Gov. Gavin Newsom often touts California’s role as a global climate leader. Yet it’s hard to defend that claim as long as California remains one of the nation’s top oil-refining states, experts argued at a recent webinar calling for a phaseout of refineries. The state has made major strides implementing policies to support the transition […]
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Feds Contradict Scientific Research, Say the Salton Sea’s Exposed Lakebed Is Not a Significant Source of Pollution for Disadvantaged Communities
As the Salton Sea shrinks, a crisis deepens. The water levels of the 345-square-mile lake, located in an arid swath of agricultural land in Southern California’s Imperial County, have been receding for years, exposing the lakebed to strong winds that dry it, churn it to dust and drive the particles into surrounding communities. According to […]
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Cayuga Medical Center receives $10 million from feds for new generators
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center will install two emergency generators and build a storage facility for the generators thanks to a $10,450,800 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The money will be spent on the generators, a 20,000-gallon storage tank that will be kept underground, and a building that will store and […]
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Colorado college leaders believe Biden order places crucial focus on Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Leer en español.Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads.Several Colorado colleges with significant Hispanic student populations are hopeful that a…
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Chicago’s elected school board races are narrowing as candidates are kicked off ballot
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.The race for Chicago’s first elected school board is narrowing.Five candidates are off the ballot for the election on Nov. 5, including three candidates who…
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Twice-fired DPSCD teacher wants her job back — and a seat on the school board
A veteran teacher is hoping to get her job back and a spot on the school board this fall after she was fired for refusing to conduct classes in person.The Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education voted during a meeting this month to…
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GreenStar workers seek to unionize
The employees plan to file for a union election with Workers United Upstate New York, which unionized Lexington Co-Op Markets in Buffalo in December 2022. In Ithaca, Workers United has unionized Gimme! Coffee, the Sciencecenter, and three now-closed Starbucks locations.
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Free school supplies, haircuts, vaccines, and more. Check out these 2024 back-to-school events
Leer en español.Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Summer is almost over, and families are getting ready to head back to sch…
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Are Arizona cases of bubonic plague transmitted by immigrants?
Are Arizona cases of bubonic plague transmitted by immigrants? is reporting published by Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, Arizona’s only nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide investigative reporting.
No. There is no evidence to suggest …
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Who are the Chicago school board candidates for the 2024 election?
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Chicago school board candidates have submitted petitions for the city’s first school board elections on Nov. 5.School board hopefuls need 1,000 valid signat…