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Pa. counties call $45 million in state election grants a success: “Absolutely it was useful”

Carter Walker

July 28, 2023 |

Votebeat |

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Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Act 88 provided $45 million of state funding to counties looking to cover election expenses like ballot sorting machines and poll worker pay. The funds were extremely useful in covering the cost of an election, which can be quite expensive. Several counties that received the money are opting to rework their 2024 budgets to account for another round of funding.

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All Talk and —Yes — Action

Katherine Rapin

July 27, 2023 |

Nexus Media News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

All We Can Save Circles are decentralized, 10-course book clubs aimed at helping participants develop communities around climate solutions by inspiring action and allowing them to talk through climate anxieties. More than 3,000 people have formed Circles around the country and 90% of those who participate have taken some kind of climate action on their own, like advocating for change in their communities or taking a climate-focused career.

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Black students find allies in quest for better mental health: each other

Patrick Wall

July 27, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, East Orange, New Jersey

A summer youth-employment program at a local school district led to a student-led forum where Black high school students could open up about their experiences with mental health, racism and stigma. Students who participated in the forum could also join a peer-mentoring program where students worked with middle schoolers to mentor them on how to understand and cope with their feelings.

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Portland drag performers raise funds at ‘Drag the House Up!'

Ellen Clarke

July 26, 2023 |

Street Roots |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Groups like Portland: Neighbors Welcome and Black & Beyond the Binary Collective aims to provide safe, affordable housing to people in crisis — specifically members of the LGBTQ+ community. The group partners with other local organizations to raise funds through donations and events like drag shows to help address extreme rates of homelessness and housing discrimination within the LGBTQ+ community. These groups have helped more than 200 people access housing in the past four years and are continuing to acquire funds to expand their services.

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Twin Falls Optimist Youth House has shown great success in the community; looking for community's help to expand

Elizabeth Hadley

July 26, 2023 |

KMVT-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Twin Falls, Idaho

The Twin Falls Optimist Youth House cares for at-risk youth and those who have aged out of the foster care system. Youth can join the program once they turn 18 and receive a place to live plus valuable life skills, employment and education assistance. The House opened five years ago and can house 17 people at a time, though there are plans to expand. Since opening, it has helped 50 kids in need.

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These thermal images show how Phoenix uses technology to keep cool

Allyson Chiu Erin Patrick O'Connor John Farrell

July 26, 2023 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

The Office of Heat Response and Mitigation works to address the urban heat effect caused by intense summer temperatures. The Office has worked on several practices like coating streets and surfaces in light-colored, water-based asphalt treatments that reflect sunlight and absorb less heat than standard pavement. So far, 100 miles of residential roads have been covered in the treatment and roads with the treatment have an average surface temperature that is 10.5 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit lower than traditional asphalt.

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Tree Keepers: Where Sustaining the Forest Is a Tribal Tradition

Fred Pearce

July 24, 2023 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: Menominee, United States, Wisconsin

Menominee tribal members are practicing methods of forest management that blend both conservation and Indigenous culture to preserve the viability of the forest long-term. In 2018, it was found that after a century of logging on the reservation, the forest had higher tree volume, higher rates of regeneration, more plant diversity and fewer invasive species than other, nontribal forests.

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Project Puffin: A 50-year triumph that brought puffins back to Maine

Steve Minich

July 24, 2023 |

WMTW-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Saint George, Maine

Project Puffin started 50 years ago as a way to replenish and sustain the Atlantic Puffin population. The techniques pioneered years ago are now being used around the world as the standard practice for aiding seabird populations. With the help of Project Puffin, the area seabird population is now thriving after almost being completely wiped out across the state.

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Bengal banana farmers bask in sunshine

Diwash Gahatraj

July 24, 2023 |

Village Square |

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Response Location: India, Birbhum, West Bengal

Farmers in West Bengal, India, are swapping rice for bananas to save on expenses and labor and adapt to increasingly erratic monsoons and rainfall impacting yields. The farmers use solar panels and drip irrigation setups funded by the state government to reduce emissions and minimize water loss, as bananas require a lot of water.

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Empowered volunteers war against neglected diseases in Plateau, Niger, FCT

Johnstone Kpilaakaa Uchenna Igwe Justina Asishana

July 22, 2023 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

Teams of Community Direct Distributors (CDD) are leading drug distribution campaigns to prevent and eliminate neglected tropical diseases in hard-to-reach, rural areas. These CDDs are members of the community they serve and are trained to educate the locals on disease prevention and administer the drugs themselves. With the CDDs’ help, several states have already eliminated some diseases and greatly reduced the spread of others.

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