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New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

... Change When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation

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09/13/2017

... outside auditor immediately turn over records as part of a fraud investigation into the company's positions on climate change. In a one -sentence rebuff, the court refused to hear arguments by Exxon that...

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Opinion: Want to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food

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09/13/2017

... First, Focus on Food The national debate on health care is moving into a new, hopefully bipartisan phase. The ... challenge is cost – the massive and ever-rising price of care which drives...

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Food Systems

Whatsapp Co-Founder Brian Acton Is Leaving The Company To Start His Own Foundation

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09/13/2017

Whatsapp Co-Founder Brian Acton Is Leaving The Company To Start His Own Foundation WhatsApp ... was acquired for $19 billion in 2014, is the lesser-known of WhatsApp’s two co-founders. (CEO Jan...

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Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

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09/14/2017

... the foundation expect the initiative to support the start of about seven mixed-income charter schools, which will be ... which research suggests can benefit students and is considered one...

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Education

Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead

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09/14/2017

... Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead Diller Island is dead. After years of toe-to-toe battling with a small band of critics and a ... on par with the...

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Arts

In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?

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09/18/2017

In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is : What’s Next? In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools ... schools that have floundered for years — including this one...

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Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

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09/20/2017

... other city Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about so often—the one he wants to help—are doing much better these days. The question is how much credit he deserves for it. The percentage of New...

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Economic Security

New York Life Supports River Ruckus Festival in Haverhill, MA

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09/22/2017

... Ruckus celebration in the downtown Riverfront District of Haverhill, Massachusetts is one of the biggest events of the year. The River Ruckus stage ...

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Commonwealth Fund: Why the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Is Unworkable

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09/25/2017

Commonwealth Fund: Why the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Is Unworkable As Republicans rush toward a precipitous vote ... on the Graham-Cassidy repeal-and-replace bill by Friday, one issue needs a lot more attention:...

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City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million

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09/27/2017

... Lane Playground, Joseph C. Sauer Park and Playground One in Manhattan; Prospect Playground and Mapes Ballfield in ...

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De Blasio Taps Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza To Head Department of Environmental Protection

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10/03/2017

... Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza To Head Department of Environmental Protection Mayor de Blasio will officially name Vincent Sapienza commissioner of the Department of Environmental...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups

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10/03/2017

... Fund, a $50 million initiative to accelerate the growth of startups that are using Salesforce technology to address some of the world's biggest problems. Through the fund, Salesforce will invest in these...

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Impact Fund to Invest in Social Change Startup

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10/05/2017

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Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces

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10/05/2017

... Wednesday in North Tonawanda. North Tonawanda was one of the recipients of four grants from the state's Smart Growth Community Funds. .....

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Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law

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10/13/2017

... about 3,000 juveniles are arrested per year. The pieces of legislation aim to ensure juveniles have access counsel, ... for youth and to divert teenagers from Superior Court. One measure, sponsored by state...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Sloan Scholar Says Funding will Open Doors in Materials Science Field

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11/09/2017

... science and engineering. In 2013, Penn State was one of three flagship universities selected by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for the University Center of Exemplary Mentoring initiative,...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

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11/20/2017

... "Building a Healthier Brownsville" Brownsville, Brooklyn, is one of six communities that NYSHealth is supporting through its .....

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New York Health Foundation

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New Video From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's African Health Initiative

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11/29/2017

... African Health Initiative: Supporting Local Ownership of Solutions ” brings to life one of the main pillars of our approach: supporting local ...

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