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A shellfish company gets into the weeds

Sarah Sax

December 28, 2021 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

In their fight to protect eelgrass, The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community sued the Army Corps and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Swinomish Tribe argued that creating wide exemptions to shellfish farming could endanger eelgrass, which they rely on. Their win led to stricter regulations that require individual permits rather than national permits. The tribe also opened its own shellfish operation.

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Burlington, Vt., ‘defunded' its police force. Here's what followed.

Emily R. Siegel Hannah Rappleye Stephanie Gosk

December 19, 2021 |

NBC News |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Burlington, Vermont

In Burlington, a city of progressive politics with a police department long seen as forward-looking, city leaders' decision in June 2020 to respond to social-justice protests by cutting the police force by 30% has backfired in a number of ways. By moving quickly without an analysis of optimal staffing or how to shift duties to other agencies, the "defund police" measure prompted more police resignations than expected. Residents complain about conditions on downtown streets that make them feel unsafe. The city has since restored some of the police positions while moving more deliberately toward alternatives.

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Mapping Lead Contamination in the Granite State

Paul Cuno-Booth Kathie Ragsdale John M. Bassett

December 13, 2021 |

Granite State News Collaborative |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Through education, public policy and grant programs, New Hampshire is working on decreasing the number of children with elevated blood lead levels. In 2016, the state wanted to improve lead-testing rates and over the year, they conducted 25 training sessions reaching more than 300 medical professionals, which led to 2,100 more children being tested than the previous year. Interest in lead-abatement grant programs by landlords and homeowners has also increased.

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Nature's air sensors are growing on your street

Jesse Nichols

December 08, 2021 |

Grist |

Video |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Moss get their nutrients from the air, providing a snapshot of the air quality around them. A team of scientists in Portland seized upon this. In 2013 they sampled moss from over 300 trees in the city. It was cheaper than installing air quality monitors. They found a cluster of pollution in one neighborhood near a glass factory. In Seattle, the practice was replicated, but it was done by youth from the community. The sampling confirming high levels of bad air quality in one neighborhood. In both cities, the samples led to higher air quality standards and stricter enforcement.

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'Get away from the target': rescuing migrants from the Libyan coast guard

Ed Ou

December 02, 2021 |

The Guardian |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Libya

A Doctors Without Boarders ship traverses international waters around Libya looking for asylum seekers to bring to safety in Europe before the Libyan Coast Guard finds them and takes them back.

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Community Sponsorship in the UK: A win-win approach for resettling refugees?

Carla Rosch

December 02, 2021 |

The New Arab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

Community buy-in for refugee resettlement is providing a legal avenue for those seeking asylum. Local groups across the UK have come together with the intention of helping refugees get settled. The groups raise money to be used by families to get through the first few months in addition to helping them open bank accounts, register for services, practice English, and more.

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Not Paying For Housing Is More Expensive Than You Think

Alexis Kenyon

November 30, 2021 |

KGNU Community Radio |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver’s “Housing First” program, Social Impact Bond, prioritizes getting people experiencing chronic homelessness housed over sobriety or work requirements. The program has housed 300 people since 2016, 99% of whom remain in the program. The approach has saved Denver millions of dollars because providing housing is far more cost effective than paying for emergency room care, the jail system, and shelters. “Housing First” programs work because once people are off the streets they are no longer exposed to daily traumas or focused on immediate survival, which allows people to make substantial life changes.

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Trolley Times

Nyima Pratten

November 30, 2021 |

Vice |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Delhi

To help protestors communicate more effectively across large demonstration sites in Delhi, activists created Trolley Times, a digital and print newspaper dedicated to chronicling the farmers protest movement. The paper's circulation grew from around 1,000 copies to roughly 7,000, and it has attracted tens of thousands of followers across online platforms, helping to amplify the movement's message outside of Delhi and India.

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Why you don't hear about the ozone layer anymore

Kimberly Mas Christina Thornell

November 24, 2021 |

Vox |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

In 1987 ozone levels above Antartica had dropped by fifty percent. Scientists convened to discover the cause and found it was being depleted due to a chemical called chloroflourinecarbons commonly found in aerosol cans. In order to tackle the problem, scientists and leaders created public conferences to inform the public. The conferences created public pressure on world leaders to act and eventually led to the "Montreal Protocol," which called for the phasing out of CFC's. By 1989 consumption of CFC's plummeted. The ozone started healing and by 2065 is expected to completely recover.

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Medicare Model Helps States Control Costs – Within Limits

Eric Seaborg

November 22, 2021 |

The American Leader |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

A cost-negotiation approach similar to the one used by the federal Medicare program has saved states like Montana and New Jersey millions of dollars negotiating their state employee health insurance plans. In Montana, the state fired its major insurance carrier and set the rates it would pay health providers for care and procedures, rather than vice versa. In new Jersey, a much bigger state, the program was modified by requiring hospitals and providers to reveal its prices and then grouping hospitals by zip code and asking the state's big insurance carrier for bids geographically on that basis.

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