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Amid Severe Drought, Arizona Turns to Sustainable Farming

Roe Medovoi-Klotz

July 16, 2023 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

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Response Location: Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation, United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson-based Mission Garden’s crops are thriving in a drought-stricken region because of the use of techniques and knowledge from the Tohono O’odham Nation to plant traditional local crops and native plants that can handle the lack of water.

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Southern California Episcopal church plants drought-resistant native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment

Logan Crews

June 28, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

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Response Location: United States, Laguna Beach, California

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach, California, planted drought-resistant native plants and installed a drip irrigation system on its property to curb wasteful water use. The new landscaping also includes a pollinator garden to support important species.

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Reviving the Lost Waterways of India's 'City of Lakes'

Geetanjali Krishna

June 16, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

After reviving a lake with no experience, Anand Malligavad went on to restore 30 lakes in Bengaluru, India. He and his team created a restoration model that includes dredging and cleaning the lakebed, planting native grasses and trees along the banks, and developing wetlands nearby.

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Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme' Water Recycling

Jim Robbins

June 06, 2023 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

San Francisco is popularizing centralized water reuse systems that collect blackwater from toilets and sinks and greywater from showers and washing machines to clean it and use it again. This is a cheaper, more sustainable option for nonpotable water used to water plants or flush toilets in a city struggling with water scarcity.

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To Restore Watersheds, Think Like a Beaver

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 19, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Colorado

Volunteers of the National Forest Foundation’s Colorado Rivershed project mimic beavers by foraging for materials to make dam-like structures that slow the flow of the waterways leading into the larger river. This strategy is a form of low-tech, process-based restoration meant to hold water in the upper basin for longer to reinvigorate the habitat and benefit the local ecosystem.

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Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

Michaela Haas

May 01, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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Phool – the Indian venture upcycling floral waste

Aslesha Mehta

April 20, 2023 |

Pioneers Post |

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Response Location: India

The India-based company Phool collects floral waste from religious temples to keep it from being discarded in rivers. The flowers are used to make incense sticks, and the company provides employment for over 200 women from marginalized communities.

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Student-led water testing spurs action at Detroit's School at Marygrove

Ethan Bakuli

April 03, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Concerns and advocacy from earth science students in Detroit who conducted their own tests of water hydration stations across their school building led to an immediate administrative response. The students lobbied school, district, and city officials, advocating for increased testing and routine inspections of water fountain filters and the building’s pipe infrastructure.

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Want to Help Rid the Ocean of Plastic? Grab an Oar

Alexander Turner

March 27, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: England, Cornwall

Clean Ocean Sailing is a volunteer-based organization that boats to largely inaccessible parts of Cornwall’s coasts to pull plastic pollution out of the ocean and off the beaches using kayaks, rowboats, and physical labor.

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How this Nigerian state is minimising the risk of flooding

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

March 25, 2023 |

Halal Reporters |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

The Gombe State Environmental and Protection Agency in Nigeria cleared waste from waterways in metropolitan areas to increase the flow of water and mitigate flood risk.

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