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How using ‘oasis' models can fight drought and urban heat effect

Sheri Quinn

November 16, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Replacing nonfunctional grass lawns that require excessive amounts of water with a mix of desert plants and a few plants that need more water can help save water and keep cities like Las Vegas cool.

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‘To Protect and Conserve:' Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions. Should Utah do the same?

Sheri Quinn Ben Winslow

November 14, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nevada

Nevada’s water conservation laws include restrictions on outdoor watering, grass bans, and fines for water waste that are enforced by water waste investigators who educate residents on how to reduce waste and give out fines. As a result, Nevada’s water use dropped 26% in the last two decades.

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Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions (with fines!) Should Utah do the same?

Ben Winslow

November 14, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Strict laws put in place to regulate water waste have caused a 26% decrease in water use since 2002. Through practices like limiting outdoor watering and water recycling by The Southern Nevada Water Authority, the state has seen a 26 billion gallon reduction in the last year alone.

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Las Vegas has tough restrictions on outdoor landscaping. Would it work in Utah?

Ben Winslow

November 13, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Through a combination of strict outdoor water use restrictions, water waste enforcement, recycling of indoor use water, and the installation of new pump technology, the Southern Nevada Water Authority was able to reduce water use by roughly 26 billion gallons over one year.

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Power to the People: Could New Orleans take control of its power utility?

Kaylee Poche

November 07, 2022 |

Gambit |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

In order to have more say and control of their utilities, the city rallied together to create a campaign to take over their local electricity distribution. This take-over has created city jobs for local residents that are more secure than those in the private sector and residents have also seen lower electricity rates.

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Meet the man using e-waste to build solar lamps in Nigeria

Hannah Brown

October 24, 2022 |

Euronews |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

QuadLoop is a Nigerian business that produces solar lamps from recycled electronic parts like lithium batteries and screens. This practice makes the lamps more cost-effective and reduces electronic waste.

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Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico's landfills to the brink

Camille Padilla Dalmau María E. Ocasio Torres

October 21, 2022 |

Grist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s landfills are filling up quickly, but a nonprofit composting program in Vieques called Isla Nena Composta collects, processes, and composts organic materials from hurricane debris to help ease pressure on the landfills.

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With FoI Act, NGO is Helping to Spotlight Developmental Issues in Lagos Community

Idowu Adewale

October 17, 2022 |

BONews |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Araromi, Lagos

Media Rights Agenda helped a community in Lagos, Nigeria, submit Freedom of Information Act requests to draw attention to the community’s lack of basic amenities like roads and clean water. When government organizations ignored the requests, the organization took legal action and released a documentary about the issue to gain public support.

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Harvesting Water in Arid Lands

Mitch Tobin

October 17, 2022 |

The Water Desk |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Water harvesting is collecting free water, such as rain, stormwater, and greywater, to use and finding ways to make it linger longer into the dry season. This can include active strategies like collecting it in tanks or passive strategies like directing it towards rain gardens to water plants. Water harvesting can help prevent the depletion of lakes and rivers and save money.

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At Water's Edge: Searching for solutions at the Great Salt Lake's sister lakes across the Great Basin

Leia Larson

October 14, 2022 |

Deseret News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

As the communities around the Great Salt Lake face overconsumption of its water and climate change effects, they can look to California’s Owens Lake and Mono Lake to see how they manage dust pollution and water levels from the same issues.

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