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  • Offshore Wind is Much Better for Taxpayers than Oil and Gas

    Grist Sep 26, 2022

    Not only is offshore wind power better for the planet compared to oil and gas, it’s also better for taxpayers. That’s according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress,…

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    Giving Done Right Season 3, Episode 1: Rooted in Community

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Sep 26, 2022

    In the season 3 premiere of Giving Done Right, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with Gladys Vega about her remarkable work leading Boston-area nonprofit La Colaborativa. In the…

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  • Strategies on Traffic Safety Planning Should Involve Community

    Smart Cities Dive Sep 25, 2022

    During the Washington Region Vision Zero Summit in September hosted by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, Vision Zero Network Program Manager Tiffany Smith offered pointers for cities wanting to incorporate the…

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  • How Can Education Systems Better Include Deaf Students?

    Brookings Sep 23, 2022

    The Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD), the second largest school district in the country, recently passed a new policy that is a model for enhancing brain, language, and socio-emotional…

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  • Why Can’t Rural Schools Get High-Speed Internet?

    Hechinger Report Sep 23, 2022

    When students at Woodman School, on the western edge of Montana, are working on research projects in class, they don’t have the option to start their search with Google. If…

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  • Combatting the Climate Crisis Through Activism

    Food Tank Sep 22, 2022

    Actress, producer, and activist Alysia Reiner is using her voice and platform to tackle gender equity and protect the environment. Known for roles on shows including Netflix’s “Orange Is the…

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  • How Community-led Climate Action Can Be Successful

    Grist Sep 21, 2022

    Jacksonville’s flooding is a result of a century of attempts to tame and channel the St. Johns River and its tributaries, such as McCoys Creek and Hogans Creek. Some of these interventions…

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  • How North Birmingham Became an Epicenter of Environmental Injustice

    Grist Sep 20, 2022

    By the spring of 2020, the century-old industrial plant on Birmingham’s 35th Avenue was literally falling apart. Chunks of the metal doors fronting several of the 1,800-degree ovens — which…

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  • Don’t Leave Indigenous People to Fight for Conservation Alone

    Eco-Business Sep 20, 2022

    Shahar “Shaq” Koyok is descended from the Temuan people, one of the largest tribes of Malaysia’s Indigenous peoples, or Orang Asli (which means “first people” in Malay). An artist and Indigenous rights activist, Shaq…

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  • How Cities Rather Than Camps Could Help Refugees Thrive

    Brookings Sep 18, 2022

    In recent decades, as risks of fragility, conflict, violence, climate change, and famine have soared, the number of people fleeing their homes and seeking refuge has risen to 27 million. By…

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  • The Consequences of Ending the Child Tax Credit

    ideas42 Sep 17, 2022

    New census data adds to the growing body of evidence showing that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) helped reduce childhood poverty. In fact, the end of monthly CTC payments created significant hardship for…

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  • Giving Rights and Power to Indigenous Communities Through Land Management

    Grist Sep 16, 2022

    The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday new guidance to help federal agencies strengthen collaboration with Indigenous Nations in the management of public lands, water, and wildlife. The new policy will…

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