Beyond race: Inequality in income and childcare costs affect all Americans
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The 2022 County Health Rankings National Findings Report reveals income disparity and the burden of childcare costs in the U.S.
Search Results for climate
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Despite the cultural differences, there’s common ground between boomers and zoomers
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In the Sixties, a cartoon character called Mr. Natural used to say, “When you’re taking down the State, Kids, remember to keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart.”
CHIPS for America includes Don Beyer’s Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act
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The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act signed into law by President Joe Biden last week contains the first NASA authorization passed by Congress in five years.
Mel Gurtov: The great energy game in Europe
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It won’t be long before winter descends on Europe. Before it does, most European countries must address the question of how long and how well they will be able to handle decoupling from Russian energy.
Conservation partnership restores native brook trout in five ponds within five years
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In 2011, with the help of Trout Unlimited and cooperation from the forest service, Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife began an ambitious reclamation project. The program, called the “5-in-5,” reclaimed five ponds in and around the White Mountain National Forest for native brook trout in just five years.
House approves Inflation Reduction Act: Bill heads to Biden’s desk to become law
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The U.S. House, in a 220-207 party-line vote, passed the Inflation Reduction Act, signature legislation pushed by President Biden that will lower healthcare costs, combat climate change and tackle the root causes of record-breaking inflation.
Author to discuss colonial America, captivity of British subjects
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Join Catherine Ingrassia for a discussion of her latest book, Domestic Captivity and the British Subject, 1660–1750 in person or online on Thursday, Aug. 11, at noon, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond.
Earth Talk: What is a macrogrid, and how do they work?
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What on Earth is a “macrogrid,” and how do proponents of the concept think it will improve energy efficiency?
Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act: Sweeping changes to healthcare, clean energy
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Senate Democrats finally got something meaningful done, voting 51-50 on Sunday, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote, to pass a $750 billion healthcare, clean energy and tax bill.
John Miksad: It’s time to stop the MAD-ness!
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed 77 years ago this week. The two bombs the United States dropped on those cities killed some 200,000 human beings, most of whom were civilians.
