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President Joe Biden (left) greets John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, on Jan. 27 as he arrives at the White House to speak on climate change. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) In February, Beverly Wright linked the legacy of slavery and the Jim Crow era with energy development. In March, President Joe Biden appointed Wright to his White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.  Wright, the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, is joined on the council by Jade Begay of the Indigenous Environmental Network, who co-wrote a 2018...

The Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director is a Belmont resident From News Reports BELMONT — Belmont resident and Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Gretchen Hanchett on Friday announced her candidacy in the Republican primary for District 2 County Legislator. “I’m thrilled to announce my candidacy, not just for myself, but the District 2 community who deserves action-driven leadership," said Hanchett. "My position is our community as a whole should choose to believe great things will happen. We need realistic, actionable achievement. ...

Another Crown Resorts director steps down as NSW regulator flexes muscle   747 VIEWS John Poynton has become the fifth Crown Resorts director to step down in less than a month as the company’s boardroom makeover continues in the wake of the recent Bergin Report. Crown announced Monday morning that Poynton, who had previously resisted calls to step aside, had agreed to make way following pressure from the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA). The Authority had questioned Poynton’s independence from majority shareholder James Packer given his former role as a consultant to Pa...

Most Hyannis residents don’t deny the Cape is in dire need of housing.  But a proposal to build a 312-unit apartment complex on the site of the Twin Brooks Golf Course has drawn significant opposition, not only from neighbors but residents across town.  Many say they worry the complex would worsen traffic near the already troublesome West End Rotary, burden town infrastructure and contribute to the further degradation of Stewarts Creek and nearby wetlands, which feed into Keyes and Eugenia Fortes beaches. They also worry it won't do much to alleviate the crush of demand for year-round ho...

James Packer's casino empire has been dealt another blow with the revelation that Crown Resorts underpaid hundreds of workers. Crown reported itself to the Fair Work Ombudsman after stories surfaced of widespread underpayment of hospitality workers including at the casino giant's high-profile restaurants Dinner by Heston and Rockpool Bar & Grill. But the underpayments that the Ombudsman is investigating at Crown are separate to those of its rock-star restaurants and involve workers employed directly.  Pictured: James Packer and Kylie Lim at St Tropez, France, in 2018. Mr Packer's casino empi...