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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

... to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Bloomberg not only made New York City a leader in this area as mayor, but funded and ... the world's population now lives. As Bloomberg now gives new attention to non-...

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

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07/06/2017

... be deposed — and is increasingly expected to be — as New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expands his ... to Utah, like Exxon's high-profile legal team, accuse the New York attorney general of...

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The Mertz Gilmore Foundation Funds Contemporary Dance

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08/11/2017

... its audience in ways that are delightful to audiences new to contemporary dance and those who follow it with a ... Landscape is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural...

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Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities

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08/17/2017

... but also socially and economically. From Miami to New York, Houston to Oakland, the term "climate ... The idea: That coordinated efforts to redevelop or build new structures to withstand climate change...

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

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08/22/2017

... Rockefeller’s death on March 20, at the age of 101, the New York Times ran a full-page obituary about his life and ... passions—such as business, art, Maine, and New York City—philanthropy was one that he...

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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

... fuel for wildfires as they kill the trees they infest. A new study shows the insects' range could reach Nova Scotia by ... range, which will allow them to multiply and spread into new territory quickly,...

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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

... Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he will ... election. The mayor has been under pressure to find a new commissioner since May, when...

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Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... Finn can relate. In 1998, the couple founded the Hunter, New York-based Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF), an ... the Catskills region to improve facilities and to finance new programs to support the arts...

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Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance

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09/11/2017

... Imbalance There are currently only 13 women in the 51-seat New York City Council, a troubling 25 percent. The number is ... ago. With the city’s quadrennial elections upon us, a new Council class will be...

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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan ... who leads school integration efforts for the nonprofit New York Appleseed, adding that...

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De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer ... issue last week in calling for paid maternity leave for New York City schoolteachers. “...

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NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says

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09/15/2017

... Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says The New York City comptroller’s office said not all middle and ... last two years, the report said. Meanwhile, 4 percent of New York City teenagers...

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43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

... the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. The findings come ... For those students in the 13 to 19 age range in New York City, the rate of gonorrhea...

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Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity

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09/19/2017

... among the 10 richest people in America, according to new analysis by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Out of those ... most of their wealth to charity. Meanwhile, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg comes in...

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Health-Care Titan Centene Will Try to Duck Contraceptive Coverage With Pickup Of Church-Linked Provider, Manhattan Pol Warns

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09/21/2017

... announced earlier this month it would be buying Fidelis, a New York health insurance company affiliated with the ... which because it's affiliated with the Catholic Church in New York was able to...

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If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk

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09/21/2017

... for their children or facing soaring premiums. “Here in New York, we’re all waiting with bated breath, because ... of health policy for the Children’s Defense Fund– New York . . . If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast...

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Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap

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09/25/2017

... No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board ran an editorial discussing ... lamented declining numbers of women council members in the New York City Council and the...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... construction leaders and advocacy groups like the NAACP New York State and One Hundred Black Men of New York to send that message to the City Council. It is ...

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Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names. While the actual criteria of the new selects is part of the ADA’s secret sauce, chances are ...

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