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Manufacturers Paying for Recyclable Waste

Courtney Duchene

April 04, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States

State governments in the United States are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility laws to fund recycling programs. The laws impose a fee on the manufacturers of products that become recyclable waste. The money earned is designated for projects that increase recycling rates.

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In Denver, e-bike vouchers run out as fast as Taylor Swift tickets

Gabriela Aoun Angueira

March 22, 2024 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The city of Denver, Colorado, is encouraging its residents to reduce their transportation emissions with an incredibly popular e-bike rebate program. Several times a year, the city offers a set amount of income-based vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis that cover up to $1,400 of an e-bike purchase.

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Months after devastating floods, Vermont renews efforts to aid climate-friendly rebuilds

Annie Ropeik

March 20, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Hardwick, Vermont

After extreme flooding damaged homes, the energy efficiency utility Efficiency Vermont offered emergency flood rebates to those impacted. Recovery teams helped people plan and find funding to repair and replace energy systems and appliances with more efficient models that will help them reach their decarbonization goals. In this circumstance, exceptions were made to include rebates for high-efficiency fossil fuel systems, too.

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Florida is paying bounty hunters to control its python population

Lucy Sherriff

March 19, 2024 |

BBC |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

Python removal agents with South Florida’s Water Management District hunt the invasive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades to prevent the snakes from continuing to destroy the ecosystem. Since launching the program in 2017, agents have removed 8,565 pythons across the state.

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How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speeders

Jenna Zibton

February 21, 2024 |

Solutionaries |

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Response Location: United States, Altavista, Virginia

The police department in Altavista, Virginia, installed traffic cameras in school zones that help catch people going 10 miles per hour or more above the speed limit during the beginning and end of the school day. The $100 tickets issued for speed violations deter the behavior and reduce the occurrence of accidents involving pedestrians.

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Free tuition at Peralta Colleges sees students returning to school in big numbers

Ashley McBride

February 09, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

After leveraging COVID-19 relief funding to make tuition free, campuses in the Peralta Community College District saw enrollment rebound nearly to pre-pandemic levels and the share of students of color and older students enrolled increase.

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Piplantri, ce village d'Inde qui plante des arbres pour envoyer ses filles à l'école

Robin Tutenges

January 09, 2024 |

Slate |

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Response Location: India, Piplantri, Rajasthan

Quand une fille est naît dans le village de Piplantri, les habitants plantent 111 arbres et déposent de l’argent sur un compte bancaire qui ne peut pas être touché jusqu’à ce qu’elle a ses 18 ans, lorsqu’il peut être utilisé pour ses études ou pour payer les frais de mariage, mais seulement si elle reste à l’école jusque-là. Le programme a permis de créer des emplois à l’école et dans l’entretien de la nouvelle forêt. Aucune des filles nées depuis le début de l’initiative n’a été forcée de se marier au détriment de son éducation, et le village a planté plus de 500 000 arbres.

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Washington's cap on carbon is raising billions for climate action. Can it survive the backlash?

Kate Yoder

January 08, 2024 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act set a limit on greenhouse gas emissions and created an emissions market to incentivize emission reductions while generating money for climate change mitigation. Carbon emission allowances are auctioned off to businesses, and set percentages of the income are designated for projects like electrifying public transit.

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Pakam's Digital Revolution As Blueprint For Edo's Environmental Renaissance

Usman Aliyu

January 05, 2024 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Pakam initiative is taking care of waste mismanagement in Lagos with a digital marketplace for waste and recyclable materials. The app pays households for their recyclables and connects those generating waste with those who collect it to ensure it’s properly disposed of.

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The outliers in urban residential landscaping

Allen Best

December 08, 2023 |

Greeley Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Homeowners in Colorado are replacing their turf with rock and native plants and grasses, to save water and save money on water wills.

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