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SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — People enjoyed their Labor Day holiday at Boone Lake. It might be the last few days of the summer season, but it’s also the last few days of the lake’s second season of being at a normal water level. Bo Parker spent the holiday watching people enjoy their water activities. […]

This story by Aaron Cantú was originally published in Capital & Main and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.

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Long-standing inequalities, such as lack of green space in poorer neighbourhoods, put many people at risk, experts say.

Research produced by those in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic has influenced proposed legislation.

Paradigm for Parity® Coalition Announces First CEO, Sandra Quince Bank of America Executive Brings Extensive Experience in Diversity & Inclusion May 17, 2021 at 9:00 AM Eastern Today, the Paradigm for Parity® coalition announced that Sandra Quince has been appointed the coalition’s first-ever CEO. Sandra is currently a Senior Vice President in the Global Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) organization at Bank of America. The bank is a long-time member of the coal...

Publishing date: Apr 04, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  1 minute read  •  EASTER DAWN Rev. Kimberly Heath, left, of Wall Street United Church, speaks to congregants as Laura Tobin kneels by a prayer fire and Richard Hennessy and Paul Bullock pack up the equipment at the end of a sunrise Easter service at Centeen Park. Pastor Jack Van de Hoef, of Bethel Christian Reformed Church, also took part in the service. On Easter morning, Wall Street congregants burn prayers written on pieces of ...

On behalf of members of Congress, five UCLA faculty members file amicus brief on vehicle pollution rules UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Cara Horowitz says the amicus brief demonstrates “that far stronger standards are totally practicable, both economically and technologically.” Daniel Melling | January 22, 2021 This week, five UCLA School of Law faculty members submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...