During this program, the East-West Center released the Report from the
Indo-Pacific Conference on Strengthening Governance of Transboundary Rivers. This webinar featured discussions with U.S. government officials and Southeast Asian ambassadors on the report, which details the findings of the October 2020 Conference that convened partners and stakeholders from across the Indo-Pacific region to share best practices and lessons learned related to the cooperative development and management of transboundary rivers. The engaging and constructive discussion with leading experts, institutions, and opinion leaders drew lessons from experiences of other partners beyond the Indo-Pacific, including from the European Union, to address rising environmental, economic, development, and political challenges in the Mekong River Basin.
Strengthening Governance of Transboundary Rivers: Addressing Challenges in the Mekong Basin
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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) is pleased to announce this year’s VCV Lifetime Achievement Award winner: former State Representative Mary Sullivan of Burlington, Vermont, who retired in 2020. The VCV Lifetime Achievement Award is presented bi-annually to a Vermonter with an impressive legacy of championing policies that further environmental protection in Vermont.
“Mary Sullivan has dedicated her whole self as a legislator, mother, wife, friend, civic partner, and democracy-defender to innumerable good causes,” said Johanna Miller, Energy and Climate Program Director at the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VCV’s partner organization), who presented Sullivan with the award at a recent event.
Mary Nichols Was the Early Favorite to Run Biden’s EPA, Before She Became a ‘Casualty’
While progressives attacked her record on environmental justice, her supporters in California say such criticism is unjust and mourn the loss of her tactical skills.
February 9, 2021
Former California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols was rumored to be a top candidate for EPA Administrator in the Biden Administration. But after attacks on Nichols’ record on environmental justice, Michael Regan was nominated for the post. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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As the Biden administration wrestles with implementing a stack of executive orders on climate change, the president will be proceeding without someone environmentalists see as one of the most skilled and effective regulatory tacticians in the country: Mary Nichols.
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Electric motors are exceptionally quiet, provide stronger acceleration, and require far less maintenance than traditional engines. Electric vehicles can convert more than 77 percent of their electric energy into power at the wheels while typical gas-powered vehicles convert less than 30 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
“Investing in electric buses will have a positive impact on the health of people on our campus and in the Cambridge and Boston area,” said Heather Henriksen, managing director of the Harvard Office for Sustainability. “Harvard hopes to be a catalyst for other universities, businesses, and cities by piloting the transition to electric buses which contributes social, health, and climate benefits while being cost effective. This project was a success thanks to the collaboration between Transportation and Parking, Financial Administration and the Office for Sustain
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