Problem Solving Must-Read

Recycling Air Pollution

Plus: Using water fountains to combat child obesity and taxing drivers by the mile

Problem Solving Must-Read

Recycling Air Pollution

Plus: Using water fountains to combat child obesity and taxing drivers by the mile

Here at The Citizen, we do problem-solving journalism, looking for ideas and solutions to move the region forward and make a better city. Here are some other great ideas for solving the world’s problems, from media outlets around the globe:

 

The Creative Ways Innovators Are Recycling Air Pollution

To reduce air pollution, some innovators are making good use out of it.

From CityLab

Placing 'water jets' in school cafeterias can help reduce child obesity

The average weight of students in the schools with water jets fell by slightly less than 1 percent in boys and by slightly more than half a percent in girls.

From MinnPost

California Asking 5,000 Drivers to Pay by the Mile

California will have 5,000 volunteers test a new system that would tax drivers based on how much they actually use the roads, not how much gas they buy

From NextCity

 

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