A small, rural Pennsylvania community has taken a proactive approach to an area many small towns struggle with: grant funding. The City of Meadville collects property taxes but needs additional resources for some projects. Jaime Kinder, mayor of Meadville, sought assistance from Allegheny College, which developed a grant-writing course. .
As college costs continue to skyrocket, many students find themselves unable to afford tuition. In response, some schools are taking proactive measures, including eliminating tuition in certain cases. Spring Hill College in Mobile is offering tuition-free graduate degrees to all incoming freshmen. .
Timely and forward-looking are the two terms one Nevada conservation group is using to describe the state s 2023 environmental landscape. The bipartisan infrastructure law and federal clean energy plan has meant some big wins for Nevada, says Christi Cabrera-Georgeson, deputy director with the Nevada Conservation League. They brought what she calls an "unprecedented influx of money" to the state, allowing policymakers to prioritize climate, clean energy, public lands and wildlife. .
The importance of making ports and shipping more environmentally friendly was the topic of a town hall meeting on Tuesday. Three California members of Congress have introduced legislation to minimize greenhouse gases in shipping corridors. Global emissions from boats and ships account for about 3% of total greenhouse gas emissions each year. .
Olympic swimmer turned environmental activist Merle Liivand has seen a rise in plastic waste while navigating the Intracoastal canals of South Florida over the years and has decided to take action. Liivand actively participates in cleanup efforts alongside environmental groups and has grown frustrated by the amount of plastic waste discarded by people. She is encouraging people to do better and said it could be as simple as avoiding the use of materials containing microbeads which are banned by federal law as additives in toothpaste and facial cleansers yet allowed in other personal care products even in makeup. .