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Good News: Treating Sleep Apnea Can Improve Memory in People With Cognitive Decline

There is increasing recognition of the important role sleep plays in our brain health. Growing evidence suggests disturbed sleep may increase the risk of developing dementia.
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These People & Groups are Ensuring the Navajo Nation Has Access To Clean Water

Alongside Rotary and the nonprofit DigDeep, the Navajo are bringing a vital commodity to their ancestral homeland
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Low-cost Sensors Are Helping Communities Find Gaps in Air Quality Data

From Ohio's fracking fields to California's oil refineries, residents are tracking pollution missed by the EPA.
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Can a New Encampment Strategy Get People Housed Permanently? Two Seattle Campers Find Different Answers

Grandma and Gonzo, two longtime campers moved from tents in an encampment near Bitter Lake to temporary housing in a hotel, as a step — they hoped — toward a permanent home.
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Smart Parks, the Dutch Technologists Tackling Poaching With Technology

A Netherlands-based organization deploying high tech is helping anti-poaching teams through access to real-time data such as animal locations, vehicle movements, and fence voltages, among other parameters.
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In Burundi, Former Combatants Who Razed Forests Now Raise Seedlings

The formerly warring factions are working together on the reforestation project that has been hailed as a fantastic initiative.
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From Invisible to Activists: How Spain's Migrants Self-Organized To Fight for Their Rights

Spain’s convoluted immigration and naturalization laws make it harder for undocumented migrants to find a path to citizenship outside regularization. These are the stories of several groups that are fighting to get their rights and get legal residence.
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Sea Turtles, Cool Corridors, & Dogs - Good News This Week: August 20th 2022

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Could This Ancient Farming Technique Be a Climate Solution?

Terracing has been used for centuries to help prevent fire, moderate temperatures, and make farming possible even when water is scarce.
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Meet the Acrobats Using Parkour to Fight Light Pollution

Light pollution impacts human health, animal behavior, and the environment as a whole. These parkour athletes are going leaps and bounds to decrease artificial light in Europe.
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Black Farming Projects Look To Recoup Historical U.S. Land Losses

White Americans own 98% of U.S. farmland, advocates say - now rural and urban growers of color are trying to get a fairer share
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Quote From Frederick Buechner: Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world’s greatest need.

24 Best Frederick Buechner Quotes To Honor His Life

Whether you are a person of faith, or not, may these words remind you of your power to make a meaningful difference with your life — through your vocation, in the lives of your neighbors, and in working for the joy and freedom of all.
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