{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Plaquemine"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":2,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Plaquemine","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"wri-001222","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-001222","title":"Dow Chemical Company (A): The WRAP Program","publisher":{"name":"World Resources Institute","organization":"world-resources-institute"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"1994","source_url":"https://pdf.wri.org/bell/abstracts/case_1-56973-140-3_abstract_version_a_english.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The WRAP (Waste Reduction Always Pays) program was implemented by Dow Chemical Company's Louisiana Division starting in 1987. 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