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Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.

From the blog of Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi at The Times of Israel

Innovation and experiments with new initiatives are of course important. But so too is understanding how to scale effective programs, whether new or legacy, that have proven, positive outcomes.

If Bloomberg’s efforts can be viewed as tactical, Soros’ are strategic, and at the age of 92, he’s pumped enough money into his gun-control empire to ensure it will continue long after he’s gone.

Philanthropy should stop trying to fit youth movements into their outdated giving practices. Instead, they should provide them with the power — and resources — to unleash their passion for freedom and justice.

Plus the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies announced several staffing changes.

Documenting, sharing, and learning from Jewish life during pandemic   February 5, 2021 The Council of American Jewish Museums and George Mason University’s Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media are launching two new collecting initiatives with support from a group of Jewish funders, the Chronicling Funder Collaborative, to document diverse Jewish experiences of the pandemic. The Rosenzweig Center received a grant to create a web portal that will serve as a digital content hub r...