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Whitehall should fund urgent research on health impact of plastic, experts say LONDON, July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MORE than 80 pre-eminent scientists, campaigners and MPs will today call on the Government to fund urgent research into the health impact of plastic waste. The research fund is the brainchild of social enterprise Common Seas and is backed by leading charities Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth and the National Federation of Women's Institutes. Writing in an open letter to the Prime Minister, experts have today called on the Government to ringfence £15 million for a Nation...

Minneapolis, St. Paul mandated minimum wage goes up, but pandemic is shaping impact Katie Galioto, Star Tribune © Photos by ANTRANIK TAVITIAN • From left, Angela James, Andreesa Wright, and Stephanie Wright finish up prep work and clean up at the end of the day at Golden Thyme Coffee & Cafe on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in St. Paul. Low-paid workers across the Twin Cities are getting a raise Thursday as both Minneapolis and St. Paul bump up their city-mandated minimum wages. Both cities approved policies in recent years that will eventually require employers to pay at leas...

JLDC Adds Two New Loan Programs The City of Department of Development Director Crystal Surdyk said some of the old loan programs were not being utilized as much or needed to be restructured. She said one of the new programs is geared toward loans in the amount of $10,000 to $15,000 dollars, “And because, you know, there were often times businesses that are applying for loans they don’t need that $70,000 or $100,000 loan. They really need something that’s a bit smaller just to get them going, help them get started.” Surdyk said the other new loan program was an old program that had i...

County planning for Evergreen State Fair 11-day opening in late summer 2021 Posted: May 14, 2021 228 Snohomish County said that plans are being developed to open an 11-day Evergreen State Fair at the Evergreen State Fair Park in Monroe this year from Aug. 26-31 and Sept. 2-6. The fair will be closed Sept. 1. This year’s theme: “Back in the Saddle Again – Open for Fun in 2021” reflects the anticipation of reuniting members of the community and fans of the fair after making it through 2020 together, the county said. However, since health and safety guidelines and related metrics...