CASwiki news articles have a focus on news of community action for sustainability. This article is an offshoot from CASwiki's United States article and is for news and comment in that context. 2017Colorado: 5 Ways the Denver Public Library Supports the City's Homeless Population, Jun 8 [1] ‘Tomorrow’ reaches the US! Apr 24 [2] Cities are taking a new approach to homelessness, Apr 4 [3] Why Nonpartisan PAC EveryLibrary Defends the Future of Libraries, Feb 30 [4] The Veterinary Cooperative Helps Independent Veterinarians Thrive, Feb 13 [5] 2016EPA Finally Concludes Fracking Pollutes Drinking Water, Dec 13 [6] Walking Picks Up Speed, Nov 18 [7] John HancockVoice: How Mining, Oil And Gas Workers Are Retraining For The Solar Economy, Nov 10 [8] Public Food Forests on the Rise, Oct 24 [9] 3 American cities that use 100% renewable energy — and 7 that plan to join them within 20 years, Aug 13 [10] Obama makes new push on solar power, Jul 19 [11] How the humble bicycle is making a comeback in US cities, Jul 14 [12] The hot new trend in American infrastructure: Unpaved roads, Jul 12 [13] Walking Makes Strides in All Kinds of Communities, Jul 6 [14] Meet the Citizens Who Helped Decide Their City’s Budget—and Got Better Buses, Benches, and Crosswalks. Greensboro, North Carolina, is the first Southern city to give citizens direct control over a slice of public spending. May 20 [15] Want to Hire a Worker-Owned Co-op? There’s an App for That, Apr 20 [16] Coopify wants to bring a sense of community to the app-based booking world by connecting worker-owned cooperatives and other low-income task workers directly with consumers. Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to Sift Through, Apr 4 [17] A new study looks at why bike share is so much safer than regular biking, Apr 3 [18] “Solar Spring Break” Connects Students with Clean Power In Underserved Communities, Feb 29 [19] A New Advocacy Group Is Lobbying for the Right to Repair Everything, Feb 2 [20] 2015Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience [21] The Movement to Make Every American Community Walkable, November 13 [22] Communities Pushing For Legal Rights To Regain Power Over Fracking Companies, October 21 [23] How the decline of cars changes cities for the better, October 16 [24] If the U.S. government treated poor people as well as it treats banks, October 15 [25] Streets and Sidewalks Should Be Used to Improve Our Health, September 23 [26] Land Trusts Offer Houses That People With Lower Incomes Can Afford—And a Stepping Stone to Lasting Wealth, September 21 [27] Free Transit Attracts Riders, Helps Communities in More Ways Than One, September 16 [28] A Third American City Is Now Running Entirely On Renewable Energy, September 14 [29] Developers Build Walkable Neighborhoods With Focus on Community Wealth, September 2 [30] 5 New American Rail-Trails, Jul 27 [31] Iowa's Stunning Admission: We Need Fewer Roads, July 8 [32] Administration Announces New Initiative to Increase Solar Access for All Americans, July 7 [33] With driving down, there's a growing backlash against unnecessary highways, June 9 [34] Up to 90 percent of Americans could be fed entirely by local agriculture, June 2 [35] These American cities are fighting for control over electricity and the internet, April 21 [36] The Crackdown on Little Free Library Book Exchanges, February 20 [37] 2014Zero Vision: A plan to make our roads safe, August 14 [38] Supreme Court Decision on Cross-State Air Pollution Is a Major Victory for Public Health Tuesday, April 29 [39] 2013Welcome to Commonomics: How to Build Local Economies Strong Enough for Everyone, October 4 [40] 2012An Interconnected Park Web: How Greenways Create Healthy Communities, January 31 [41] 2010Designing for Democracy Consultation using a wiki, December 8 [42]
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Comment2017 Small Towns Can Be Resilient, Too, Mar 29 [43] Climate action USA: This climate lawsuit could change everything. No wonder the Trump administration doesn't want it going to trial, Mar 9 [44] Can a New Town Square Bridge the Electoral Divide? Feb 27 [45] News sources and further reading
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