 12, 2018 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    With climate change on the horizon, Los Angeles is rushing to pull water from surprising sources. The goal: aqueous independence.

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  • How Kayakers Saved a River and Started a Movement

    June 08, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Albright, West Virginia

    The Cheat River spans roughly 78 miles, running through eastern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. It was once regarded as one of the most polluted rivers in America due to consequences of heavy mining in the region. As the whitewater adventure industry increased, however, so did the desire to clean up the river, which was how a group of kayakers formed what is now known as Friends of the Cheat.

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  • Day Zero: how Cape Town stopped the taps running dry

    June 05, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    To avoid running out of water, Cape Town authorities enacted severe restrictions on water usage, rationing water to 50 liters per person per day. The restrictions have caused wealthier families, in particular, to rethink their relationship to water and adopt many of the practices that people living in the outskirt townships have always had to do.

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  • Pond saves Mara River from gold mining pollution

    June 02, 2018 |

    InfoNILE |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Murito

    The Mara River that runs through Tanzania and Kenya is used as a significant resource by 1.1 million people throughout the surrounding communities. For years, artisanal miners have also used the river to clean their gold, but this has polluted the river and increase chances of mercury poisoning. One community has created a gold refining pond to simultaneously continue promoting the importance of washing the gold as well as keep the pollutants out of the Mara River.

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  • Towaoc Had No Running Water in the 1970s. Now it Does, and the Tribe Irrigates a Farm. What Changed?

    May 22, 2018 |

    KSJD |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    A green oasis sits amongst desert land in southwest Colorado, but this swath of Ute Mountain land wasn't always so fortunate. Thanks in large part to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe leveraging their sovereignty, a settlement led to federal funding for canals, pipelines and the construction of the McPhee reservoir.

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  • Irrigation at the Ute Farm and Ranch is State of the Art. But Nature Has to Provide the Water

    May 22, 2018 |

    KSJD |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    When faced with a water shortage due to the lack of snowfall and rain in the region, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe had to get creative in order to improve irrigation methods for their ranch and farm. Although not without limitations, the Ute farm has implemented a series of high-tech measures to conserve water and other resources.

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  • In the US, Muslims are making slow inroads toward a greener Ramadan

    May 22, 2018 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    To combat food waste, leaders at Islamic centers and mosques around the world are looking to iftar, the evening meal that signals the end of the Ramadan fast. By discouraging food waste and the use of disposable kitchenware, many Islamic communities are already bringing about change.

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  • What Nairobi hotel businesses can learn from South Africa's water crisis

    May 09, 2018 |

    The Standard |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    With water scarcity a very real concept in South Africa, the hotels in the country may be able to learn how to survive by looking to Nairobi's various water conservation methods.

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  • How the growing “One Water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars

    May 08, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States

    In response to the growing concern about the world's water supply, a movement known in the United States as "One Water" has taken shape and is gathering momentum on a mission to halt floods, droughts and water pollution.

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