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Arizona leaders, advocates and high school students gathered to commemorate Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capitol on Thursday. Rep. Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton, D-Tucson, took a dig at her Republican colleagues, saying she knows the difference between weather and climate. ...

Protecting, supporting and listening to Kentuckys kids is the focus of Childrens Advocacy Week. As events at the Capitol in Frankfort wrap up, advocates have outlined critical policy recommendations they say will help shape better lives for kids. Alicia Whatley, policy and advocacy director for Kentucky Youth Advocates, pointed to House Bill 275, aimed at reducing the risk of child sexual abuse and exploitation by mandating that all schools cannot enter into nondisclosure agreements about misco...

A new report says two economic-impact studies gave misleading information to Pennsylvania policymakers and residents about the economic advantages of the petrochemical complex operated by Shell in Beaver County. According to the findings from the Ohio River Valley Institute, the plastics plant hasnt brought the economic boom, and promised jobs havent materialized. Report co-author Nick Messenger explained that the studies published by Robert Morris University were used to justify billions of d...

A Colorado state representative and local leaders are advocating for the Environmental Protection Agency to enact strong federal clean-car standards for model years 2027 through 2032, in an effort to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles in Colorado and around the country. Rep. Meg Froelich, D-Denver, said the "electrification of transportation is critical," and added that it is also "attainable." "For this, we need the federal governm...

Transportation is the leading cause of greenhouse-gas emissions, and some Georgia leaders are demanding stricter clean-energy standards to address them. Chatham County leaders and clean-energy advocates held a news conference this week, urging the Environmental Protection Agency to implement the strongest possible federal rules, known as the EPAs Clean Car Standards. Chatham County Commissioner Aaron Whitley said he believes this would benefit public health, the environment and the economy. ...

Food banks in Maine are struggling to keep up with demand as the Farm Bill remains stalled in Congress. The bill is renegotiated every five years and contains the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which ensures food banks can help the 11% of Maine households facing hunger. Vince Hall, chief government relations officer for Feeding America, said advocates for these families are asking Congress to double the programs funding as grocery prices remain high and supply-chain disruptions continue. ...

A new report finds Mississippi is among the states that it says "chronically underfunds" its K-through-12 schools. The Albert Shanker Institute report measured statewide funding for almost 20 years, ranking state school-funding formulas based on how many students attend schools in districts with funding below the estimated "adequate" levels. Study co-author Bruce Baker, a professor at the University of Miami, said Mississippi has consistently made greater ef...

A new report says state funding for public schools has fallen off a "fiscal cliff" in 39 states, and that New Mexico is one of 10 states where some 60% of students attend school in "chronically underfunded" districts. According to the study, a dropoff in state funding in four out of five states began in 2006 during the Great Recession, but co-author Bruce Baker, a professor at the University of Miami, said New Mexicos economic ability to fund schools needs to...

Massachusetts food banks are struggling to keep up with demand as the Farm Bill remains stalled in Congress. The bill is renegotiated every five years and contains the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which ensures food banks can help the 20% of Massachusetts households facing hunger. Vince Hall, chief government relations officer for Feeding America, said advocates for these families are asking Congress to double the programs funding as grocery prices remain high and pandemic-related supply...

A New York bill would mandate teaching climate change in the classroom. The proposed bill would establish climate-change courses for all public elementary and secondary schools. It also would provide professional learning opportunities for teachers so they have a better understanding of this subject. ...