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  • Drug could give addicts hope for recovery

    August 11, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Questa, New Mexico

    Addressing addiction takes long-term care and a multi-faceted approach. A model program at the Questa Health Center in the village of Questa, New Mexico, combines treatment with the drug, Suboxone, alongside a behavioral therapy program, and drug screenings. The ongoing participation in group therapy helps patients to gradually taper off of Suboxone, and remain clean.

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  • The City That Unpoisoned Its Pipes

    August 08, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Lansing, Michigan

    The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has left the city in dire straits without funds or political will to replace its lead pipes. Less than fifty-miles away, the city of Lansing has managed to replace almost all of its pipes, even during the Great Recession. Between Flint and Lansing, divergent approaches to management of utilities, funds, and citizen health provide extraordinary lessons about what worked and what caused the failures.

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  • How Did we Save the Ozone Layer?

    August 02, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Poland

    CFCs, chemicals created in the early 20th century, were an industrial success but destroyed the atmosphere. How a group of environmentalists, scientists, and lawyers in the 70s/80s raised public awareness which ultimately led to the most successful treaty ever, banning CFCs.

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  • London feels strain of its aggressive fight against extremism

    August 01, 2016 |

    Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: England, London

    Non-profits like Active Change Foundation in London leverage community outreach and personal relationships to intervene on extremist behavior and prevent radical recruitment. But when attempting to partner with the government for resources and funding, they face challenges of credibility, discrimination, and mismanagement. As anti-radicalization efforts are stepped up in the USA, Twin Cities looks to learn from the mistakes and successes of this tricky parity.

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  • Chronically Absent: Is Quality Education in Juvenile Detention Possible in Mississippi?

    July 27, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Pelahatchie, Mississippi

    Many years of work to improve juvenile-detention centers in Mississippi may curb recidivism rates by increasing the quality of life in detention. Despite those efforts, however, centers might still be unable to give detained students what they need the most—a quality education.

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  • Poaching Leaves Elephant Daughters in Charge

    July 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    It's not just poaching that is changing the landscape of the elephant kingdom, it's human's actions in general. In an attempt to understand the geographical needs of elephants, scientists are arming the species with radio collars to track movements in hopes of impacting conversations around land use and development.

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  • Policing the Police

    June 28, 2016 |

    PBS Frontline |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    The Department of Justice has ordered the Newark Police Department to make reforms to its policing practices, so that public safety will not compromise the human rights. An investigation into the NPD has shown that officers made too many undocumented stops and used unjustified excessive force, resulting in community mistrust. The Newark mayor has begun re-training the police force, reworked standards for punishing police misconduct, advocated body cameras, and civilian oversight of the police department – all of which has started to improve community relations and build trust.

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  • What could actually work to fix gun violence in America – and what doesn't

    June 23, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In the wake of high-profile shootings, proposals such as banning assault weapons gain momentum. But there are solutions few national politicians are looking at that take a very different tack.

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  • Poverty is growing in America's largest cities — except this one

    June 19, 2016 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Poverty is a problem that only seems to be increasing in the United States. New York City, though, was the only one of America's 20 largest cities to achieve a decrease in poverty rates from 2000-2013. This piece is the first in a four-part series on New York’s fight against poverty.

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  • Focused crime strategy finds early success. Can it work in Milwaukee?

    June 18, 2016 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    A law-enforcement strategy known as the "focused deterrence" approach involves identifying people most at risk to commit or to be victimized by crime — often the same individuals — and hosts meetings where they are offered resources to break the cycle, or, face serious legal consequences. The approach has worked so well in places like Kansas City, Boston, and High Point, that Milwaukee is looking at how to replicate the results.

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