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U.S. company launches production of concrete posts for more long-lasting trellises in orchards and vineyards.

Where previously customers looking to buy guitars, amps, pedals, cellos, capos or any other musical amenity would have to hope that a local pawn shop or Downtown Sound, the record store that occasionally had musical equipment in stock, would have what they need, now there is a one stop shop on Cleveland Ave. with a pedigree in the business.

In rural Alabama, where hurricanes and tornadoes are a constant threat, communities often struggle with damage and limited resources for extended periods. The nonprofit Hometown Organizing Project is stepping in to help. Through their Climate Protection Canvass initiative, they are forming teams to support communities during severe storms. ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are working to develop a more resilient electric power grid to withstand the growing number of climate change-related weather events. The goal is to help communities disproportionately impacted by such events build locally controlled microgrids fueled by renewable energy. Sharon Klein, associate professor of economics at the University of Maine, said rural and remote communities identified as socially vulnerable often face the greatest effects when power lines go down. ...

A 2021 survey published in The Lancet showed almost half of U.S. youth ages 16 to 25 feel "heightened worry" about climate change. Sponsors of Nebraska's upcoming Youth Climate Summit, "Seeking Solutions to the Climate Crisis" aim to foster hopefulness in the youth who attend. ...