by Florida Phoenix | Jun 27, 2023 | Progress & Solutions
Republished with permission from Florida Phoenix, by Ashley Murray The Biden administration on Monday announced $42.45 billion to connect all Americans to high-speed broadband internet by the end of the decade, likening the ambitious goal to FDR’s New Deal-era rural...
by Common Dreams | Jun 25, 2023 | Progress & Solutions
Republished with permission from Common Dreams, by Julia Conley A sweltering heatwave has gripped Texas over the last two weeks, pushing temperatures to 115°F in parts of the state—but its status as a new leader in the development of solar power has reportedly...
by Yale Climate Connection | Jun 20, 2023 | Progress & Solutions
With President Joe Biden’s election came a slew of promises related to climate justice: During his campaign, Biden made commitments to reduce oil and gas drilling, transition the country toward renewable energy and electric vehicles, and center environmental justice...
by Governing Magazine | Jun 4, 2023 | Progress & Solutions
In Brief: America lost more lives to COVID-19 than any other country in the world, despite spending the biggest share of its GDP on health. A group of nonprofit foundations funded a COVID Crisis Group to study the pandemic response. The intent was to build the...
by Common Dreams | Apr 22, 2023 | Progress & Solutions
Installing solar panels on the roofs of warehouses and distribution centers around the United States could generate enough clean electricity to power every household in every state’s most populous city, according to a report published Thursday by Environment...
by Common Dreams | Apr 14, 2023 | Progress & Solutions
Clean Creatives, the campaign for public relations and advertising professionals who want to stop fueling the climate crisis, on Thursday announced a major milestone: 500 agencies worldwide have “committed to refusing work with fossil fuel polluters.”...