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The Abstinence Method

Maryn McKenna

June 17, 2014 |

Modern Farmer |

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Response Location: Netherlands, Beers

Dutch farmers are saying no to antibiotics for livestock. The Netherlands is in the midst of a high-stakes, government-mandated experiment: Can large-scale meat production succeed without routine use of antibiotics?

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How Public Markets Support Small Businesses Owned by Women, Minorities and Immigrants

Gregory Scruggs

June 16, 2014 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The creation, support and development of farmers' markets around the United States lends itself to the economic empowerment of women and minority growers. From Seattle to Philadelphia, these small public markets make breaking into the food business accessible to more people on the economic scale, a hard goal to accomplish for larger grocery store chains.

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Farmers markets reaching more consumers who get nutritional benefits

Lee Romney

June 08, 2014 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Through creative financing and new technology, a non-profit in San Francisco is making farmers markets more accessible to residents who rely on federal nutrition benefits.

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Golf courses start to reuse stormwater to keep grass green

Elizabeth Dunbar

June 05, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Woodbury, Minnesota

A few communities are using stormwater to keep golf courses, baseball and soccer fields green or to irrigate public landscapes.

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An Antidote to Overdose, in Time to Save Lives

Tina Rosenberg

May 21, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Quincy, Massachusetts

Naloxone could be the secret to curing New England's heroin consumption. Trying to expand access to the life-saving overdose antidote is the real obstacle.

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A Grass-Roots Drive for Clean Elections in Karnataka

Ankita Rao

May 15, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Karnataka

B. Godihal is one of the thousands of communities in Karnataka that have worked to hold clean elections, stirred by a confluence of awareness campaigns by nongovernmental organizations and rising public frustration with candidates’ broken promises.

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Obamacare in Jail: How San Francisco Policy Helps Inmates

April Dembosky

April 30, 2014 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Health insurance sign-ups made available to all inmates at the San Francisco county jail, partnered with guidance from a clinic once they are on the outside, allows them to receive better care upon release, and may help prevent a return to crime and substance abuse.

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In Florida Tomato Fields, a Penny Buys Progress

Steven Greenhouse

April 24, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

For decades, migrant workers in Florida have been employed under dreadful conditions, picking produce without breaks under extreme temperatures and women being sexually harassed. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has demanded that growers increase wages, mandate rest breaks, and prohibit sexual harassment. The Coalition has partnered with big food companies, notably McDonald’s, Yum Brands, and Walmart, which have pledged to buy only from growers who follow these standards.

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Bangladesh's Chance to Get It Right

Amy Yee

April 23, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

Bangladesh has often struggled maintaining safety in the workplace. But a new effort ensures that Bangladeshi workers are trained about how to better follow security and safety restrictions to create a safer working environment.

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Tackling Mass Incarceration

Dax-Devlon Ross

April 02, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chelsea, Massachusetts

Deep-end youth frequently have extensive criminal records, incomplete education histories and no formal work experience. These backgrounds make them hard to retain in programs and even more difficult to place in gainful employment if/when they are released from prison.

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