Federal climate funds to help Ohio cities slash emissions from wastewater operations
The Jackson Pike wastewater treatment plant. (Photo from original Energy News Network article.) Biogas projects at wastewater plants serving Columbus and Cincinnati will offset roughly 50,000 metric tons of greenhouse…
GOP threats to affordable health care must be taken seriously
Demonstrators protest changes to the Affordable Care Act on June 22, 2017, during the Trump administration’s eventually failed effort to overturn it. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images.) Despite being the…
For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’
Child care worker Marci Then helps her daughter, Mila, 4, put away toys to get ready for circle time at the Little Learners Academy in Smithfield, R.I. A state program…
Congress silenced free speech in TikTok law, platform tells federal court
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew takes questions from Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March…
Doctors speak out as U.S. Supreme Court weighs future of ER abortions
U.S. Supreme Court | Susan J. Demas With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to decide this month whether federal law protects emergency room abortions — including where the procedure is…
U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that prevents domestic abusers from owning guns
Customer at a gun store. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday upheld a federal law that bars people subject to domestic violence restraining orders…
Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
The number of federal student financial aid forms filed by graduating high school seniors is down compared to last year, after glitches and technical errors plagued the process. (Photo by…
Georgia’s Black voters could be key as Biden and Trump vie for support ahead of Atlanta debate
Black voters overwhelmingly supported President Joe Biden in 2020, but some polls show their support now wavering. Megan Varner/Getty Images Samuel Warren, a Black retiree from southwest Georgia who cuts…
AI use must include ethical scrutiny
In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence, the race to innovate often outpaces the imperative for ethical scrutiny. As state and federal agencies increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into…
Add divestment to the CT special session agenda
On April 1, a World Central Kitchen convoy of three cars drove on a route pre-approved and coordinated with the Israeli military in central Gaza. One car after another was…