Opinion: True community investment requires a new definition of economic development
Millions of dollars are at stake as the state awards community investment fund grants. So how are we really deciding to spend the money?
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Millions of dollars are at stake as the state awards community investment fund grants. So how are we really deciding to spend the money?
Sandra Rapp has had breathing problems for at least 20 years. She was a heavy smoker — a habit she gave up 30 years ago — spent many years working in manufacturing and has lived near the pollution and heat of highways in New Haven and Waterbury for decades. Now 80, she fights COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and the aftermath of a bout of lung cancer, with three liters of oxygen 24/7. But this past summer was something else.
Officials formally announced $300,000 in federal funds awarded to the local regional...
Officials formally announced $300,000 in federal funds awarded to the local regional...
Environmental News For The Week Ending 05June 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: The number of new cases of Covid continues to decline briskly in most countries around the globe, despite the prevalence of more in...