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Students and faculty from across YSE and Yale will be attending the annual two-week climate summit hosted by the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, where “global stocktaking,” climate finance, and youth participation are expected to take center stage.

Kenneth Ratliff’s parents passed away years ago without any estate plan. Ratliff, 57, said he is struggling to find a pro bono attorney to help him through the probate process — a lengthy and expensive court proceeding that helps heirs gain legal control of their family properties by getting their name on the title. Many attorneys have told him they have a backlog of cases just like his, he ...

A new plan takes an interconnected approach to saving Virginias coastal wetlands. The aim of Virginias York River and Small Coastal Basin Roundtable is to conserve tidal wetlands and increase coordination among regional stakeholders. Virginias wetlands face multiple threats, from rising sea levels due to climate change to invasive species and commercial development. ...

Louisiana has no single set of regulations for its jails, and the rules that are on the books fail to ensure safe living conditions for inmates or discipline for employees

Louisiana has no single set of regulations for its jails, and the rules that are on the books fail to ensure safe living conditions for inmates or discipline for employees

Study Indicates Commerical Fishing as Much as 4 Times More Dangerous than Believed | Workerscompensation.com

New Mexico uses long-term budget assessments and budget stress tests for sustainable budget practices. These practices were recognized in the Pew Charitable Trust report Tools for Sustainable State Budgeting: A 50-State Report released Wednesday. New Mexico is one of eight states that use both long-term assessments and that conducts budget stress tests. Budget stress tests […]

311 systems have revolutionized the way cities gather information, allowing them to tackle small problems before they get too big. But running them can be extremely costly.

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – In March 2022, the world decided it was time to address the growing scourge of plastic pollution. About 430 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually, according to the United Nations, two-thirds of that just for short-term use. And at the rate we are going, the amount is set to triple […]

November is Native American Heritage Month, and a South Dakota organization is working to help establish leadership skills for Indigenous youth. Data compiled by the Center for Native American Youth show young people within this population face many obstacles, from high school graduation rates below the national average to being over represented in foster care. John Richard, youth and family specialist with the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation on the Pine Ridge Reservation, s...