Health & Insurance, Public Institutions, Public Works, Social Services
November 17, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsAs the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degree. By February, as the disease crept across the U.S., Keeley said she found […]
Electric Utility, Public Institutions, Public Utilities, Public Works
October 13, 2020
Via: Greentech MediaSanta Barbara’s public school system is finalizing a solar microgrid project that could set a model for investment in clean backup power. Purveyors of carbon-free backup power have struggled for years to convince customers to pay for resilience. But a […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
September 17, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsWho thought it would be a good idea to move thousands of teenagers and young adults across the country to college campuses, where, unencumbered by parental supervision, many college kids did what college kids do? Actually, Nigel Goldenfeld and Sergei […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
September 14, 2020
Via: StateScoopActors using the Maze ransomware are claiming credit for a recent string of attacks against large public school districts across the United States, just as students and teachers are returning to their mostly virtual learning environments. Last Friday, the school […]
Public Institutions, Public Utilities, Public Works, Waste Management
August 26, 2020
Via: Waste360The U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), launched as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network. The U.S. Plastics Pact is an ambitious initiative to unify diverse public-private […]
Miscellaneous, Public Institutions, Public Works
August 7, 2020
Via: StateScoopState and local government leaders this week kept pleading for Congress to include significant funding to help them survive the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, but to little avail as negotiations between House Democrats, Senate Republicans and the White House […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
January 14, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has been working with Mayor Eric Garcetti to address the city’s homeless crisis despite public tension over the issue. But the administration says that if Los Angeles accepts federal help, it will need […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
January 8, 2019
Via: Utility DiveThe election of Burns puts a consistent utility critic at the helm of the Arizona commission — a state that’s seen a string of political controversies and solar policy battles involving APS. In 2016, Burns issued a subpoena to APS, […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
October 17, 2018
Via: FCWRep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) represents a district in the San Francisco Bay Area that includes the campuses of Apple, Intel, Yahoo and eBay. After serving as deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Commerce in the Obama Administration, Khanna won […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
March 12, 2018
Via: American InfrastructureGreen initiatives are becoming more prevalent as communities look for ways to operate more efficiently. To accomplish those goals, some in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties are taking a hard look at the vehicles running in their fleets, switching to […]
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