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A new approach treats public parks as democracy-building tools, not just green spaces. The Trust for Public Land created a framework showing how community-led parks strengthen civic engagement where it matters most.
When South Sudan's capital stopped collecting garbage in 2023, young residents didn't wait for help. They built their own cleanup movement that's turning a health crisis into community power.
The UK government is putting £1 billion into locally owned renewable energy projects, letting communities profit directly from solar panels and wind turbines in their backyards. In Scotland's Orkney Islands, 18 new wind turbines will fund schools and social care with all profits staying local.
A Canadian startup just signed a deal that could transform how California stores renewable energy. Nine million ratepayers will benefit from a massive underground "air battery" that stores solar and wind power for when it's needed most.
Fifty volunteers in Chile spent 12 hours answering chatbot queries by hand, fielding 25,000 requests to spotlight AI's environmental toll. Their message: not every question needs an instant answer, especially when it drains water from drought-stricken communities.
Two major utilities are taking the federal government to court over an order forcing them to keep an old coal plant running. The cooperatives say they've spent years planning cleaner, cheaper energy for over a million customers.
Up to 150 social housing residents in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will soon get free solar panels, battery storage, and heat pumps that could slash their energy bills while fighting climate change. If successful, the pilot could help vulnerable families across Europe escape fuel poverty.
A new EU program is helping neighborhoods in Barcelona, Krakow, and Italy's Lazio region overcome the biggest hurdles to creating their own renewable energy systems. The LIFE COMANAGE project has already saved emissions equal to taking 3,100 cars off the road while reaching over 32,000 people.