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January 28, 2021
There are many ways to skin a cat and, in the General Assembly, there appear to be many ways to confront the climate crisis.
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On Thursday, the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee held hearings on eight bills designed to address the ravages of climate change and make Maryland communities safer and more resilient.
One bill, the sweeping Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021, would tackle myriad aspects of climate change and lays out ambitious goals for the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But other measures speak to the challenges of global warming on the edges or in incremental ways.
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Chemical plants and factories line the roads and suburbs of the area known as Cancer Alley along the Mississippi River in Louisiana on Oct. 15, 2013. Credit: Giles Clarke/Getty Images
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Catherine Flowers remembers the moment she realized the environmental justice movement had entered a new era of acceptance and recognition.
It came last spring, the environmental justice activist said, when then-candidate Joe Biden snatched the Democratic nomination from Sen. Bernie Sanders and shortly afterward announced the creation of a joint task force to shape climate change policy. “He talked about environmental justice,” said Flowers, recalling her sense of amazement.
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Staggering numbers illustrate depths of educational crisis By Byron Johns and Diego Uriburu |
January 9, 2021 | 4:31 am
January 9, 2021
As we embrace a new year, let’s together resolve to end an old crisis: the staggering number of students failing.
New data released by Montgomery County Public Schools reveal percentage-point increases of 24.2 and 15.5 in failure rates for, respectively, Hispanic and Black students living in poverty. They are falling so far behind that the detrimental impact on their lives will likely persist for years to come.
The sudden shift to remote learning in March 2020 posed significant challenges for students living in poverty who already struggled. While some families had the means to support their children’s academic success even in the pandemic investing in personalized learning pods too many others did not.
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USA TODAY panel says US has nailed the science behind COVID-19 vaccines, but logistics, trust remain a concern
Experts are concerned some won t trust the COVID-19 vaccine and are wary of production problems that could delay getting it to millions of Americans.
Karen Weintraub and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
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Experts are thrilled about the reported safety and effectiveness of two COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across the country. But they remain concerned about what still could go wrong to shake the public s fragile faith in it.
Nearly everything about the process has gone well so far, shepherded by the Trump administration s Operation Warp Speed.