Search in 2019
above: mockup of a new Search interfaceHi everyone!Do you search for content on PublicLab.org? Do you search for Public Lab content using other search engines?Many people contribute to Search on...
View Articlemusings on conflict resilience
As i'm preparing to shepherd a revision process for our 2016 Code of Conduct, a metaphor came to mind that i'd like to share out early in order to get your feedback.A phrase from emergency management...
View ArticleWhat are recommended privacy protection guidelines for minors engaging in...
What are recommended privacy protection guidelines for minors engaging in Public Lab online?As we prepare to welcome more youth into the Public Lab online community, we are reviewing what we have in...
View ArticleSlidedeck for environmental lawyers
Here is a basic Public Lab deck with messaging tuned towards presenting to environmental lawyers.To make it cute, i created a couple of Award Categories for community-collected data, which gave me the...
View ArticleArticle comparing the effectiveness of recently passed lead exposure...
Very good article that compares, contrasts, and analyzes the effectiveness of housing-based primary prevention policies—laws that aim to identify and fix lead hazards before children become...
View ArticleEnvironmental bounty hunting on idling commercial vehicles
"Thanks to a new law, any New Yorker with a cell phone and some time to kill can report on idling commercial vehicles, and earn thousands of dollars doing it."Law 717A (also referred to as Local Law...
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How can we build this wind turbine to power lights?
posting on behalf of @MustaphaHow can we build a wind turbine to power lights? Our refugee camp in Lebanon which houses Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians has narrow streets which need lighting.Here...
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Is there a way to make a cheaper "UV Hound"?
I'm posting on behalf of the amazing Houston organizer Bryan Parras, who shared some insights with me on the phone the other day.In a settlement from a lawsuit against local industry, decorated Port...
View ArticleAnyone had experience with the PTrak 8525 for ultrafine particles?
Has anyone has experience using the PTrak 8525 to measure ultrafine particles in indoor air? We have a community member using this piece of equipment for that purpose:...
View ArticleDo you have experience using a gas chromatograph?
Has anyone has experience with using a gas chromatograph? If so, we'd love to hear about it!Gas chromatographs came up during this month's OpenHour (November 2019). Chris Nidel (also a guest on June...
View ArticleUnearthing PVD Map Content
This is a collection of the map content for the https://publiclab.org/wiki/unearthing-pvd project!
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Call for Outreachy 2020 proposals!
With support from the DIAL Open Source Center, we're again part of Outreachy -- which recruits software contributors to work on open source projects:Outreachy provides three-month internships to work...
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Anyone still using the legacy editors? Speak up now!
Hi everyone,With all the great attention going into the Editor project on PublicLab.org, we are anticipating that we may be able to turn off links to our "legacy editors" by the end of the summer ---...
View ArticleTranslate guides!
If you visit https://publiclab.org/wiki/guides#Translations, you will see that the balloon mapping guide has been translated into a dozen languages—Arabic, Castellano/Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian,...
View ArticleThe concept of community paralegals
I'm reading the book Community Paralegals and the Pursuit of Justicehttps://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/human-rights/community-paralegals-and-pursuit-justice (pricey hardcover, free PDF...
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Report: 2020 Software Contributors Survey
NOTE: This report is truncated as compared to other annual Software Contributors Surveys due to reductions in capacity from COVID19.Public Lab received support from the United Nations Foundation DIAL...
View ArticleCity of New York's first-ever "Environmental Justice for All" report
Press Release: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, in partnership with the NYC Environmental Justice Advisory Board (which is chaired by WE ACT's Peggy Shepard), has launched the community engagement...
View ArticleHow to test sea water for gas?
There's a known discharge point from an gasoline refinery on the coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Haina industrial area, discharging into the Caribbean Ocean. My colleague is curious what's in...
View Article2021 US EPA Region 2 Citizen Science Water Monitoring Equipment Loan Program
2021 US EPA Region 2 Citizen Science Water Monitoring Equipment Loan ProgramRequest for Applications is now open for New York and New Jersey. Here's how to apply:...
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