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Student training program tackles Thailand’s air pollution with help from AirGradient, AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

By working alongside the educators and facilitating the students, we are not only raising awareness about air quality and its health impact, but most importantly, inspiring future generations to advocate for cleaner air.”

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Creating a More Sustainable, Eco-Friendly World – Episode 122

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Manuela Barón is a Colombian-American sustainability activist, artist and founder of The Girl Gone Green, which is an inclusive community that fosters social and environmental change and encourages people to live more consciously.

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CFP: Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies #ACRL #ACRLPublication

A Library Writer's Blog

Dear Colleagues, We are issuing a call for proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled, Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies to be published by ACRL (forthcoming Spring 2024). Consumer Data Privacy) Public access to federally funded research (e.g.

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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

To target housing affordability, many land banks are forming partnerships with mission-driven entities focused on quality, sustainable, and affordable housing. Continued support, education, and advocacy towards local-level political leadership is necessary for effective long-term partnerships.

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Fresh Blogging: The Top 50 Clean Air Advocacy Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

Clean Air Advocacy In these letters to the editor of Backwoods Home, readers gain tips on canning garlic and mixed vegetables. Clean Break Break away from fossil fuels with the help of this blog, which will educate you on clean air practices and how big cities are making an effort to reduce greenhouse emissions. Clean Energy Websites.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

WVLSC provides as many additional resources for local land banks as possible, including convening monthly meetings to share best practices, training, and advocacy support. Before conducting advocacy at the Capitol, the APC and their partners made sure that they had solid information with which to educate legislators.

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Call for Chapters: Academic Libraries and Sustainable Development #ACRLPublication

A Library Writer's Blog

Proposal Deadline: June 19, 2024 Submit Proposals here: [link] You are invited to submit an abstract for a chapter in an upcoming edited book with the working title, Academic Libraries and Sustainable Development published by ACRL. What role are librarians playing in these changes?