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  • Feed Seaweed to the Cows!

    Australian company Future Feed sells the license to grow a type of red seaweed that reduces over 80% of the methane cows emit from burping. To produce that effect, a small amount of the seaweed is fed to the cows freeze-dried or as an oil.

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  • Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron

    As natural reefs continue to decline, artificial reefs constructed by humans from various materials like small stones or sunken ships create spaces for fish to breed safely.

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  • A New Hampshire in-home energy storage program saved money and helped the grid

    A pilot program in New Hampshire provided residents with home batteries that can be charged during lower-cost electricity hours and used later during higher-cost hours to reduce energy costs. Stored energy could also be sent back to the grid for use during peak hours.

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  • Shootings Remain High in Philly, But City-Funded Violence Interruption Shows Promise

    Philadelphia’s city-funded Group Violence Intervention program identifies people who commit crimes together and offers them help to get a job, GED, or whatever assistance they need. The program brings together a variety of community members to conduct outreach, offer social services, and warn them of the consequences of continuing to participate in crimes.

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  • How Tokyo's Farms Have Survived for Centuries

    To protect local farms, Tokyo’s Law on Productive Green Areas allows farmers to register their inner-city urban farms as Productive Green Areas and receive a property tax break. In return, landowners agree not to sell or develop the land. The law allowed 1,240 small farms to survive and was recently extended for another 10 years.

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  • In southern Arizona, an entire K-8 school tackles dust, COVID-19 with DIY air purifiers

    With help from Arizona State University, Red Rock Elementary school built DIY air-filtering devices called Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes for each classroom. The boxes are made up of air filters, cardboard, and a box fan and are helping to improve the air quality.

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  • A ‘climate solution' that spies worry could trigger war

    The solar geoengineering practice of spraying sulfur into the sky with airplanes could shield the earth from the sun’s rays and cool global temperatures similar to a volcanic explosion.

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  • Four-day week: 'major breakthrough' as most UK firms in trial extend changes

    A pilot program trained companies in the United Kingdom to effectively run on four-day workweeks. The transition improved employees’ work-life balance without sacrificing productivity. Many companies opted to keep the schedule when the program ended.

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  • Cash-assistance programs are spreading in New York. The jury's out on what's a winning formula.

    A cash assistance program by the Child Center of NY provides low-income residents with $200 monthly grants to use as they wish. The only stipulation is that they meet with the cohort of others in the program every month, too.

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  • How financial counseling at the pediatrician's office can help families thrive

    In an effort to improve child healthcare, a program at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center matches low-income families with financial coaches when they come in for their child’s appointments. The coaches help them address financial stressors, create long-term financial stability, and connect them to helpful resources.

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