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Using Queer Power to Stem Gentrification

Emily Nonko

August 24, 2022 |

Next City |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

When faced with a lack of affordable housing, a grassroots collective came together to purchase a community space. The queer collective offers inexpensive housing, community, and a food system.

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Pace of Harris County home buyouts slower than hoped for after Hurricane Harvey

Sara Willa Ernst

August 24, 2022 |

Texas Standard |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Harris County, Texas

Harris County Flood Control District voluntary buyout program, funded by FEMA, allowed the local government to purchase entire clusters of homes in floodplains that they will repurpose for public projects that will also mitigate flood damage in the future. The district has completed almost 750 buyouts, far below buyouts in previous years, but 5,000 properties are still on the buyout list. Residents receive payments for their homes and coverage of fees like closing costs, moving costs and a variety of bonuses. Some homeowners can also receive down payment assistance and closing costs on a new home.

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Returning England's Forgotten Frog

Katie Garrett

August 24, 2022 |

bioGraphic |

Documentary |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: England

Scientists and conservationists reintroduced the pool frog to England after proving that the species was once native to the country but had gone extinct. Members of the species, ranging from tadpoles to mature frogs, were collected in Sweden and then introduced to two different sites in England. The efforts have been successful, with populations dispersing on their own to other locations in the region.

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A Bear's Necessities

Louisa Gilbert, Jemma Titheridge

August 23, 2022 |

Hakai Magazine |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

A biologist studies bear dens in the forests of British Columbia, Canada, to create artificial alternatives as forestry practices make suitable dens rarer.

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This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought

Ben Winslow

August 23, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

A Salt Lake City collaboration created a blend of grass designed to thrive in the local climate and conserve water. It uses at least 30 percent less water than traditional turf options. The city sells it to residents for $8.50 a bag.

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Some bars are playing a major role in fighting monkeypox in the LGBTQ community

Camille Petersen

August 23, 2022 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A collaboration between the Department of Health and local gay bars is working to raise awareness of monkeypox within the LGBTQ+ community, as well as access to resources like vaccines and preventative measures. This collaborative effort has turned the bars into go-to resources for information on the monkeypox virus.

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Could a vacancy tax help housing affordability in Sacramento?

Alex Muegge

August 23, 2022 |

The Observer |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

After Oakland instituted a vacant property tax for residential units and parcels, the city collected roughly $8 million in tax revenue in 2020 to support homeless services, blight remediation, and stemming illegal dumping. The number of vacant properties in Oakland also decreased.

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Primary Turnout Surged in Wards 7 and 8. Mail-In Voting Is a Big Reason Why.

Alex Koma

August 23, 2022 |

Washington City Paper |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Following the expansion of mail-in voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington, D.C. mailed a ballot directly to every eligible voter in its 2022 primary election. The strategy is considered a crucial factor contributing to increased voter turnout in two of the city's poorest and most underserved wards, which saw their highest percentage of eligible voters casting ballots since the 2010 primary.

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Taking Each Person as They Are: Gender-Inclusive Housing Provides Support for LGBTQ+ Students

Samantha Torre , Alexander Payne

August 23, 2022 |

Pepperdine University Graphic |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Gender-inclusive housing at Occidental College in Los Angeles allows students to live together regardless of gender. This gives transgender and non-binary students the opportunity to choose the living space they are most comfortable with.

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Can computer simulations help fix democracy?

Harry Stevens

August 22, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

Ohio is among 11 states where voters are challenging newly-drawn political maps using algorithmic redistricting, a process that produces thousands of simulations to help show which of the potential maps are outliers and may be the result of gerrymandering. Based on this algorithmic evidence, an Ohio court ordered the state's redistricting commission to go back to the drawing board and come up with a fairer map.

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